Products NOT affectedNon-Windows based products including WebShield Appliances e250/e500/e1000 We have found that, under certain circumstances, during the removal of the registry key data associated with a piece of malware, the scan engine will remove ALL values from that key.ĭepending on the original data contained within the key and the host operating system, this may result in applications or services not being loaded at startup. Summary of the issueĭuring the cleaning process, it is sometimes necessary to modify the Windows registry in order to remove rogue instructions placed there by a piece of malware. Thank you for allowing us to address this issue with you. In addition to the problem summary below, we have also outlined the products affected and not affected, resolutions and recommendations, and more.ĪVERT recommends you update to this new engine (4.2.60) as soon as possible, to keep your environment as fully protected as possible. This engine we are calling the 4.2.60 release. We have determined that this problem, though not widely reported, could produce a significant enough problem with new viruses in the future and that it was best addressed by releasing a newer version of the 4.2.40 engine. This problem does not impact detection and is outlined below. This issue was confirmed through testing of the products below and we subsequently received a notice from a single customer confirming the same issue in the field. Recently, we discovered a problem with the 4.2.40 engine during in-house code reviews for the next release of the engine. Many additional features required by AVERT to provide cutting-edge detection and repair capabilities. The 4.2.40 engine's features include the following to deliver the additional protection you need from today's threats in a more efficient and productive manner.ĭetection in memory of active viruses, worms and Trojans.ĭigitally signed scan engine and DATs. With the release of the 4.2.40 engine McAfee has once again focused on bringing you the best of breed scanning technology.

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