nwrickert
sand groper
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Geneva, IL
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| reply to Stem Bolt
Re: McAfee false-positive glitch fells PCs worldwide
Interesting.
I just checked my laptop. It is using DAT 5664. However, nothing untoward has happened. I wonder under what circumstances the problem shows up.
I am reminded of an earlier thread:
»McAfee Virus update leaves PCs unbootable
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La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
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clubs: | ....the glitch appears to be caused when older VirusScan engines install DAT 5664...
Maybe that has something to do with who is affected, the VirusScan engine version? |
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nwrickert
sand groper
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join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
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| Yes, but I'm not sure what that means. Periodically, McAfee installs an updated engine, and newer DAT files won't run on the older engine. Did some cross check go wrong? Or does "engine" mean something different from what McAfee calls its engine?
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