My Anti-Virus app (AVG 7.5.448 269.11.11/994 8/9/2007) turned up hits for the following files: 
C:\cygwin\lib\perl5\b.8\cygwin\auto\Encode\Byte\Byte.dll
C:\cygwin\lib\perl5\b.8\cygwin\auto\Encode\CN\CN.dll
C:\cygwin\lib\perl5\b.8\cygwin\auto\Encode\EBCDIC\EBCDIC.dll
C:\cygwin\lib\perl5\b.8\cygwin\auto\Encode\JP\JP.dll
C:\cygwin\lib\perl5\b.8\cygwin\auto\Encode\KR\KR.dll
C:\cygwin\lib\perl5\b.8\cygwin\auto\Encode\Symbol\Symbol.dll
C:\cygwin\lib\perl5\b.8\cygwin\auto\Encode\TW\TW.dll
C:\cygwin\lib\python2.5\lib-dynload\_multibytecodec.dll

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I'm sure it's a false positive, but any information you have would be appreciated. I can't find anything about Win32/PolyCrypt in the AVG "virus encyclopedia" online... And no news items elsewhere.

It says it "healed" the files. I suspect my utf8 encoders don't work anymore, but I haven't tried. I tend to Active Perl in Win32.

-Paul

In reply to AVG 7.5.448 Win32/PolyCrypt antivirus hits in cygwin perl 5.8.8 by jettero

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