Re: No new virus definitions for weeks

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From: CS (nomail_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/18/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 20:55:26 -0500

On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 16:47:09 +0100, Terry Pinnell
<terrypinDELETE@THESEdial.pipex.com> wrote:

As long as your subscription is up to date, you can log on directly to
the Symantec site and download the virus definitions yourself. I can
tell you positively that something is wrong. The virus definition
files are the same for NAV 2002, 2003, and 2004. NAV definitions were
downloaded today by live update on my system. Dated Sep 17th.

Look for the intelligent updater and use it to install the new
definitions. Go here:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/download.html

>I've had no helpful responseto my enquiries in the Symantec groups, so
>wonder if someone here can help please?
>
>It's now several weeks since LiveUpdate downloaded anything new. Each
>time I open NAV (part of SystemWorks 5.0) and manually initiate LU,
>I'm told all my Symantec programs are fully up to date. I renewed my
>subscription some months ago, so that can't be the problem.
>
>LiveReg
>LiveUpdate
>Norton AntiVirus 2002
>Norton AntiVirus Virus Definitions
>Norton Ghost 2002
>Norton SystemWorks 2002
>Norton Utilities 2002
>SARC Submission Software Updates
>ScriptBlocking
>Speed Disk
>Symantec Common Driver: SymEvent
>Symantec Redirector
>
>Surely this cannot be so? Have the virus writers gone on indefinite
>leave, or what?

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