CVE-2004-0933: Computer Associates (CA) InoculateIT 6.0, eTrust Antivirus r6.0 through r7.1, eTrust Antivirus for the Gate...

Security readout for executives and security teams

This CVE describes an antivirus bypass in older Computer Associates products. A specially formed compressed file could avoid detection while still being usable on the target system. The main business risk is false confidence in legacy antivirus controls, especially at email or gateway inspection points. Exposure is most likely where these legacy CA/eTrust/EZ antivirus or gateway products remain deployed, archived, or embedded in old systems. Modern environments are unlikely to be exposed unless they still depend on these versions for archive scanning. Prioritize remediation if the organization still uses these legacy CA products in mail, gateway, or endpoint scanning. For most modern environments, urgency is lower, but unsupported security tools create operational risk. Mitigation focus: Inventory for affected CA, eTrust, EZ-Armor, and EZ-Antivirus versions.; Check CA or successor vendor guidance for patches, signatures, or retirement advice.; Replace unsupported affected antivirus components with supported scanning controls..

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Jun 30, 2026, 02:08 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.