From 240d0759d6e28d9cd2c7029265673cedc80df7f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Starks-Browning Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 23:53:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] clarify how to disable anti-virus safely during setup --- winsup/doc/install.texinfo | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo index 99ca39d6a..e6591a3f3 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/install.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/install.texinfo @@ -80,13 +80,15 @@ procedure should be a fairly safe way to do that: @item Run setup to download and extract all the tar files. -@item Re-activate your anti-virus software and scan everything -in C:\cygwin (or wherever you chose to install). +@item Re-activate your anti-virus software and scan everything +in C:\cygwin (or wherever you chose to install). If you're concerned +about a malicious package, say if a mirror is compromised, then you +should scan your entire hard disk after running setup. @end enumerate -This should be safe, as long as nobody substitutes a malicious -@code{setup.exe}! +This should be safe provided setup.exe is not substituted by something +malicious. @subsection What packages should I download?