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McAfee cluster-f?ck
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msuper69
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Apr 22, 2010, 05:30 AM
 
So McAfee distributes a virus definition file update that identified some Windows system files as a virus and causes Windows pee-cees world-wide to reboot endlessly.

Well, i don't think the identification was all that far off.

They could not have tested the update. Umm, I think test machines rebooting constantly would be indicative of a problem, no?
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Apr 22, 2010, 06:16 AM
 
I have generally been under-impressed by McAfee's AV products overall. While I can't say I've actually used many versions of McAfee, I have helped others undo stuff that McAfee had done to their machines. This, while disappointing, is not shocking.
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