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Show Some Skin · Jul 07, 2009, 12:38 AM // 00:38

mhmm...i have McAfee

am i suppose to take it off? and if so how do i do it

lord of all tyria · Jul 07, 2009, 12:47 AM // 00:47

This is absolutely amazing.

MisterB · Jul 07, 2009, 01:27 AM // 01:27

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Originally Posted by fenix

I've been telling people to not use McAfee and Norton for ages. Both are trash.

Use Avira. Better/faster than Avast!

That, or get NOD32.

+1
Avira's been great.

Thanks for the link, Inde. That's priceless.

Quote:

McAfee downplays service pack fail
Virus update leaves PCs unbootable

By John Leyden

Posted in Anti-Virus, 9th June 2009 15:17 GMT

A recent McAfee service pack led to systems being rendered unbootable, according to posts on the security giant's support forums.

The mandatory service pack for McAfee's corporate Virus scanning product, VSE 8.7, was designed to address minor security bugs but instead tagged windows system files as malware. The software update was issued on 27 May and pulled on 2 June, after problems occurred. Users were advised to keep the patch if they'd already installed it in a low-key announcement on McAfee's knowledge base.

Posts on McAfee's support forum paint a different picture of PCs and server left unbootable after the update had automatically deleted Windows systems files wrongly identified as potentially malign. Our source among the McAfee user community, who asked not to be named, described the incident as a "massive fail" by McAfee and reports that sysadmins are angry that a long awaited patch turned out to do more harm than good.

In a statement, McAfee acknowledged potential problems but said that these were rare. It said it planned to reissue the service pack once glitches with the software were ironed out.

McAfee removed Patch 1 for McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i from its download servers out of precaution after a potential issue with the update was discovered. A very small number of customers reported trouble with the patch on a limited number of computers.

Once the cause of the problem has been identified and the issue has been resolved, we will repost Patch 1. Customers should contact McAfee support if they have any questions regarding this issue, and check the McAfee ServicePortal for further updates.

Problems with anti-virus scanner definition updates that result in false alarms against harmless files are a well known Achilles' heel of security software. The issue causes more trouble in cases where system files are flagged as potentially malign. The problems with McAfee's enterprise security software are arguably even worse than that because they involve a service pack and not just regular definition updates.

McAfee users have every right to ask tough questions about the security giant's quality assurance and testing regime even if, as McAfee states, only a small percentage of users ran into problems.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06..._update_snafu/

Update. McAfee says it was "rare."

Tarun · Jul 07, 2009, 03:05 AM // 03:05

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Originally Posted by Show Some Skin

mhmm...i have McAfee

am i suppose to take it off? and if so how do i do it

Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel. Also get the McAfee Uninstaller.

Snograt · Jul 07, 2009, 01:09 PM // 13:09

To re-iterate what Tarun was thinking but never actually said:

Get Avast!, Avira or (pay for) NOD32. I use all 3 on my various computers and never have a problem with any of them. ...Well, ok - maybe the "once-per-boot" nag adverts from Avira are slightly annoying ^_^

refer · Jul 07, 2009, 06:04 PM // 18:04

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Originally Posted by Tarun

Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel. Also get the McAfee Uninstaller.

Make sure your firewall isn't McAfee too. If so use this: http://free.agnitum.com

Best firewall EVER invented, maybe even best piece of software in general.

Fril Estelin · Jul 07, 2009, 06:11 PM // 18:11

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Originally Posted by Shayne Hawke

An anti-virus program that identifies itself as a virus? Fabulous.

Heh, ever heard of Netsky-F (of course not

), it was a virus whose payload (the part which does nasty things once the vulnerability has been used) was only to remove the Bagle worm. A virus that disinfects you pc

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McAfee is know in the security world as a low-end product. All people who have PCs shipped with it (still many out there) should consider using free alternatives...