McAfee has updated their response to the problems caused by the 5958 DAT "false positive error" with a new 5959 DAT virus definition file. All users are recommended to update their systems immediately to the 5959 DAT file. McAfee has separate fixes for "home" users and "corporate" users. McAfee claims that less than one half of one percent of their user base has been affected by the "false positive error."

McAfee Stock Price is down slightly and McAfee has apologized in this blog for the virus definitions update 5958 DAT that has shut down untold thousands of computers around the globe. The " false positive error" deletes the svchost.exe file and causes the computer to reboot continuously or shut down completely and BSOD or blue screen of death on restart. The svchost.exe file is a critical component of the Windows Operating System. According to McAfee, systems affected are Windows XP SP3.

CORPORATE USERS:
Here is a link to McAfee's official current fix for corporate users with the 5958 DAT problem. 

McAfee separates "corporate" users from "home" users, they recommend home users click on the link below.

HOME USERS:
service.mcafee.com/faqdocument.aspx?id=TS100969

Users from around the world have reported individual users and giant networks with thousands upon thousands of computers have been affected by this problem. Hospitals, Corporations, (even Intel was affected), Businesses, and individual "home" computer users have been stricken.

Barry McPherson of McAfee has stated on the official McAfee blog, " We believe that this incident has impacted less than one half of one percent of our enterprise accounts globally and a fraction of that within the consumer base."

McAfee suggests that you update your product here.

us.mcafee.com/en-us/landingpages/npdatupdate.asp?cid=77151

McAfee users are discussing the problem here.

community.mcafee.com/thread/24056?start=0&tstart=0

McAfee Corporate Headquarters are located in Santa Clara, California.

McAfee Corporate Headquarters:

3965 Freedom Circle

Santa Clara, CA 95054

USA

or call +1 866 622 3911. "We have teams of people standing by to help," says Mr. McPherson .

Urgent Alert: McAfee is aware of a W32/Wecorl.a false-positive detection with the 5958 DAT file, which is affecting numerous customers.  Watch for updates on this issue, which will be sent on a timely basis. McAfee has released the 5959 DAT files early to address this issue.

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