I just found a note stating that this had been fixed in the 4512 definition file, so make sure you update ASAP.
Andrew Patrick wrote: > I also had problems this weekend with McAfee deleting known, > long-installed programs with the same Generic BackDoor.dr claims, but it > has not touched my AG install yet. > > > > Brian Tieman wrote: > >> My virus checker McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0.0 just deleted all my >> copies of the AGTk install packages. The checker is claiming a virus >> detected as "GenericBackDoor.dr" was detected and so deleted the files. >> >> I've had these files for months now and am reasonably certain there >> are no true viruses in them (at least I hope there aren't--I installed >> them in a lot of places!). I'm guessing my checker just updated >> itself with a new signature file which contained something found in >> the AGKt-2.3-Py-2.3.exe file it didn't like. >> >> Anyone else see this? The virus scanner is controlled by IT and I >> can't turn it off--is there a work around for this problem? Anyone >> think I truely do have a virus? >> >> Thanks for the input! >> >> Brian Tieman >> Argonne National Laboratory > > -- Andrew Patrick, Ph.D. Senior Scientist Information Security Group, Institute for Information Technology National Research Council (NRC), Ottawa, Canada E-mail: andrew.patr...@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca WWW - NRC: http://iit-iti.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca WWW - Personal: http://www.andrewpatrick.ca Phone: (613) 991-3374 Fax: (613) 952-7151 Cell/SMS: (613) 277-9211
