MacAffee's .dat files are your virus database. So you should update them
regularly (around once a week/month), even if you can't update your McAffee
egine any more.

But apart from money issues, you should renew your subscription to keep with
the latest engine updates so you keep being at the sharpest edge with virus
tracking.

Ludovic d'Anchald

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sherry
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 3:05 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [PCSOFT] MacAfee Virus Scan
>
>
> My subscription to download the latest virus MacAffee updates
> has expired but it says I can still download the free .dat
> files. What are they and do they help protect my computer
> from viruses? Is it a waste of my time to download them?
> Thanks,
>  Sherry Wilkins
>
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