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Hardware Support v1.4 User Guide
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Notifications
As a McAfee customer, you can receive the benefits of the McAfee Avert® Labs to help you
maintain the highest possible level of security. McAfee Avert Labs has over 100 dedicated
researchers in 14 countries to continuously monitor the latest threats and provide
remediation, so that you can stay ahead of the latest threats and respond quickly to
emergencies.
McAfee Threat Centre
The McAfee Threat Centre provides one location containing a comprehensive list of top
vulnerabilities and threats. It also contains links to useful tools for virus removal and
Foundstone tools that can mimic vulnerable site highlighting common weaknesses.
http://www.mcafee.com/us/threat_center/default.asp
McAfee Avert Labs Threat News
McAfee Avert Labs Threat News is an email notification to inform subscribers of the latest
information regarding threats that reach Low-Profiled, Medium, Medium-On-Watch, High, or
High-Outbreak assessment levels.
Sign up at:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/join_list.aspx
Details on the classification of threat levels can be found at:
http://www.mcafee.com/us/threat_center/outbreaks/virus_library/risk_assessment.html
Avert DAT Notification Service
Every Monday through Friday McAfee Avert posts the latest DATs to ensure your product
contains the most up-to-date detection and repair. A subscriber to this service will receive an
email from Avert, informing you that the DATs are ready to download. In the event a security
threat is discovered and Avert assigns a risk assessment to the threat that is Medium or
above, Avert will post the DATs, and will notify you of the emergency DAT posting.
Sign up at:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/signup_DAT_notification.aspx
