Re: SP2 virus software warnings

From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 09/25/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 20:38:19 -0500

Tom H. wrote:
> Since installing SP2 on my MS Windows XP system I get an
> annoying warning everytime I start the system. It says
> Windows cannot verify the settings of my anti-virus
> software. I have Norton AntiVirus, and it is set with
> Auto-Protect enabled. XP seems unable to determine this,
> so it sends me these warnings. Reluctantly, I turned the
> warnings off, but now XP won't warn me if something truly
> goes wrong with my AntiVirus settings.
>
> Does anybody else have this problem? How can I fix it?

The problem is with Symantec (Norton) Antivirus. Symantec acknowledges this
as a problem and has released and retracted a patch for the 2004 product
line once already. If you go to Symantec's web page and look here
(specifically):

http://snipurl.com/9aob

You will see that the 2005 product line already includes the necessary
patches/upgrade. The new release of the 2004 product line patch/upgrade is
expected sometime in late September/early October.

I am unsure if any prior products from Symantec will have patches available. 

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