Tuesday, January 17th 2012
Turn Your PC Into A Spam Relay With Mcafee Internet Security Software
It looks like McAfee internet security software has a nice surprise for its unwitting users. Some are finding that their email addresses have been blocked when using the RumorServer Service myAgtSvc.exe, McAfee Peer Distribution Service, which is part of McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection Suite, previously known as Total Protection Service. c|net reports that the software allows computers to serve as open spam proxies, because the service has been hacked. The Kamaar blog first detected this problem on Jan 4th and reported on it, also giving a workaround to affected customers until McAfee fixes the problem. This problem is somewhat ironic, because the customer would actually be better off without McAfee's help, so it can't be good for the company's reputation. It's also taking them a rather long time fix a serious flaw, which doesn't build confidence in their products.
10 Comments on Turn Your PC Into A Spam Relay With Mcafee Internet Security Software
basically if you install McAfee Internet Security on your pc, you help the spamming phenomenon? :confused:
Also, you don't like McAffe we get it. Get over it and move on.It's not like they are the first company ever to be hacked.
Not reputation lost in my opinion because there was no reputation to lose from my experiences with McAfee software.
And they shouldn't take so long to fix a flaw like this. Don't apologize for them. My story has nothing to do with whether I like them or not. A company goofs up, they get the trademark qubit reporting style and humour. ;)
Also there's appearently a patch in the works, as your source says at the bottom of her article. Slower than optimum of course, but anything over zero is.