We're experiencing the issue on some of our XP machines. Suggestions from McAfee's Forum for PCs continually rebooting (haven't tested this yet).
run shutdown -a from command line access the VirusScan Console, select Tools, Rollback DATs http://community.mcafee.com/thread/24056?tstart=0 On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Ziots, Edward <ezi...@lifespan.org> wrote: > Confirmed, this is causing widespread issues, XP and Windows 2000, > > > > We are disabling all Mcafee Services, by setting the registry keys start > type to 0x4, and uninstalling Mcafee, and removing the the dat from the > repository. > > > > Z > > > > Edward Ziots > > CISSP,MCSA,MCP+I,Security +,Network +,CCA > > Network Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > 401-639-3505 > > ezi...@lifespan.org > > > > *From:* Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 12:33 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: McAfee DAT problems > > > > This is nasty. It’s putting the svchost.exe in quarantine and causing the > system to bomb. When the system comes back up the taskbar is missing, no > network connectivity, half the services aren’t running and can’t be > started. You can’t even do a system restore point. > > > > Right now we’ve removed the latest DAT, un-quarantined the file, > un-installed McCrappy, and go back to a restore point and that seems to be > working. We’re trying to find a way to streamline it. > > > > *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:13 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: McAfee DAT problems > > > > I’ve only heard through the grapevine, colleagues supporting clients other > than mine had to leave a conference call due to DAT issues with 5958, I > don’t know if it was shutdowns or reboots, and/or different for servers and > EUCs … which is why I asked. > > > > > > *Erik Goldoff*** > > *IT Consultant* > > *Systems, Networks, & Security * > > ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' > > *From:* Don Guyer [mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:51 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: McAfee DAT problems > > > > My clients are just starting to update, a handful already have it, no > complaints yet. What are you seeing? > > > > Don Guyer > > Systems Engineer - Information Services > > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group > > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue > > Devon, PA 19333 > > Direct: (610) 993-3299 > > Fax: (610) 650-5306 > > don.gu...@prufoxroach.com > > > > *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:48 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/> ~
