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09-12-2004, 06:43 PM
It has been over seven years I figured out how phony McAfee and Norton antivirus software are.
Back then I was running Windows*8SE, and frankly I thought that - then costly antivirus software, will mean good quality protection.

Until a good hearted cracker, opened up a SubSeven in my box and told me how vulnerable my system is. All that while I was feeling pretty proud of myself of having had bought Norton, McAfee and BlackIce Defender and using them on my system.

Here is the latest goof McAfee just did:

An Australian software developer is considering suing McAfee after the antivirus company wrongly identified his Internet setup program as a Trojan horse in a recent virus definition update.

Link:
http://news.com.com/McAfee%27s+Trojan+horse+error+gets+developer%27s+goat/2*00-7*50_*-5*6*660.html

DATA
09-13-2004, 10:28 AM
hi,

chances are that a heuristic algorithm caught it.

Data.