McAfee false-positive glitch [DAT 5664] fells PCs worldwide - FYI

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McAfee false-positive glitch fells PCs worldwide (03 Jun-09 22:48 GMT)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07...sitive_glitch/

<QP>
....the glitch appears to be caused when older VirusScan engines install DAT
5664, which McAfee seems to have pushed out in the past 24 hours. Affected
systems then begin identifying a wide variety of legitimate - and frequently
crucial - system files as malware. Files belonging to Microsoft Internet
Explorer, drivers for Compaq computers, and even the McAfee-associated
McScript.exe were being identified as a trojan called PWS!hv.aq, according
to the posts and interviews.
</QP>

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QC department off for the weekend?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eBMF%23JL$(E-Mail Removed)...
> [Crosspost to Security, Security Homeusers & Virus newsgroups]
>
> McAfee false-positive glitch fells PCs worldwide (03 Jun-09 22:48 GMT)
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07...sitive_glitch/
>
> <QP>
> ...the glitch appears to be caused when older VirusScan engines
> install DAT
> 5664, which McAfee seems to have pushed out in the past 24 hours.
> Affected
> systems then begin identifying a wide variety of legitimate - and
> frequently
> crucial - system files as malware. Files belonging to Microsoft
> Internet
> Explorer, drivers for Compaq computers, and even the McAfee-associated
> McScript.exe were being identified as a trojan called PWS!hv.aq,
> according
> to the posts and interviews.
> </QP>
>
> McAfee Support Forums
> http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/index.php
>
> McAfee Support
> http://service.mcafee.com
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>

Follow-up:

False positive detection of Generic PWS!hv.aq:
https://kc.mcafee.com:443/corporate/...ent&id=KB66225


PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> [Crosspost to Security, Security Homeusers & Virus newsgroups]
>
> McAfee false-positive glitch fells PCs worldwide (03 Jun-09 22:48 GMT)
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07...sitive_glitch/
>
> <QP>
> ...the glitch appears to be caused when older VirusScan engines install
> DAT
> 5664, which McAfee seems to have pushed out in the past 24 hours. Affected
> systems then begin identifying a wide variety of legitimate - and
> frequently
> crucial - system files as malware. Files belonging to Microsoft Internet
> Explorer, drivers for Compaq computers, and even the McAfee-associated
> McScript.exe were being identified as a trojan called PWS!hv.aq, according
> to the posts and interviews.
> </QP>
>
> McAfee Support Forums
> http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/index.php
>
> McAfee Support
> http://service.mcafee.com