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-----Original Message----- From: Don Ely [mailto:don....@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 2:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT what is the lesson for IT deparments and AV vendors after MCAFEE issue " update" My solution makes better sense... :P On 4/24/10, Steven M. Caesare <scaes...@caesare.com> wrote: > Stop Making Sense > > > > -sc > > > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] > 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 > <jgarciaitl...@gmail.com> 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-posi > ti > 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/> ~ -- Sent from my mobile device ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
