I really think this is McAfee blowing smoke with whatever contacts they have. An example. McAfee is whinning about the 'all known Word macro viruses' statement on the Norton AntiVirus packaging, BUT check this out: McAfee used the same wording in one of their press release back in July! The text of the press release is below, and I separated out the one statement...
MCAFEE INTRODUCES VIRUSSCAN 2.0 FOR THE
MACINTOSH; DOZENS OF NEW FEATURES
ENHANCE SECURITY, EASE OF USE, AND
ADMINISTRATION
VirusScan 2.0 Priced 30% Less than Symantec's SAM
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. (July 30, 1996) -- McAfee (Nasdaq:MCAF), the world's leading vendor of anti-virus software, today announced VirusScan 2.0 for the Macintosh, an aggressively priced anti-virus software package featuring dramatically enhanced anti-virus security and ease of use. The product, which was originally based upon source code licensed from Northwestern University, now incorporates over thirty new features.
"VirusScan for the Macintosh has evolved dramatically since its introduction in December, 1995," said Chris Harget, anti-virus product manager at McAfee. "Today, just seven months later, we've delivered on our commitment to create an industry-leading anti-virus solution for the Macintosh. Viruses pose an increasing threat to the Macintosh user community, especially with the rapid growth in the number of multi-platform Word Macro viruses."
VirusScan 2.0 Protects Against Latest Virus Threats
>> here is the line I love...
VirusScan 2.0 for the Macintosh provides superior protection against the latest virus threats, including full protection against all known Word Macro viruses, conventional viruses, Hypercard Stack viruses, and trojan horses.
>> they use the line, then complain about other companies using it.
>> What a bunch of whiners!
"We've seen the number of new macro viruses rise from approximately three in December to nearly twenty today," continued Harget. "Macro viruses are one of the most common forms of virus infection reported to McAfee. To combat this increasing threat, we protect our VirusScan 2.0 customers with regular online updates, which are posted at least once per month."To facilitate the deployment of VirusScan's updates, McAfee allows administrators to distribute task icons as email attachments. By simply clicking on the task icon, users can update VirusScan with the latest virus definition files. Administrators can also distribute task icons which update end-user configuration files. |
