Re: [foxboro] McAfee Antivirus Definition Update 5958 Killing WinXP SP3 Computers

  • From: "Boulay, Russ" <Russ.Boulay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:27:37 -0400

The past year or more our machines have shipped with al 3 SP's from Microsoft 
since we do not know which I/A will be implemented.  User chooses which SP 
before loading I/A.

Our GCS .dat file webpage ...was updated early yesterday morning with info 
about the bad dat file..


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From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Jack.Easley@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 1:21 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [foxboro] McAfee Antivirus Definition Update 5958 Killing WinXP SP3 
Computers

Just saw this article in today's news concerning McAfee Definition file 5958 
and the havoc it is creating with WinXP SP3 worldwide. It may not affect 
Foxboro WP/AW boxes at all as my latest WP purchased 1 ½ years ago has SP2, not 
SP3. Someone from Fox may want to follow through on this to let us know if any 
of the latest Foxboro WP/AWs are shipped with SP3.
 

Article Link:  

http://www.pcworld.com/article/194776/mcafee_error_little_relief_in_sight.html

 

This bad antivirus definition file is not posted on the Foxboro CSC Antivirus 
Web Page, but some customers may download directly from the McAfee site. This 
is a good reason not to (latest isn't greatest). Foxboro does not test these AV 
updates (at least there is a disclaimer to this effect), but does delay passing 
them on to their customers. Yeah Foxboro!

 

I'm sure this has been removed from the McAfee site also, but some customers 
may have delayed deployment in place.

Jack Easley
Sr. I&C Technician
Luminant Power, Martin Lake Plant
Phone 903.836.6273
jack.easley@xxxxxxxxxxxx 

 


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