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UNTeMac · Feb 22, 2003, 02:50 PM

A folder appeared at the top level of my hard drive about a week and a half ago named "sw"

Inside is another folder named "lib" and inside that folder are the following files:

libcrypto.0.9.6.dylib
libcurl.2.0.2.dylib
libcurl.2.dylib
libdl.0.dylib
libssl.0.9.6.dylib

I haven't noticed any strange behavior since the folder appeared. Can I get rid of it or make it invisible?

euphras · Feb 22, 2003, 02:56 PM

Did you (by chance) activate >show hidden folders< in the prefpane?

Developer · Feb 22, 2003, 02:58 PM

You can thank McAffee for that.

You can make it invisible. If you don't want to use Virex 7.2 you can also delete it.

UNTeMac · Feb 22, 2003, 02:58 PM

Originally posted by euphras:
Did you (by chance) activate >show hidden folders< in the prefpane?

No, that would have shown all of my other unix folders at the top level like "dev" and "bin" etc. etc. I can't tell if this folder is leftover from some software I tried or if it's a vital part of the system.

Saetre · Feb 22, 2003, 03:01 PM

Did you install fink? Fink makes a folder called /sw. The contents don't look like something fink installs though.

malvolio · Feb 22, 2003, 03:07 PM

See Developer's answer. Virex 7.2 installed that /sw directory.

UNTeMac · Feb 22, 2003, 08:22 PM

Thanks for the help. I'm a little annoyed with McAfee for installing a folder like that right on the top level of my HD. Why would that be necessary?

Moonray · Feb 22, 2003, 10:56 PM

Originally posted by UNTiMac:
Thanks for the help. I'm a little annoyed with McAfee for installing a folder like that right on the top level of my HD. Why would that be necessary?

Cause they don't know better?
Maybe you should give them a feedback.

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Avon · Feb 23, 2003, 10:45 AM

Originally posted by malvolio:
See Developer's answer. Virex 7.2 installed that /sw directory.

Thats friggin idiotic. don't they know fink also installs a /sw folder?!! what jerks. I guess this is why its incompatible with fink.

I give them no credit.

Angus_D · Feb 23, 2003, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by Avon:
Thats friggin idiotic. don't they know fink also installs a /sw folder?!! what jerks. I guess this is why its incompatible with fink.

I give them no credit.

Yes it is idiotic, yes they're clueless, yes it's incompatbile with fink. They obviously decided to use fink to install some libraries for them because they're too inept to include them with the application.