Once you have third party management configured, you can just grab the defs using a modified xdbdown script.
Change the target directory to wherever you installed your SEP:
Non-Vista
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\inbox
Vista
C:\Program Data\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\inbox\
Change rapid release to 0 or 1 depending which defs you want.
You will need to allow ftp access to ftp.symantec.com
This can't be set to an IP address as ftp.symantec.com is hosted with Akamai and changes depending on the web farm it resolves to.
Create a batch file from the following:
@Set COPY_jdb_TO="C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\inbox"
@set RAPIDRELEASE=0
@set jdbTEMP=%temp%
@rem ==============================================================================================
@rem Set RAPIDRELEASE=1 to download repidrelease definitions, RAPIDRELEASE=0 for fully QA'd definitions (standard).
@rem Change COPY_jdb_TO= to point to the SEP server directory (or where you want the jdb file copied)
@rem you can also run the script directly from the SEP incoming folder and it will copy the definitions there.
@rem jdbTEMP is the temp folder the script will use while downloading definitions, set to %temp% to use system default
@rem ==============================================================================================
@rem Script for downloading virus and spyware definition updates for
@rem Symantec Endpoint Protection version 11.xx
@rem ==============================================================================================
@echo off
rem ========= check that OS is win2k or better ============
rem if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto BADOS
rem if "%APPDATA%" == "" goto BADOS
rem ========= make sure to be in script directory ============
if exist rtvscan.exe set COPY_jdb_TO=%CD%
for %%i in (%0) do @%%~di
for %%i in (%0) do @cd %%~pi
if exist rtvscan.exe set COPY_jdb_TO=%CD%
rem =========== get name/size of last file from "jdbdown.lastfile" ============
if not exist jdbdown.lastfile goto NOLAST
for /f "tokens=1" %%f in (jdbdown.lastfile) do set lastfile=%%f
for /f "tokens=2" %%f in (jdbdown.lastfile) do set lastsize=%%f
:NOLAST
rem ========= jump to temp dir ============
if not exist "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp" md "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp"
if exist "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp\*.jdb" del "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp\*.jdb"
pushd "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp"
rem =========== make ftp script for checking jdb directory on ftp ===========
echo open ftp.symantec.com> check.txt
echo anonymous>> check.txt
echo
email@address.com>> check.txt
set jdbfolder=jdb
if "%RAPIDRELEASE%" == "1" set jdbfolder=rapidrelease
echo cd /public/english_us_canada/antivirus_definitions/symantec_antivirus_corp/%jdbfolder%>> check.txt
echo dir *.jdb chk.lst>> check.txt
echo bye>> check.txt
rem =========== get filename and size from ftp ============
if exist chk.lst del chk.lst
ftp -s:check.txt
if not exist chk.lst goto ERROR
for /f "tokens=9" %%f in (chk.lst) do set jdbfile=%%f
for /f "tokens=5" %%f in (chk.lst) do set jdbsize=%%f
if "%jdbfile%" == "" goto ERROR
if "%jdbsize%" == "" goto ERROR
rem =========== compare ftp name/size to local ============
if not "%jdbfile%" == "%lastfile%" goto DOWNLOAD
if not "%jdbsize%" == "%lastsize%" goto DOWNLOAD
popd
echo.
echo Already downloaded latest %jdbfolder% file: %jdbfile% - size %jdbsize%
echo %date% %time% Already downloaded latest %jdbfolder% file: %jdbfile% - size %jdbsize% >> jdbdown.log
goto END
:DOWNLOAD
rem ========= make ftp script for downloading new jdb file =========
echo open ftp.symantec.com> down.txt
echo anonymous>> down.txt
echo
email@address.com>> down.txt
echo cd public/english_us_canada/antivirus_definitions/norton_antivirus/%jdbfolder%>> down.txt
echo bin>> down.txt
echo hash>> down.txt
echo get %jdbfile%>> down.txt
echo bye>> down.txt
rem ============= download new file =================
ftp -s:down.txt
for %%i in (%jdbfile%) do @set newsize=%%~zi
if not "%newsize%" == "%jdbsize%" goto ERROR
move %jdbfile% %COPY_jdb_TO%
if exist %jdbfile% goto ERRORMOVE
popd
echo.
echo %jdbfile% %jdbsize% > jdbdown.lastfile
echo Downloaded new %jdbfolder% file: %jdbfile% - size %jdbsize%
echo %date% %time% Downloaded new %jdbfolder% file: %jdbfile% - size %jdbsize% >> jdbdown.log
goto END
:ERROR
popd
echo.
echo ERROR: problem downloading %jdbfolder% definition file. jdbfile=%jdbfile% jdbsize=%jdbsize% newsize=%newsize% (lastfile=%lastfile% lastsize=%lastsize%).
echo %date% %time% ERROR: problem downloading %jdbfolder% definition file. jdbfile=%jdbfile% jdbsize=%jdbsize% newsize=%newsize% (lastfile=%lastfile% lastsize=%lastsize%). >> jdbdown.log
type "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp\chk.lst" >> jdbdown.log
echo. >> jdbdown.log
goto END
:ERRORMOVE
popd
echo.
echo ERROR: problem moving definition file to SAV folder. COPY_jdb_TO=%COPY_jdb_TO% newsize=%newsize% (lastfile=%lastfile% lastsize=%lastsize%).
echo %date% %time% ERROR: problem moving definition file to SAV folder. COPY_jdb_TO=%COPY_jdb_TO% newsize=%newsize% (lastfile=%lastfile% lastsize=%lastsize%). >> jdbdown.log
goto END
:BADOS
echo.
echo ERROR: this script needs Windows 2000 or better.
echo %date% %time% ERROR: this script needs Windows 2000 or better. >> jdbdown.log
goto END
:END
if exist "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp\check.txt" del "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp\check.txt"
if exist "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp\down.txt" del "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp\down.txt"
if exist "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp\chk.lst" del "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp\chk.lst"
rd "%jdbTEMP%\jdbtmp"
set COPY_jdb_TO=
set RAPIDRELEASE=
set lastsize=
set lastfile=
set newsize=
set jdbsize=
set jdbfile=
set jdbfolder=
set jdbtemp=