[Macpartners] McAfee Issues Hotfix for Apple FileVault users

[Carolyn A Fuller]

Marion,

I ran into that problem and just downloaded and installed the most recent McAfee from the software download site<http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/available-software?field_soft_app_type_value_many_to_one=antivirus&field_platform_value_many_to_one=mac&field_mit_status_value_many_to_one_1=All&title=>. That brought it up to the 1309 build. Once that was accomplished I was able to apply the patch.

By the way, this is a bug under Lion as well, if you were using File Vault prior to upgrading to Lion and you didn't upgrade to File Vault 2.

Carolyn

On Oct 25, 2011, at 1:43 PM, Marion Leeds Carroll wrote:

I'm told that my computer can't apply the fix because although I have MacAfee 1.1, I have the wrong sub-group of that (1303 instead of 1309) .. so what do I do?
- Marion


On Oct 25, 2011, at 8:47 AM, Andrew Munchbach wrote:

Good Morning--

McAfee has released a hotfix for its Security Suite 1.1 for Mac product to address a potential conflict with Apple's FileVault encryption system. The conflict, which affects machines running Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and 10.6 (Snow Leopard), can cause systems to become unresponsive after a user logs in.

IS&T recommends that all those utilizing FileVault and McAfee Security Suite 1.1 concurrently apply hotfix HF688476<https://downloads.mit.edu/released/mcafee/McAfee-Security-for-Mac-Anti-malware-1.1-1321-HF688476.dmg>.

A similar note has been posted to IS&T's McAfee Security Suite product page<http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/macsecurity/1x>.

For assistance with McAfee Security Suite, contact the Help Desk at 617.253.1101 or helpdesk at mit.edu<mailto:helpdesk at mit.edu>. You can also submit a request online<http://ist.mit.edu/support#form>.

Those using plain-text email can view the formatted announcement in Hermes: http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/AoD1Aw.

Andrew Munchbach
on behalf of the Software Release Team and IS&T
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Macintosh Platform Coordinator
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