McAfee deletes Google, Microsoft, Adobe, Dell software

An error within the McAfee virus definition file prompted users to delete or quarantine popular software such as Adobe Update Manager, Dell, Google Toolbar Installer, Macromedia Flash Player, Windows XP and Microsoft Excel.

Apart from Microsoft Office files, the update attempted to remove files such as Dell OpenManage, Cygwin, perl, Sysinternals pstools suite.

The common files that triggered the incorrect identification are imjpinst.exe, usersid.exe (Windows XP), ecenter.exe (Dell), ntfstype.exe, adobeupdatemanager.exe and AdobeDownloadManager.exe (Adobe Manager), gtb2k1033.exe (Google Toolbar Installer), 43gcjvgahnu44.ths (Macromedia Flash Player 7.0 r19), excel.exe and graph.exe ( Microsoft Excel)

McAfee quickly recognised the problem and rolled out an updated definitions file just a few hours later. The error spanned all operating systems from Linux to OS X and Windows.

Users who mistakenly deleted software will have to fix their own computers. There is no software patch that will automatically restore the deleted programs; users will need to manually replace them from backup files.

Earlier, Microsoft AntiSpyware flagged Norton Anti-virus as being spyware.

Following is a complete list of files, which are known to trigger incorrect identification by McAfee

