+10 Jonathan L. Raper, MCSE
Sent from my Windows Mobile ® enabled Smartphone. Please excuse brevity & any misspellings. -----Original Message----- From: Don Ely <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 12:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> Subject: Re: OT what is the lesson for IT deparments and AV vendors after MCAFEE issue " update" 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/> ~ Any medical information contained in this electronic message is CONFIDENTIAL and privileged. It is unlawful for unauthorized persons to view, copy, disclose, or disseminate CONFIDENTIAL information. This electronic message may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and/or entity named as recipients in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete this material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message, and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information that it contains. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
