funsec mailing list archives

Re: Apparently McAfee stepped on their genitals today...


From: "David Harley" <david.a.harley () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:37:38 +0100

Generated a lot of BHSEO too.

--
David Harley BA CISSP FBCS CITP
ESET Research Fellow & Director of Malware Intelligence

 

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org 
[mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Juha-Matti Laurio
Sent: 22 April 2010 09:41
To: The Security Community; funsec
Subject: Re: [funsec] Apparently McAfee stepped on their 
genitals today...

This is covered at
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB68780

Juha-Matti

The Security Community [thesecuritycommunity () gmail com] kirjoitti: 
http://isc.sans.org/

We have received several reports indicating some issues with McAfee
DAT 5958 causing Windows XP SP3 clients to be locked out. It is
affecting svchost.exe. Here is an example of the message:

The file C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe contains the 
W32/Wecorl.a Virus.
Undetermined clean error, OAS denied access and continued. Detected
using Scan engine version 5400.1158 DAT version 5958.0000.

_______________________________________________
Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts.
https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec
Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.

_______________________________________________
Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts.
https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec
Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.


Current thread: