McAfee update: File SK_det.mcs is corrupt

From: Cautious Nerd (Cautious_at_Nerds-R-Us.com)
Date: 03/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 09:01:03 -0500

While updating McAfee definitions, I got this message:

   File SK_det.mcs is corrupt.
   Downloading complete file again.

I don't normally expect files to be corrupt in Win2K/SP4/NTFS,
especially with proper shutdown (or mostly, hibernation).
Of course, I let it download again and am rescanning. I wonder
if it is overly paranoid to suspect that it resulted from malware?
I realize that anything is possible, but I'm wondering about
likelihood. Any thoughts?

Cautious Nerd

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