LOL Don. Good one.....I'm doing a happy dance because I just got rid of all the McCrappie installations at the end of March.
On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Don Ely <[email protected]> wrote: > Or better yet... Don't install McAfee > > On 4/24/10, Micheal Espinola Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > > The same as it ever was. Test. > > > > -- > > ME2 > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 2:23 PM, justino garcia > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> McAfee has changed its official response [warning: interstitial] on how > >> many enterprise customers were affected by a bug thatcaused havoc on > >> computers globally. It originally stated the bug affected 'less than > half > >> of > >> 1 per cent' of enterprise customers. NowMcAfee's blog states it was a > >> 'small > >> percentage' of enterprise customers > >> > >> zd Net notes a supermarket giant in Australia that had to close down its > >> stores as they were affected by the bug, causing a loss of thousands of > >> dollars > >> > >> > http://siblog.mcafee.com/support/mcafee-response-on-current-false-positive-issue/ > >> < > http://siblog.mcafee.com/support/mcafee-response-on-current-false-positive-issue/ > > > >> http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8656 > >> > >> <http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8656>McAfee's "DAT" file > version > >> 5958 is causing widespread problems with Windows XP SP3. The affected > >> systems will enter a reboot loop and loose all network access. We have > >> individual reports of other versions of Windows being affected as well. > >> However, only particular configurations of these versions appear > affected. > >> The bad DAT file may infect individual workstations as well as > >> workstations > >> connected to a domain. The use of "ePolicyOrchestrator", which is used > to > >> update virus definitions across a network, appears to have lead to a > >> faster > >> spread of the bad DAT file. The ePolicyOrchestrator is used to update > >> "DAT" > >> files throughout enterprises. It can not be used to undo this bad > >> signature > >> because affected system will lose network connectivity. > >> > >> What the lesson to be learned? > >> -- > >> Justin > >> IT-TECH > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
