thats a very common comment :) the thing is Mcafee (esp. AVERT Labs) is
very quick to respond to new viruses, worms, etc, and almost every time
something new comes out they are the first to have protection for it.
the biggest reason is their main client-base which are large companies,
govt agencies, etc. those type of customers have a lot at stake due to
the "billions" lost each year due to this type of threat (and this
drives the business mindset of McAfee). norton/symantec's user base is
largely home-users. not as much accountability and therefore not as
quick of a response.
of course both companies will protect the average person about the same,
but the fact is that Mcafee is just about always the first to advise and
release new dat files whenever something new comes out. not only that,
but they consistently beat out all other AV companies in independent
detection and cleaning capability tests.
and before anyone asks - NO, i am not an employee of either company.
just an interested bystander and a sometimes investor in Network
Associates and Mcafee.
sorry for all the OT info...oh, wait...i wonder if one could install AV
software on their Dodge Dakota PCM after a custom flash to prevent the
dealer from overwriting it?
-adam
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net] On Behalf Of mrdancer
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 8:43 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Re: McAfee Virus warning.
Hmmm.... perhaps McAfee wrote the virus?!? ;-)
-- Remove .your.underwear to reply -- <SEMIHEMI01@aol.com> wrote in message news:27.296c5ccc.2a48f6f1@aol.com... > > I just got this from McAfee and it was not listed by Norton's Anti-Virus. > I just updated Norton's and it was not listed in their virus lists. Nortons > is behind. It's a Mass Mailing Virus Worm. Watch out for it. Nortons > lists > W32/yaha.(F) but not G. > McAfee.com has raised the risk assessment of W32/Yaha.g@MM > to MEDIUM RISK FOR HOME USERS. This mass-mailing worm > attempts to disable anti-virus and firewall protection, > leaving infected systems vulnerable. As always, we recommend > that you keep your anti-virus software up-to-date for the > best protection. > > McAfee.com will continue to update you on the latest details of the > W32/Yaha.g@MM virus, > > VIRUS ADVISORY - W32/Yaha.g@MM > > SEMIHEMI01@AOL.COM> KB SuperCharged, 4.7L, 2001, QC, > <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/semihemi01">the "DAK",</A> <A > HREF="http://southernmopar.org">SouthernMopar</A>
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