full-disclosure - McAfee VirusScan vs Metasploit Framework v2.x

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Date: Fri Dec  9 20:18:48 2005
From: xbud at g0thead.com (Orlando Padilla)
Subject: McAfee VirusScan vs Metasploit Framework v2.x

Would you yank out Canvas, and Core Impact products as well?

oh, wait... there probably isn't a sig for those so you wouldn't know.

On Friday 09 December 2005 11:38 am, Michael Holstein wrote:
> > Looks like some overzealous idiot at McAfee added "Trojan" signatures for
> > 202 files in the latest version of the Metasploit Framework. If you use
> > the Framework for your job and have a McAfee support contract, *please*
> > call them and let them know that their product is incorrectly tagging a
> > standard security tool as a "Trojan" and that this is interfering with
> > your ability to conduct business.
>
> A gun is a legitimate tool too .. except when it's in criminal hands.
>
> McAfee (and any other A/V product) let you configure exceptions/overrides.
>
> In my enterprise environment (McAfee, BTW), I would *want* copies of
> Metasploit yanked automatically from a PC.
>
> My $0.02
>
> Michael Holstein CISSP GCIA
> Cleveland State University
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