Socat download - what file to choose for installation? Windows

My antivirus program prohibits the download of netcat. So, I have chosen to download Socat through Winzip. However, I have no clue whatsoever of which file I should use to install the tool... Or if it's already installed, when it's locally downloaded?

I have approx. 20 different packages downloaded in the zip file.. not sure which one to choose for installation.

I have tried this: Get the tarball and extract it:

tar xzf socat.tar.gz
cd socat-1.7.3.0
./configure
make
su
make install # installs socat, filan, and procan in /usr/local/bin

But it cant find tar...

All help is appreciated

Operating system windows 64-bit

1 Answer

You use Windows, so you need to install the Cygwin.com suite, which btw might contain a ready-to-use Socat package.