_31661fcdac82_4c09_872f_4df296f6181f.exe 45,056 _f493ea3.exe.1b68564d_2701_4750_a917_5bba0592e332 188,416 _iscppr.exe n/a 101enh.p3k 81,920 147456_5526765a0_ 64,549 312339jpn8.exe 1,516,104 50comupd.exe 511,747 a0004732.exe 36,864 a0009103.exe 61,440 a0009116.exe 45,191 a0039989.dll 45,056 a0045943.exe 57,344 a0059645.exe 45,056 a0069982.exe 196,665 a0109106.exe 159,744 a0232183.exe 45,163 a2p.exe 98,354 acssetup.exe 45,056 admin.exe n/a AdobeDownloadManager.exe n/a AdobeUpdateManager.exe n/a adpass.exe 49,152 adtest.exe 36,864 agrsmdel.exe 58,368 amqabout.dll n/a amqapi.exe n/a amqfirst.exe n/a amqmgse.exe n/a amqmjpse.exe n/a amqmsock.exe n/a amqmsrvn.exe n/a amqmtbrn.exe n/a amqpcard.exe n/a amqsvc.exe n/a amqtsivt.exe n/a appendini.exe 32,768 appletviewer.exe n/a appreg.exe 81,920 arcpd.exe n/a atigart.exe 245,760 autojob.exe n/a autorun.exe 36,864 avcodec.dll 1,456,640 avi.exe 246,019 bdss.exe 69,632 becker.exe 399,360 beforemsi.exe n/a BKUPJOB.EXE n/a bwunin.exe 81,920 bwunin-6.1.4.61-8876480l.exe 81,920 bwunin-6.1.4.68-8876480l.exe 81,920 ceisos.exe n/a certadder.exe n/a chcfg.exe 40,448 ckcwin.exe 78,083 clearreg.exe 36,864 CLOB.EXE n/a clonedlg.exe 233,565 closeactemail.exe 36,864 cngspeed.exe 23,040 comctl32.ocx 610,816 cpinst.exe n/a cr_idous.exe n/a cygwin1.dll n/a dbtofile.exe n/a decode.exe 49,152 delayinst.exe 45,126 deldvc.exe 36,864 delinf.exe 27,648 demo32.exe 350,723 desmume.exe 385,024 devenum.exe 45,056 dgmgrl.exe 233,744 diagzip2.pct 196,608 diffmergectl.ocx 359,936 dlbfih.exe 86,016 dlbtih.ex_ 177,307 dlbtih.exe 294,912 dlbuih.ex_ 177,326 dlbuih.exe 294,912 dlmcleanup.exe 43,008 dmiscan.exe n/a docunins.exe 258,048 DopeWars.exe n/a drvremover.exe 151,811 dsnconvert.exe n/a eaxfull.exe 26,112 ecenter.exe 53,248 EMP.EXE n/a EMPDATA.EXE n/a Endpoint_prog1.exe n/a epcmcom.exe 53,248 EXCEL.EXE n/a exetool.exe 61,440 expcgi.exe n/a expnavimap.exe n/a exprailmap.exe n/a extcheck.exe n/a facedata.exe 200,704 filetodb.exe n/a fix_vcrt.exe 45,056 fl_0219.gdpb 59,449 flush.dll 45,056 FrameworkService.exe n/a FTSTRG.EXE n/a gdtest.exe 327,680 getdxver.exe 40,448 getmac.exe 69,632 gpsbabel.exe 368,640 GRAPH9.EXE n/a gwreload.exe 45,118 hhupd.exe 734,467 hpfsched.exe 90,112 hpfxicm.exe 23,040 36,864 hpolex01.exe 204,800 hpowfs01.exe 36,864 HRVERIFY.EXE n/a ibmmrk.exe 40,960 iconvrtr.exe 147,456 icqinstall.exe 36,864 idapinst.dll 114,688 idlj.exe n/a idlktest.exe 40,960 idoukcreate.exe n/a idr20009.dll 114,176 116,736 117,248 idsverfx.exe 58,488 if_job_check.exe n/a if_job_delete.exe n/a if_job_entry.exe n/a if_job_exec.exe n/a iman_sync.exe 265,284 imjpinst.ex_ 76,627 76,711 77,371 imjpinst.exe 196,662 196,665 196,666 incd-cleantool.exe 396,574 indexsearch.exe 36,864 ins29.tmp 473,900 ins5d.tmp 473,866 inst.exe 159,663 inst16.exe 45,056 n/a install.exe 24,576 instmed.exe 53,248 instmon.ex_ 20,116 instmon.exe 40,960 instmonitor.exe 36,864 instmsia.exe 1,513,987 1,518,680 n/a instmsiW.exe n/a INSTREG.EXE n/a INSTREGC.EXE n/a INSTSVC.EXE n/a INSTSVCW.EXE n/a instvid.exe 49,152 inv_config_ep_meths.exe n/a IOMGR.EXE n/a isuninst.exe 36,864 304,387 306,947 jar.exe n/a jarsigner.exe n/a java.exe 45,161 n/a javac.exe n/a javadoc.exe n/a javah.exe n/a javap.exe n/a javaw.exe n/a javaws.exe 135,168 n/a jdb.exe n/a jetkillwz.exe 36,864 kdpostrep.exe 69,632 keytool.exe n/a killaccesssprt.exe 53,248 killapps.exe 49,152 killwindow2.exe 36,864 kinit.exe 45,181 n/a klist.exe 45,181 n/a ksuutil.exe 61,440 ktab.exe 45,179 n/a lacadr.dll 1,135,080 langid.exe 911,028 launcher.exe n/a lbpost.exe n/a lbsync.exe n/a lcfd.exe n/a lexdrvin.ex_ 92,106 lexreg.ex_ 13,781 lexreg.exe 36,864 libgdk-0.dll n/a libglib-2.0-0.dll n/a libgobject-2.0-0.dll n/a libgtk-0.dll n/a libgtk-win32-2.0-0.dll n/a LOG2CSV.EXE n/a LOG2FORM.EXE n/a lxbbjswx.ex_ 25,987 lxbkih.exe 86,016 lxblih.exe 86,016 lxbrfax.exe 1,069,056 lxbtih.exe 294,912 makeace.exe 155,648 matrixapi.dll 520,192 Megactrl.exe n/a memo.exe 563,200 metaflac.exe 118,784 mpbtn.exe 192,512 mpgvout.exe 792,576 mph.exe 73,728 mrgsapcache.exe 95,832 mstr_prn.exe n/a naPrdMgr.exe n/a native2ascii.exe n/a news.exe 48,151 ntfstype.exe 31,744 ntmeter.exe 65,536 OBJECTS.EXE n/a ocfgperm.exe n/a ocopydb2.exe n/a ocsvldr.exe n/a ONRSD.EXE n/a oobecheckstart.exe 36,864 orbd.exe n/a 45,204 org5install.exe 439,749 osql2.exe n/a pcmagent.exe 700,416 pctlcf.exe n/a pdftohtml.exe 272,384 pegasusprovideradapter.exe 196,608 policytool.exe n/a 45,191 ppctl.dll 672,832 685,120 775,280 775,720 preview.exe n/a printprocess.exe 40,960 printserver110.exe 262,223 pxhpinst.exe 49,152 qshow.exe 57,344 Raidutil.exe n/a reg.exe 137,216 REGFILES.EXE n/a register.exe 157,696 regpnp.exe n/a regqb.exe 81,920 remadi.exe n/a 61,440 remdir.cab 24,259 26,489 replace.exe 90,112 repmail.exe 45,056 restore.ins 791,911 rmic.exe n/a rmid.exe n/a 45,179 rmiregistry.exe n/a 45,191 rp9codec.exe 360,448 rpcapd.exe n/a rtxadmin.exe 36,864 sendmail.exe 36,864 61,440 serialver.exe n/a servertool.exe n/a 45,216 setcdfmt.exe 23,552 setini.exe 36,864 setup.exe 36,864 49,152 58,115 169,224 Setup1.exe n/a setups.exe 36,864 sgfparser.dll 294,106 shutdown.exe 36,864 simcrit.exe 36,864 sisusbrg.exe 106,496 skin.exe 63,488 SMBIOS.EXE n/a sonic.cab 337,766 sonicmcmpgdec.dll 508,416 518,656 sonicmpgvout.dll 750,592 914,432 920,576 sonicmpgvout.dll 920,576 923,648 sonicmpgvout.dll 916,992 923,136 923,648 sonicmpgvout.dll 761,344 916,992 923,136 925,696 splithtml.exe 49,152 sqlcnv10.exe n/a sqlservr.exe n/a ssrunscript.exe 40,960 stacconfig.exe 90,112 startasync.exe 40,960 testtxmgr.exe 43,520 tnameserv.exe n/a toursync.exe 118,784 tphkmgr.exe 94,208 tpmsgagt.exe 40,960 uneng.exe 53,248 uninst.exe 316,416 uninst9x.exe 36,864 uninstall.exe 78,848 unmatch.exe 57,344 updateipr.exe 151,552 UpdaterUI.exe n/a updtsup2.exe 704,512 upromiseremindu.exe 241,664 UPSLOG.EXE n/a UPSNMP.EXE n/a UPSNT218.EXE n/a UPSWWW.EXE n/a userback.exe 299,011 usersid.exe 49,152

Source: McAfee 4715 DAT restoration | McAfee W95/CTX | News.com | Slashdot

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