The public beta release of Acrobat Reader 4.0, posted on www.adobe.com in early March was rumored to contain a virus. This is a false report. McAfee VirusScan 4.x.x for Windows using the 4.0.4017 Virus DAT file released March 15, 1999 reported that the pre-release version had the NetBusPro.dr virus, but this was due to an imprecise virus specification within the 4.0.4017 Virus DAT file itself. The 4.0.4019 Virus DAT file released by Network Associates on March 29, 1999 corrects the problem and shows that the file is free of viruses. Both the virus lab at Network Associates and Adobe Systems Inc have confirmed this fix. BTW, the 4.0.4015 Virus DAT file that was current as of early March had also shown the file to be free of viruses. All pre-release and release versions of Acrobat 4.0 Reader are free of known viruses. Adobe uses a number of virus scanning utilities, in addition to McAfee, to thoroughly screen all software before it is released publicly. Thank you for your attention in this matter. Sarah ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Rosenbaum Adobe Systems Incorporated Group Product Manager 345 Park Avenue, MS E14 Adobe Acrobat San Jose, CA 95110 408-536-3844 (v) srosenbaat_private 408-537-4005 (f) www.adobe.com/acrobat ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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