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Symantec Anti-virus Corporate 8.0 still gets current virus updates?

  • 1.  Symantec Anti-virus Corporate 8.0 still gets current virus updates?

    Posted Feb 18, 2009 07:05 PM

    Hello.

    I'm about to launch a business on my PC (again) and and need a quick fix.

    I have a copy of Symantec Anti-virus Corporate here although it is 8.0 which is an old version (says 2002 in the help file) . I was under the impression from prior use that a Corporate version would stay up to date on definitions but maybe I was wrong.  I installed it and it ran a crap load of updates in live update but then a pop-up came up and said "the defintion file is old" when it was done.

    When I pull up the window from the toolbar it says Virus Def file:

    10/21/1999 rev 83


    Do I need to purchase a new license or completely different program or do you think this will still be up-to-date?


    If this is too old, what is the best way to TOTALLY remove it? I remember in the past removing a Symantec product completely was not easy, it left more footprints than were wanted.

     

    Here is a little more info from the program:

     

    The version is full version 8.0 and the liscense type is

    Server/Client Gold (mfg only)


    Thanks in advance for any help!

    Jay



  • 2.  RE: Symantec Anti-virus Corporate 8.0 still gets current virus updates?

    Posted Feb 20, 2009 04:43 AM

    Hi,

     

    Symantec Antivirus 8.0 reached its End of Support Life as of November 30, 2005 and Symantec Antivirus 8.1 reached its End of Support Life as of January 31, 2007, as defined in the Symantec Enterprise Technical Support Policy. Therefore virus definition updates are no longer supported for this product.

    Symantec Antivirus 9.x will reach its End of Support Life as of March 31, 2009. Virus definition updates for version 9.x will be discontinued on April 1, 2009. Please contact your account manager or reseller for information about our current shipping versions.

     

    http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/definitions/download/detail.jsp?gid=savce

     

    - Jukka