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Old 08-25-2005, 04:35 PM
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Mac users Virex 7.7 announced
The Mac is gaining popularity so McAfee on Wednesday announced Virex 7.7
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http://tinyurl.com/d34ly
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Thanks for the heads-up.

I got mine through my .Mac account... I'll go see if I can update through there.

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I got mine thr' .Mac too. But since getting a new Powerbook in April I havent gotten around to downloading it again !

Juan : read the article, quote below. Seems that .Mac version is different to '7.7'. ???


McAfee on Wednesday announced Virex 7.7, a new version of the company’s antivirus solution for the Macintosh. This is not the same application as the consumer release that was offered to Apple’s .Mac customers; this version focuses on McAfee’s small business and corporate users. Among the changes is support for Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger.
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Ok, so my .Mac account says :

At this time, Apple is continuing to provide DAT files to current members who have previously downloaded Virex. Please note, Virex 7.2.1 is compatible with Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger". Virex 7.5.1 is only compatible with Mac OS X version 10.1.5 through 10.3.9.

Huh ???? So only the 'older' 7.2.1 works on Tiger ??

I have the option to download DAT file of 7/27/2005.
No mention of 7.7.

Seems that Virex is not offered any more to .Mac users - but they will continue to offer DAT file updates to existing users.
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hmmmm.... interesting. Will have to look into this.
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I get the same thing on my .Mac download section.
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Wha? Wha? I thought Macs didn't get viruses?
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Wha? Wha? I thought Macs didn't get viruses?
“ Actually the article says "We recognize that there are not a tremendous number of Mac viruses right now, but the threat does exist and they have popped up from time to time,” Roger Wood, senior product manager at McAfee, told MacCentral. “In addition, we provide protection so the Macintosh doesn’t become a means of introducing viruses into the broader mixed environment that many of our clients operate.”

While viruses that come to a Mac through email or in other files don’t harm the system in any way, a virus can still be sent to Windows users where it can spread. In the corporate environment, this is actually a bigger problem for companies than viruses written specifically for the Mac.
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