From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-il1-x131.google.com (mail-il1-x131.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::131]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EEC1D388F077 for ; Mon, 11 May 2020 17:07:52 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org EEC1D388F077 Received: by mail-il1-x131.google.com with SMTP id w6so9330984ilg.1 for ; Mon, 11 May 2020 10:07:52 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=SonKAsBENd9LDCukyNty6/G5M/dRex7++GJ8V12rwpI=; b=MX8X7hEtX11+G9R+z9IDhe4V6vP85dTnTvZ2ZDVMfJCp/w/m0dS/dqS4Er87kHGw/4 uV0OZ1XMuErBsFM/RJOKaut4HIg4Ciew+pMhZh4hWKgRJxKg04VlVx9YTkcyH5MQ7SP4 dJwOX3AZ9J/FuUFsemfC4XPTK2Tr9+5UGr7vK5aLD8fsXFTlgVD7Qwhz228A9M5+9Bt/ fM7T2JYj99xcPJ25UT3euLSnKBZ0+XQpYIOVSqMNS1kL1ecgSZElxdPUfOk+ukNHuyDA T2TlYmLE+AbPocg54ht+Z6d4T3sLOMTcw07vFZEusATPsIytUSCJuP5WqcZV3qG4YSuw abZw== X-Gm-Message-State: AGi0PuZdD+kbZXUpgKCxmwFc9HYaizbOVJhcx2DcYEF/YtpxfOb52bJz SOW/6BSpvTccd4qcMZwOsBgvwqegrbXsX+N9RIw03lqv9Ho= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APiQypKH9yROQJsYQm7SsPJhCWmzDLyTyBb5g6iziBlFE6XWSSioaaBQF4qF/D8tyRONZsB38zuGkya7Q4xw/93t45E= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6e02:1044:: with SMTP id p4mr5029586ilj.183.1589216871462; Mon, 11 May 2020 10:07:51 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1325932087.-1622514822.1587585031094.JavaMail.root@zimbra76-e14.priv.proxad.net> <331531811.-1550186875.1589214301322.JavaMail.root@zimbra76-e14.priv.proxad.net> In-Reply-To: <331531811.-1550186875.1589214301322.JavaMail.root@zimbra76-e14.priv.proxad.net> From: Doug Henderson Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 11:07:40 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Very dangerous hacking ? Surprising relationship between cygwin and Microsoft To: cygwin Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_FROM, FROM_LOCAL_NOVOWEL, HK_RANDOM_ENVFROM, HK_RANDOM_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 17:07:54 -0000 On Mon, 11 May 2020 at 10:39, akiki <> wrote: > > Hi, > > On doing an habitual "cygcheck -rs", I was interrogated and ALARMED to see some register keys speaking cygwin : > > I have never see in cygcheck, such reference to cygwin with chrome, firefox , opera ... > May be something is done to mask them. > I use Firefox Nightly and very rarely Chrome, and I have no internet related registry keys that refer to cygwin. These browsers may save similar information, but it is not in the registry. I suspect that the keys you see are related to using Internet Explorer and/or Edge. This re-enforces my choice to use Firefox. HTH Doug -- Doug Henderson, Calgary, Alberta, Canada - from gmail.com