Re: [WinMac] Norton AntiVirus Version 5.0

From: John Nurick (jnurick[at]locum-destination.com)
Date: Wed Apr 26 2000 - 22:28:42 PDT

  • Next message: John Nurick: "Re: [WinMac] CPU Comparisons"

    I had this problem a couple of years ago with (IIRC) NAV 4, and
    as Tom says worked round it by downloading the definitions from
    the ftp site. I never worked out what the cause was, but
    suspect that it was related to the release of the next version
    of NAV.

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Tom Roth <tomroth@wfubmc.edu>
    To: <winmac@lists.best.com>
    Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 6:23 PM
    Subject: Re: [WinMac] Norton AntiVirus Version 5.0

    >
    >
    > > 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.
    >
    >
    _______________________________________________________________
    ____
    > Tom Roth Wake Forest University School of
    Medicine
    > tomroth@wfubmc.edu Dept of Biomedical
    Communications
    > http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ Medical
    Center Blvd
    > Tel 336.716.4493 Winston-Salem, NC
    27157-1011
    >
    _______________________________________________________________
    ____
    >
    > *** Windows-MacintoshOS Cooperation List ***
    > FAQ: http://www.darryl.com/winmacfaq/
    > Archive: http://www.darryl.com/winmac/
    >
    > To unsubscribe, send mail to winmac-request@lists.best.com
    > with just the word "unsubscribe" in the body of the message.

    *** Windows-MacintoshOS Cooperation List ***
    FAQ: http://www.darryl.com/winmacfaq/
    Archive: http://www.darryl.com/winmac/

    To unsubscribe, send mail to winmac-request@lists.best.com
    with just the word "unsubscribe" in the body of the message.



    This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Wed Apr 26 2000 - 23:01:54 PDT