My solution makes better sense... :P On 4/24/10, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> wrote: > Stop Making Sense > > > > -sc > > > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:28 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT what is the lesson for IT deparments and AV vendors > after MCAFEE issue " update" > > > > 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-positi > ve-issue/ > > 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/> ~
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