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[Sw-release-announce] Information Systems Releases Virex 7.2.1
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Albert Willis)
Tue Jul 29 16:00:43 2003
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Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 16:00:00 -0400
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Good morning.
Information Systems is pleased to announce the release of Virex
7.2.1, the most current version of McAfee's antivirus software for
Mac OS X. Virex 7.2.1 can detect Macintosh, Windows and Microsoft
Office macro viruses.
New features since Virex 7.0:
- eUpdate: users can update virus definition files (also known as
DAT files) from within Virex
- Much improved scanning speed
- Many new types of files that can be scanned, including PDF,
compressed and archive files
- Much improved user interface
More information about the new features in Virex are available at
http://web.mit.edu/is/help/virex/Update.txt.
Who Should Upgrade
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Information Systems recommends that all current users of Virex 7.0
should upgrade to this version.
Users of Mac OS 9.2.2 (and earlier) should continue to use Virex 6.1.
Virex 7.2.1 can run on Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later; Information Systems
recommends Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
Where to get Virex 7.2.1
------------------------
The installer is available from http://web.mit.edu/software/mac.html
as Virex 7.2.1.
Please review the documentation at
http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=579&platform=Macintosh.
If you have a question or need assistance, please contact the
Computing Helpdesk at computing-help@mit.edu or x3-1101.
Al Willis for the Virex Release Team
Deb Bowser
Janet Littell
Christine Verick
