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

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Date: Fri Dec  9 19:40:34 2005
From: michael.holstein at csuohio.edu (Michael Holstein)
Subject: McAfee VirusScan vs Metasploit Framework v2.x

> 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