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> Brian Durant wrote:
> I understand, the Live Update feature is supposed to last for a year.
> Every time I use the feature, the response I receive is that there are no
> new updates. This has been going on for about three months now and I am
> concerned about getting the latest virus definitions. Is there some
> limitation on Live Update that doesn't allow me to download new
> definitions after a certain date... even with a fresh install? If so, it
> would have been better if I was told to upgrade. If not, what is the
> catch? Can I get new virus definitions through ftp that I can't get with
> Live Update? Doesn't Symantec update virus defs every month for Win like
> they do for Mac? It would be odd if they didn't as there are so many more
> viruses on the PC side.
I've reinstalled before and not had a problem like this but you don't
have to use Live Update. You can download new virus defs from their
web/ftp site. I don't think they are necessarily updated every month
but I could be wrong.
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