Norton Virus Definitions

[Osiris]

Anyone know where Norton stores the virus definitions files?

 

[Blitze105]

id look and prolly find it if i could look through it.. i enjoy finding things like that but i dont use norton (and i lost the setup file deleted)
so unless i get it i cant help sorry...

 

[desiboi]

Reason?

 

[Osiris]

I'm using Symantec Antivirus 10.0, for some reason, when I updated it to the new definitions which is 4/29, it would revert back to 4/12 definition files, and a message would display saying my definitions could not be found and my system was not fully updated. Since I couldn't find where they are stored, I downloaded the new definitions and installed them in C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus and so far, so good. But do you know where they are stored?

 

[SkyHi]

Hrm, check for .def? I think that's how they stored them in 2002

 

[fillcakes]

Download the updater file from Symantec, which is 29th April at the moment


http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/download/pages/US-N95.html

Downlaod to computer, run it.

Then open NAV and see if the update shows 29th April

Get a 2nd opinion on any advice you receive from forums before you commit to their advice!

 

[fillcakes]

I've assumed you tried updating using NAV LiveUpdate, of course

 

[thatdarngood]

yes man. All of your virus definitions downloaded via live update will be stored into c:\program files\common files\symantec shared\virusdefs\

your most recent update will be shown as a folder with the date as its name.