McAfee DAT v4664 dat files have been released early due to new variants of Exploit-WMF

McAfee DAT v4664 dat files have been released early due to new variants of Exploit-WMF

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McAfee DAT v4664 dat files have been released early due to new variants of Exploit-WMF David H. Lipman 01-01-2006
Posted by David H. Lipman on January 1, 2006, 10:34 am
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The 4664 dat files have been released early due to publicly-released new
variants of Exploit-WMF code. DAT files will also include detection for a new
variant of Backdoor-CEP known to have been downloaded by Exploit-WMF spam.

The various 4664 dat file packages can be found at
http://www.mcafeesecurity.com/us/downloads/default.asp.

The new 5000 Engine Beta is available
The McAfee Scanning Engine forms the core malware detection and repair component
of many McAfee Anti-Malware products. Building on the success of the 4400
release, the next generation of the McAfee Scan Engine will take the protection
that we offer our customers to a higher level by offering the benefits listed
below.

New Product Features
ELEVATED PROTECTION: Improved automatic identification and removal of malware
delivering to the customer the next generation of best-of-breed Scanning
Engines. The 5000 Scan Engine offers improved protection against existing, new
and future threats and increases the depth and breadth of the protection McAfee
provide our customers.

FASTER SCANNING: We've listened to customers who asked for a faster Scan Engine
whilst maintaining unbeatable malware detection rates. The 5000 Engine delivers
superior performance to current products using the McAfee Scan Engine on all
supported platforms.

EASE OF UPGRADE! 100% drop-in compatibility with the existing McAfee Scanning
Engine and DAT files. It's easy to upgrade; just replace your existing Engine
with the new version and you're protected.

What's new in the 5000 Engine release? - The detail...

The 5000 Engine introduces a new programming interface with improved
consistency of messages and access to new detection and cleaning features (see
below) whilst maintaining compatibility with existing applications that use the
previous version (4.4.00) of the Application Programming Interface.

Improved handling for potentially unwanted software that has multiple
components.

Support for multiple instances of the engine in the same process.

Thread-safe code to allow multi-threaded applications.

Support for detection and cleaning for Microsoft Windows (32-bit and 64-bit)
registry and Internet Explorer cookies.

Faster updating of DAT file information, using micro-incremental DAT update
files.

Pre-notification of object cleaning, enabling objects to be saved for possible
later restoration.

Supported Platforms...

Windows NT & Windows 9X derived systems in a 32bit or 64 bit Native DLL
format.
Intel Linux
IBM AIX
FreeBSD
HP-UX
Sun Solaris
Windows 9X VxD
NetWare
DOS
OS/400
Apple Macintosh OSX

For access to the 5000 Beta Engine please refer to:
<http://www.mcafeesecurity.com/us/downloads/beta/engine/5000eng.htm>

Best Regards,

McAfee AVERT - Anti Virus and Vulnerability Research, Analysis, and
Solutions visit us at www.avertlabs.com


--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm



Posted by =?Utf-8?B?UGFuZGFfbWFu?= on January 1, 2006, 1:05 pm
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Happy New Year,first !
Then ...I was wondering what AV software you run on your personal computer?

Panda_man
--
Prevention is always better than cure !
Panda TruPrevent - the most intelligent technology to combat unknown malware
http://www.pandasoftware.com
http://free.hit.bg/fightmalware/homepage_en.htm




"David H. Lipman" wrote:

> The 4664 dat files have been released early due to publicly-released new
> variants of Exploit-WMF code. DAT files will also include detection for a new
> variant of Backdoor-CEP known to have been downloaded by Exploit-WMF spam.
>
> The various 4664 dat file packages can be found at
> http://www.mcafeesecurity.com/us/downloads/default.asp.
>
> The new 5000 Engine Beta is available
> The McAfee Scanning Engine forms the core malware detection and repair
component
> of many McAfee Anti-Malware products. Building on the success of the 4400
> release, the next generation of the McAfee Scan Engine will take the protection
> that we offer our customers to a higher level by offering the benefits listed
> below.
>
> New Product Features
> ELEVATED PROTECTION: Improved automatic identification and removal of malware
> delivering to the customer the next generation of best-of-breed Scanning
> Engines. The 5000 Scan Engine offers improved protection against existing, new
> and future threats and increases the depth and breadth of the protection McAfee
> provide our customers.
>
> FASTER SCANNING: We've listened to customers who asked for a faster Scan
Engine
> whilst maintaining unbeatable malware detection rates. The 5000 Engine delivers
> superior performance to current products using the McAfee Scan Engine on all
> supported platforms.
>
> EASE OF UPGRADE! 100% drop-in compatibility with the existing McAfee Scanning
> Engine and DAT files. It's easy to upgrade; just replace your existing Engine
> with the new version and you're protected.
>
> What's new in the 5000 Engine release? - The detail...
>
> The 5000 Engine introduces a new programming interface with improved
> consistency of messages and access to new detection and cleaning features (see
> below) whilst maintaining compatibility with existing applications that use the
> previous version (4.4.00) of the Application Programming Interface.
>
> Improved handling for potentially unwanted software that has multiple
> components.
>
> Support for multiple instances of the engine in the same process.
>
> Thread-safe code to allow multi-threaded applications.
>
> Support for detection and cleaning for Microsoft Windows (32-bit and 64-bit)
> registry and Internet Explorer cookies.
>
> Faster updating of DAT file information, using micro-incremental DAT update
> files.
>
> Pre-notification of object cleaning, enabling objects to be saved for possible
> later restoration.
>
> Supported Platforms...
>
> Windows NT & Windows 9X derived systems in a 32bit or 64 bit Native DLL
> format.
> Intel Linux
> IBM AIX
> FreeBSD
> HP-UX
> Sun Solaris
> Windows 9X VxD
> NetWare
> DOS
> OS/400
> Apple Macintosh OSX
>
> For access to the 5000 Beta Engine please refer to:
> <http://www.mcafeesecurity.com/us/downloads/beta/engine/5000eng.htm>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> McAfee AVERT - Anti Virus and Vulnerability Research, Analysis, and
> Solutions visit us at www.avertlabs.com
>
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>
>

Posted by David H. Lipman on January 1, 2006, 1:28 pm
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| Happy New Year,first !
| Then ...I was wondering what AV software you run on your personal computer?
|
| Panda_man

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise v7.1E.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm



Posted by =?Utf-8?B?UGFuZGFfbWFu?= on January 1, 2006, 2:28 pm
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:-)

Panda_man
--
Prevention is always better than cure !
Panda TruPrevent - the most intelligent technology to combat unknown malware
http://www.pandasoftware.com
http://free.hit.bg/fightmalware/homepage_en.htm





"David H. Lipman" wrote:

>
> | Happy New Year,first !
> | Then ...I was wondering what AV software you run on your personal computer?
> |
> | Panda_man
>
> McAfee VirusScan Enterprise v7.1E.
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>
>

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