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Re: Norton Antivirus 2010 false detects various cygwin programs...


I have dumped across years:

   * Norton
   * McAfee
   * Antivir

Currently I'm using Kaspersky, which is pricer than the above, but it's given me no trouble (so far), and seems to have detected some real problems.
Robert Pendell wrote:
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 1:41 AM, Robert Pendell wrote:
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Robert Pendell wrote:
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Andy Koppe wrote:
2009/9/4 Robert Pendell:
During basic installation cygpath, mkpasswd, and mkgroup were all
detected by SONAR (part of NAV 2010) that it the files emitted
suspicious activiry and would be removed. The files have not been
removed (yet) but I will be alerting Norton to this. This does block
the program though and prevents their use to complete the install.
Thought to let you guys know about it. This may also affect NAV 2009
or similiar applications (Norton Internet Security, Norton 360).
"If I had to choose between Norton and a virus, I'd take the virus."
Someone O. Other

So true.  I have ran sanity scans on totalvirus dot com and posted the
results on the norton forum.  I also updated to their most recent
version and still got it.  In addition I got a red flag on a different
product which I know is also safe so I have notified them about that.
In the meantime I have switched to an alternative product which I have
used in the past.

Robert Pendell
shinji@elite-systems.org

"A perfect world is one of chaos."

Thawte Web of Trust Notary
CAcert Assurer

Looks like the issue is cleared up.  Newest release no longer flags
any cygwin applications.  Yay!

BTW, Apologies to Andy Kappe for forgetting to remove his email
address from my prior response.  I took care of it and also
reformatted this message appropriately.


Bah... I'm just yanking norton off. Flagged the telnet program in the inetutils package this time. The sonar protection is broken pretty bad if it is flagging perfectly benign programs. Just someone explain how the telnet program in inetutils is different than telnet in putty or even the windows one? It blocked (and killed it) when the program tried to make a connection. Anyways.. Norton is out of my system for good. They had their second (and maybe third and fourth) chance and now I am done with them.

Norton Out.  Avast In.  At least that one doesn't go flagging
perfectly good programs.

What are your recommendations of good antivirus programs?  I am
currently running Windows 7 RTM so it should of at least been tested
and checked to work on that platform.

Robert Pendell
shinji@elite-systems.org

"A perfect world is one of chaos."

Thawte Web of Trust Notary
CAcert Assurer

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