McAfee and lack of detection

[Sergio Rabellino]

I'm using mcafee on my solaris box as follow

Scan engine v4.4.00 for Solaris.
Virus data file v4929 created Dec 29 2006
Scanning for 221898 viruses, trojans and variants.

I'vent noticed any lack in detection for viruses.

Happy new year.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Freeman" <rob at robhq.com>
To: "'MailScanner discussion'" <mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info>
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 7:50 PM
Subject: RE: McAfee and lack of detection


> We used to use mcafee but stopped using it as it did not detected nearly 
> the
> amount of virus's that clamav and f-prot were getting.  Just added 
> overhead.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Scott 
> Silva
> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 12:08 PM
> To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> Subject: McAfee and lack of detection
>
> Is any one else using McAfee with the 5100 engine seen a lack of detection
> lately? Maybe a month or so. I just had some time to look back through 
> logs
> and noticed that McAfee isn't hitting, and a mail test today missed all 
> but
> a
> straight eicar.com test.
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> No virus found in this incoming message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.0/609 - Release Date: 12/29/2006
> 4:48 PM
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>
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> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.0/609 - Release Date: 12/29/2006
> 4:48 PM
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