legal superdat

[andyisc00l]

I had a question on this website, whether it is legal or not to do this. Normally you have to pay for virusscan updates...

http://www.neilslade.com/virusscanupdate.html ..

at there it shows you a place to get it for free, it seems to be from mcafee.com, so tahts why I figured it was legal, but then again I thought it was like $20 a month, someone clear this up for me? (not a big deal, just curious)

[scott d]

superdat only works for certain versions of mcafee virus scan. I have virus scan enterprise 8, and i know it works for that, but on the mcafee website, there's a warning PLEASE READ FIRST
Do not download these updates if you are a subscriber of:
• McAfee VirusScan
• McAfee Personal Firewall

I guess if your subscription is expired, it couldn't hurt to try, but I'll bet superdat has some sort of thing that checks for subscription status

[coin]

It doesn't check your subscription status but if you do not have a valid subscription you are breaking the terms and conditions of the use of the software. Also the supredat will not upgrade you to a newer version of the software.
Maybe McAfee have decided that as they release a newer version of their software faster than most subscriptions run out, it is not worth putting extra effort into controlling downloads of virus signatures and small engine upgrades.