3.5.7 hit the download site today....

I'm sure most people have done the same as us, and disabled automatic
upgrades... So people with test networks, let us know... 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perfigo SecureSmart and CleanMachines Discussion List 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Duguay, Gerard
> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 12:52 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: CCA 3.5.5 and McAfee DAT 4577
> 
> Latest update from TAC is that 3.5.5 has a major bug, 
> blocking McAfee auto-updates by locking-up the scan.dat file. 
> They are working on a fix and anticipate client version 3.5.7 
> by next Monday.
> 
> - Gerard
> 
> Gerard P. Duguay
> CIS, Seattle Pacific University
> 206.281.2431
> gerard(at)spu.edu
> <><
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perfigo SecureSmart and CleanMachines Discussion List 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pender, Anne
> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 2:09 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: CCA 3.5.5 and McAfee DAT 4577
> 
> This "scan.dat is locked or missing" has been the bane of my week.
> 
> We started seeing this error on Tuesday after agent 3.5.6 
> came out (we had left the defaults so it went to everybody 
> without our getting to do any testing).  Finally traced the 
> error to the new agent version, and have spent today helping 
> students back out to 3.5.4 (via a batch file that uninstalls 
> the bad before installing the good, wrapped up in a 
> self-extracting zip).  
> 
> I won't know for sure that this has fixed it until enough 
> people get downgraded that I feel safe switching the DAT 
> requirement back to presenting the "update" button - right 
> now it is presenting a link to a web page, which then links 
> to the McAfee xDAT, which is able to update the DAT version - 
> though a reboot is required.*
> 
> It hasn't been the best week.  The fact that you're seeing errors with
> 3.5.5 does not make me happy.  Cisco assured us that 3.5.5 
> did not have any of these issues, so 3.5.5 is now what you 
> download from our server if you do a web login - though not 
> too many should be doing that now.
> 
> -Anne
> 
> * Actually the xDAT is wrapped up with a batch file now too, 
> because we had a number of folks somehow end up with 
> correctly updated DATs files on the hard drive, but the 
> registry a version back, so VirusScan denied it needed 
> updates while Clean Access insisted it did.  No idea if/how 
> this is related to the other problems this week.
> 
> --
> Anne Bower Pender
> Computing Support Analyst, Student Services Information 
> Technology Services, Davidson College [log in to unmask]
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perfigo SecureSmart and CleanMachines Discussion List 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Duguay, Gerard
> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:50 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: CCA 3.5.5 and McAfee DAT 4577
> 
> We are running CCA (v3.5.5 across the board) and have 
> suddenly run into errors with people trying to run McAfee 
> updates -specifically to today's
> 4577 dat.
> 
> # Any AV Definitions Check (Mandatory)
>      * Passed Checks:
>      * Failed Checks:
>        av_def_ANY, Antivirus Check [Any supported AV software 
> up to date]
>      * Not executed Checks:
> 
> On the client machine, they get an error that update failed 
> because "scan.dat is locked or missing." 
> 
> This is odd in that McAfee updates have been working without 
> error. I have machines that updated to dat 4576 yesterday 
> just fine. Today they are failing with 4577.
> 
> Is anyone else seeing this issue? Suggestions?
> 
> - Gerard Duguay
> CIS, Seattle Pacific University
>