McAfee update 4315 crashed

[Jim Macklin]

McAfee issued an emergency DAT update today 01/16/2004
#4315...It may be bad, it crashed my Virus Scan and it took
an hour or more to fix it.

The errors is Unix and Linux virus related, Windows users
should be careful about doing the update.

[David H. Lipman]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:920471

I deliberately did NOT apply it for that reason. The False Positive declarations are for
Linux/Unix and not Win32.
Incorrect identification of EXPLOIT/LINUX
Incorrect identification of UNIX/EXPLOIT-SSHIDEN

However, it does include the definitions for the DOWNLOADER-GN. But, you can avoid DAT
v4315 and use DAT v4314 and use the EXTRA.DAT for DOWNLOADER-GN
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100961.htm

In any case this is Off Topic for WinXP and the proper place for discussion of this is:
microsoft.public.security.virus

Dave

Follow-Up set to: microsoft.public.security.virus



"Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
...
| McAfee issued an emergency DAT update today 01/16/2004
| #4315...It may be bad, it crashed my Virus Scan and it took
| an hour or more to fix it.
|
| The errors is Unix and Linux virus related, Windows users
| should be careful about doing the update.
|
|
|

[S.]

Upgraded fine over here.

Mcafee Pro 8.0
Build 8.0.25
Engine 4.2.60
Dat 4.0.4315

S.

"Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
...
: McAfee issued an emergency DAT update today 01/16/2004
: #4315...It may be bad, it crashed my Virus Scan and it took
: an hour or more to fix it.
:
: The errors is Unix and Linux virus related, Windows users
: should be careful about doing the update.
:
:
: