Here's McAfee's official word. I got this e-mail from them about 30 minutes ago.
Dave From: McAfee [mailto:mca...@connect.mcafee.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:06 AM To: David Lum Subject: McAfee SNS ALERT: w32/wecorl.a False Positive in 5958 DAT McAfee is aware of a w32/wecorl.a false positive with the 5958 DAT file April 21 at 2:00pm (GMT +1). McAfee advises NOT to download this DAT. Please disable pull tasks and update tasks. Information updates will be sent every 90 minutes to keep you advised. ________________________________ McAfee Support Notification Service (SNS) provides valuable information to help you maximize the functionality and protection capabilities of your McAfee products. To manage your SNS email preferences, please go to the SNS Subscription Center at http://my.mcafee.com/content/SNS_Subscription_Center<http://my.mcafee.com/content/SNS_Subscription_Center?elq_mid=2361&elq_cid=173822&elq=22a9a3ec0916400793055be7364cfb4d> (NOTE: This URL ensures your previous preferences are populated for your review). For Support issues, contact your Support Account Manager (SAM), or go to https://mysupport.mcafee.com<https://mysupport.mcafee.com?elq_mid=2361&elq_cid=173822>. For McAfee Security Quickstart services, go to http://www.mcafeequickstart.com<http://www.mcafeequickstart.com?elq_mid=2361&elq_cid=173822>. For other questions, go to http://www.mcafee.com/us/about/contact/index.html<http://www.mcafee.com/us/about/contact/index.html?elq_mid=2361&elq_cid=173822> and select the appropriate contact link. McAfee, Inc. | 3965 Freedom Circle | Santa Clara, CA | 95054 | 888.847.8766 | www.mcafee.com McAfee and/or additional marks herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of McAfee, Inc. or its affiliates in the US and other countries. All other registered and unregistered trademarks herein are the sole property of their respective owners. (c) 2010 McAfee, Inc. All rights reserved. From: Free, Bob [mailto:r...@pge.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 9:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: McAfee DAT problems http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8656&rss From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 8:48 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: McAfee DAT problems Anyone else heard of problems with the latest McAfee DAT (5958) ??? Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
