McAfee Users:

If you are running Windows XP you need to check the versions for McAfee and and it’s DAT file. If you have McAfee 8.7 with 5958 DAT you will probably need to follow the steps on this PDF (http://bit.ly/d9Ziw5) to “Rollback your DAT” to Version 5957.

This SHOULD fix the problem. Once you’ve rolled it back, disable auto-updates for the time being.

Check back for updates.

UPDATE (April 21st @ 2:42PM)

Straight from McAfee:

McAfee is aware that a number of corporate customers have incurred a false positive error due to incorrect malware alerts. Our initial investigation indicates that the error can result in moderate to significant performance issues on systems running Windows XP Service Pack 3.

The 5958 DAT has been removed from McAfee download servers, preventing any further impact to corporate customers. McAfee teams are working with the highest priority to support impacted customers and plan to provide an update virus definition file shortly.

The IT people here are working on an easy way for users to fix this for those effected. Since McAfee has pulled the DAT (update) from their servers, it should be safe to turn on your computers, turn McAfee AutoUpdate back on, and allow McAfee to run in general. As soon as an easy to use fix has been released, I will post it here.

UPDATE (April 22st @ 9:10AM)

If you are getting a message when trying to do the “Rollback” method along the lines of “Failed to initialize [...] McAfee Framework Service”, here’s what you will need to do.

1. Go to Start->Run and the Run Dialog will appear
2. Type in: services.msc
3. A window will appear.
4. Find the McAfee Framework service on there and right-click it.
5. Click “restart” or “start”, whichever is available for you.

Once you do that, the roll back should work

“Automated” Fix

A somewhat automated fix has been provided by Clemson’s IT Department. Burn the following ISO to a disc, then you can put it in your CD drive and EITHER run it from inside Windows XP OR Boot straight from the CD

http://bit.ly/McAfee5958Patch

NOTE: I don’t know if this will work everywhere or just on Clemson’s Network.

ANYWAYS… the irony in the power going off is that I was in the process of thinking about getting a replacement for my laptop, since it seems to be crapping out left and right. Just the fact that it didn’t crash last night while I was asleep was a surprise. So I have been looking at options, and debating if I want to get another laptop or just get a nice desktop to use here at home and use my laptop for mostly non-important stuff/transport for the rest of it’s disabled life. Then just as I thought “I’ll probably just get a desktop” the power died, turning everything off EXCEPT my laptop… coincidence or a very crafty plan?? Who knows, but I’ll still be looking at getting a desktop

On a final note, while typing this Windows gave me this message

“It appears that you may be having internet connectivity issues. You may want to contact your Internet Service Provider to resolve this issue”

Yeah. thanks Windows…. though i am impressed with what was provided when I click “More details” cause it apparently knows I usually use broadband saying that it “noticed slower than normal connection speeds along with frequent disconnecting”

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Update Bulletin: WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION
=============================

ATTENTION ! Security Center has detected
malware on your computer !

Affected Software:

Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Server 2003

Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution / Virus Infection /
Unexpected shutdowns

Recommendation: Users running vulnerable version should install a repair utility immediately

Your system IS affected, download the patch from the address below !
Failure to do so may result in severe computer malfunction.

http://www.scanregistry.net/

For the link to become active, please click on ‘Add to contacts’ skype button or type it in manually into your web browser !

If you get that message, report the email/user if you can and block any further communications with them. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE should you install any program recommended to you by anyone until it is verified that it is a legitimate program that won’t cause harm to your computer.

1. A side projected that I have started, along with my friend Paul Best, is a webcomic called Yellow Book Pages. It’s basically some sketch’s we made that turned into a full blown comic and storyline. It’s not too impressive right now, but still fun. Anyways, check it out through the following means
   • Website: www.ybp-comic.com
   • Twitter: www.twitter.com/YBP_Comic
   • Facebook Page: Too long to put here…
     
2. Taking classes at Clemson this summer and on the bright side I’m almost finished! Calculus and I don’t get along well, but fortunately I won’t be using it much, if at all, after I graduate when I will be doing IT and web development.
3. Applying for jobs. That’s always… fun… but necessary if I want to have one.

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That’s pretty much everything I have been busy with lately. I’m sure other stuff will be going on, but for right now I’m just enjoying as much of the summer as I can.

Hopefully I will update more often if I think about it.

The purpose of this account is to make a place where all my public tweets will be posted and to allow me to respond to people who aren’t following me (Speaking of, Twitter should allow people to see Tweets you @ them in even if they aren’t following you). Anything that I want anyone to read and stuff that will be posted on my Facebook status (because it’s annoying for me to put # or any symbol infront of my tweets to filter for Facebook) and for people who I don’t know personally, but want to follow me.

If I don’t know you personally then I will be removing you from my followers list on MattyLight if I haven’t already, so you should start following mwoodruff. No hard feelings, just trying to organize and consolidate.

For those of you that I know personally, you don’t need to do anything. The plan right now is that MattyLight will contain ALL of my tweets and mwoodruff will only contain some of them.

UPDATE: I won’t be posting all of my @replies on both accounts, just the ones that are through the respected accounts.

1. http://tinyurl.com/65kxlc… Oh, background conversations…
2. http://tinyurl.com/4r8v4v… Hehe, talk about bored… and awesome!
3. http://tinyurl.com/4uf39s…. When there’s trouble you call DW….
4. http://tinyurl.com/4fuyep… ID-10T…
5. http://tinyurl.com/569a8g… WOW, just wow… completely unnecessary…
6. http://tinyurl.com/3szctn… Really?… really??

Hope you enjoyed them