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download superDAT download extraDATImportant: SuperDAT will only work with VirusScan 4.5 or later
Download and Install the SuperDat file to update VirusScan or NetShield on all Windows platforms.
This will install Scan Engine 5200 and Virus Definition (DAT) 5345.
- Click on the "Download SuperDat File" button below and save the file to your Desktop, or another convenient location.
- Double Click on the downloaded SuperDat file labeled sdat5345.exe to install.
- Follow the instructions on your screen.
Download ExtraDAT
Downloading and installing the EXTRA.DAT:
About EXTRA.DAT:
Regular McAfee virus definition (.DAT) file releases protect you quite well against new and still-circulating malicious code. But even weekly .DAT releases can't always protect you against a swift virus outbreak, especially in the wake of such e-mail borne viruses as W97M/MELISSA.
McAfee anti-virus software anticipates exactly this situation. It allows you to take advantage of capabilities built into the McAfee scan engine to deploy a small, supplemental virus definition file in between .DAT file releases. This small EXTRA.DAT file holds the absolutely latest available virus signature data for viruses that McAfee AVERT researchers have identified as high-risk contaminants.
The file can help to identify several viruses at once, but because AVERT researchers ordinarily publish an EXTRA.DAT file as soon as they identify a high-risk virus, the file frequently targets one or two highly prevalent agents. AVERT researchers then add the virus definitions they included in any EXTRA.DAT releases to the following week's regular .DAT file release.
To install the update, please click on the link below that corresponds to the version of VirusScan you are currently running, and save the file to your desktop. Once there, double click on the file to install it onto your system. Once it is installed, we recommend that you run a complete scan of your system.
