- #SEMANTIC NORTON ANTIVIRUS INSTALL#
- #SEMANTIC NORTON ANTIVIRUS UPDATE#
- #SEMANTIC NORTON ANTIVIRUS PC#
- #SEMANTIC NORTON ANTIVIRUS ZIP#
- #SEMANTIC NORTON ANTIVIRUS WINDOWS#
In addition to this important variable, Symantec Endpoint also has benefits related to version update capability and free virus definition updates for life.
#SEMANTIC NORTON ANTIVIRUS PC#
Uninstals previous versions installs new version prompt for reboot no problem.While Norton includes an antivirus, antispyware and firewall agent, it does not include TruScan technology which is a virus prevention feature that proactively reviews behaviors to detect and stop malware that hasn’t been reported to the industry from ever infecting the PC making Symantec Endpoint more robust and secure.
#SEMANTIC NORTON ANTIVIRUS INSTALL#
I push it out as unsecure system user so it will install with elevated priveledges-Power users etc.
#SEMANTIC NORTON ANTIVIRUS ZIP#
SAV directory place on network with created reg export, and modified vdefhub zip file.Ĭreate an application object for symantec antivirus.msi with a distribution option where you would import the reg file you created. This is to not receive the virus defs older than 30 days message. Locate the newest virus definition located in program files/common files/symantec shared/virusdefs/ex.20070510.025 Select all files within and utilize winzip to add and replace the files within the vdefhub.zip which is file within the sav directory where the symantec antivirus.msi is located. basically any customized modifications.Open regedit to HKLM/software/intel/landesk/virusprotect6 exported that registry key. What worked was on a clean vmware session of XP SP2 I installed the package and made all my time schedule changes, quarantine/delete options, no scan network drives etc. Had terrible time with mst for SAVCE client. I utilize Zenworks 7 to distribute msi/mst. Network Admin - Gainesville State College I'll surely went through - HELL - troubleshooting this over Christmas and would like to see others benefit. SAV already has the latest version as of the date of this post.
#SEMANTIC NORTON ANTIVIRUS WINDOWS#
If you're using a firewall or Windows Firewall (in XP), be sure to make the necessary exceptions (2967 TCP and perhaps a program exception of C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe).Ĥ.Reboot the PC after the installation is complete.ĥ.Don't worry about installing SymEvent. This step may not be necessary are you are already identifying the primary server on the command line.ģ. This makes sure all of SAV's programs settings and options (that you configured on the primary server) are implemented on the client PC. This was the biggest problem I had to solve!Ģ.You may also want to copy GRC.dat from the primary server to the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5\ folder on the local PC. You'll need to do this so the client will communicate with the primary server and receive virus def updates. cer certificate file from the primary server to the C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\pki\roots\ folder on the client PC. Basically it shows the install progress (and errors) but does not allow the user to cancel the installation.ġ.It's best to do this install from a script because you're going to need to copy down the. Change the name to match your primary server.Ħ.RUNLIVEUPDATE=0 means don't run LiveUpdate after the installation is completeħ.ADDLOCAL=SAVMain,SAVUI,SAVHelp,QClient means install all features except for the crappy email plugin that hoses the PC anyway.Ĩ./qb! is an msiexec.exe switch and is used to hide buttons on the installation dialog. Come on Symantec, use the 8.3 naming convention!!Ģ.ReallySuppress means the installation will NEVER prompt to reboot the PC.ģ.INSTALLSERVER=0 means this is a client installation (Windows XP, etc.) and not a server installation.Ĥ.NETWORKTYPE=1 means this is a managed installation (as opposed to be an unmanaged install that will not look to a primary server for virus def updates)ĥ.SERVERNAME=GIS means that the name of the primary server that this client will look to for virus defs and program settings is called GIS. Msiexec.exe /i SAV10.msi REBOOT=ReallySuppress INSTALLSERVER=0 NETWORKTYPE=1 SERVERNAME=GIS RUNLIVEUPDATE=0 ADDLOCAL=SAVMain,SAVUI,SAVHelp,QClient /qb!ġ.The msi has been renamed to SAV10.msi and can be run directly. The following command should be on 1 line (no wraps): Just copy the entire contents of the SAV client installation folder to a temp folder on the client PC and run the installation from the client PC. BTW, this works - I've used it to deploy SAV to over 1200 PCs and 5000+ users. Bear in mind that the installation requires local admin permissions (there are ways to get around this - google CPAU - it's a free RUNAS utility). Use the following command line to deploy SAV to a client via a login script or whatever.