[WinPartners] VirusScan 8.5i Patch 1 recommendation

[alexander kozlov]

Good Morning,

Information Services and Technology (IS&T) recommends that existing
VirusScan 8.5i users apply Patch 1 to their systems. The patch can be
obtained from the software download page:

	http://web.mit.edu/software/win.html

McAfee released a cumulative VirusScan 8.5i Patch 1 for Windows which
resolves several important issues:

- Applications that perform operations with temporary files, such as
printing, generate a "file missing" error. 
- When VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i is installed to Windows Vista 32-bit
platforms, the Buffer Overflow Protection feature is not available. 
- When a scheduled On-Demand Scan task fails to authenticate to a specified
location, the user receives an erroneous error asking that VirusScan
Enterprise be reinstalled. 
- In certain circumstances, when a state change occurs with Access
Protection, the On-Access Scanner cannot be disabled/enabled, and some
Access Protection  rules fail to log messages. 
- When resuming from the hibernate state, the system tray icon might be in
the disabled state, reflecting the status of the On-Access Scanner. However,
the scanner service is functioning normally.

For a full list of resolved issues with this patch see the "VirusScan
Enterprise 8.5i Patch 1 Readme".
	
http://web.mit.edu/ist/products/virusscan/8.5i/relnotes-virusscan8.5ipatch.p
df

For new users, IS&T is providing a version of the VirusScan 8.5i installer
that includes Patch 1. It can be downloaded from

	http://web.mit.edu/software/win.html

For more information about VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i for Windows please
visit the Product Front Door

	http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=737 

For assistance, contact the Computing Help Desk at (617) 253-1101 or
computing-help at mit.edu or submit a request via the web at:

	http://web.mit.edu/ist/helpdesk/


Alexander Kozlov
Windows Platform Coordinator
Software Release Team
Information Services & Technology
MIT
W92-148, Cambridge, MA 02139

Tel  (617) 253-5103
Fax (617) 258-8736