Re: Symantec Security Check Tells Me it My AntiVirus Software Isn't Up-To-Date

From: Eli (meagain_at_outthere.invalid)
Date: 05/30/04 

Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 13:55:12 -0400

I guesss the disparity in the in the Norton Firewall 2003 and the Norton
AntiVirus 2004 might be a possibility. But I had run this same Security
Check via Symantec a few weeks ago with these very same Norton products. The
security test results were negative on ALL parameters.

The "Automated support Assistant" at the symantec support site: just gave me
this reading for the NAV 2004:

<<<<<<
The Automated Support Assistant has found the information below.
Please click the Send Data button to continue.

 Product Name Norton AntiVirus 2004
 Product Version 10.00.13
 Family nav
 Virus Definition Date 20040528
 Software Vendor Symantec
 Program Status good
 Operating System Windows Me
 Operating System Version 73010104
 Service Pack
 Internet Explorer Version 6.0.2800.1106
 Available Memory 1793156
 Available Disk Space 14207
 CPU type 586
 OS Language en-us;English (United States)
 LiveUpdate Version 2.0.39.0
 Product SKU 10097951
 Subscription Service Name Virus Definition Subscription
 Subscription Service Language us
 Subscription Service SKU 10097949
 Subscription Begin Date 20040407
 Subscription End Date 20050408
 Subscription Length 366
 Remaining Days for Subscription 314
 Subscription in Warning Period no
 Subscription Expired no
 Subscription Software Version 2.4.2.2295

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The Symantec Security Check failed to even detect Symantec's Norton
antiVirus

I doubt I'll get much of a meannigful answer from the "non-automated"
support.....

Thanks:

-Eli

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"Phil Weldon" <notdisclosed@example.com> wrote in message
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| The difference, beginning with the 2004 versions has something to do, I
| believe, with Symantec's switch to 'product activation'. Not only could
| earlier 'Personal' versions be installed on multiple systems, all with
365
| days access to virus definition updates, but renewal of access only
| required uninstalling, then reinstalling. Symantec wanted to recapture
all
| those 'running free' revenue streams, and didn't get it quite right.
|
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