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Add some details about AV software.

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David Starks-Browning 2000-09-12 15:18:29 +00:00
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@ -78,14 +78,19 @@ just the individual packages that need it.
@subsection The README says I should turn off anti-virus software. Isn't that dangerous?
Only Network Associates (formerly McAfee) products have been reported to
"hang" when extracting Cygwin tar archives. Other products should not
cause problems, if you prefer to keep them running.
"hang" when extracting Cygwin tar archives. Other products have been
reported to detect false positives in Cygwin files. Depending on how
your anti-virus software is configured, it may then delete the file(s)
without prompting you. Any problems will depend on the particular
engine and/or signature file in use, and possibly other factors. If you
don't mind @emph{this} risk, then just leave your anti-virus software
running.
Otherwise, you can download @code{setup.exe} and scan it. Then turn off
the anti-virus software, then run setup to download and extract all the
tar files. Then re-activate your anti-virus software and scan
everything in C:\cygwin (or wherever you chose to install). This should
be safe. (As long as nobody substitutes a malicious setup.exe ...)
be safe, as long as nobody substitutes a malicious @code{setup.exe}!
@subsection What packages should I download?