From: Dash Riprock <dazh_ribrogg@...>
Date: 2002-02-14T18:58:45+09:00
Subject: Re: Virus in Ruby-165-2 Win installer???

Stephan K�mper wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I just got the following virus warning when I tried to run a Ruby program:
> 
>     Virus name: Backdoor.EggHead
>     File:  C:\ruby\bin\cygwin1.dll
> 
> Checking ruby-165-2.exe doesn't reveal anything, but trying to run the
> installer results in a virus warnig.

I received notification today from the scanner (Symantec) that runs
nightly on my company PC that I also have this virus in this same
file and that it was "quarantined." I understand the virus signature
file was updated yesterday. I suspect this is a false positive, but
perhaps the creators/packagers might like to double-check this.

-- 
Dash