W32/Insane.Dam Virus Information

McAfee has announced a problem with older virus scan engines and their 4229 virus definition file. The older scan engines versions 4.0.70 and 4.1.40 will give a false report of a W32/Insane.dam virus. It will prompt you to delete various files. DO NOT DELETE THE FILES! Instead, select the Stop button for the scan. This problem seems to only appear on systems running Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Millennium.

If you have this problem do the following:

  1. Go to Start Programs Windows Explorer
  2. Scroll the folder list until you see Download on Reba. Now click the + sign in the box next to the folder to expand it.
  3. Scroll the folder list until you see mcafee and click the + sign to expand it.
  4. Highlight the folder Insane Virus and double click the Insane Virus.doc in the right window.
  5. Follow the instructions.

If you have any questions, call the Help Desk at x4357.

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