Robert Baer wrote in message <>...
>rt wrote:
>>
>> Robert Baer wrote in message <>...
>> > So, since the autoupdate feature does not work in my version of
>> >NortonAntiVirus, i have been downloading their "intelligent updater".
>> > However, as of the Feb 2 copy, not only has the icon changed, but it
>> >does not work, giving a message like "This package is not signed with a
>> >valid Synmantec signature. This intelligent updater package cannot
>> >continue installing".
>> > WTF????
>> > *Directly* from their site!
>> > Yet more buggy software from them??
>>
>> I'm having the same problem using Win98 1st ed. The last one that I was
able
>> to use was 20050130-005-i32.exe which I istalled on 01/31/05.
>> My system slows down when I try any of the new updaters. When I right
click
>> on them and try to either open or delete them, it takes about 45 seconds
>> before the context menu opens. I tried 20050203-008-i32.exe and
>> 20050205-009-i32.exe. Both of them have smaller file sizes than
>> 20050130-005-i32.exe, which I assume means something is missing, given
that
>> the file sizes normally get larger as new definitions are added. I right
>> clicked the updater files and used "Quick View": the signatures for
>> 20050203-008-i32.exe and 20050130-005-i32.exe are the same as
>> 20050130-005-i32.exe, so I don't understand why the Feb 3 and Feb 5
updaters
>> wont work. I'm using NAV version 4.08. Maybe Symantic has stopped
supporting
>> it.
>> rt
>
>..or maybe they are becoming more like Micro$uck -- adding "features"
>and thus more bugs.
>
> According to the info on their site, the only thing i see with 4.* is
>"Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine for Windows NT Server 4.0" ...
> But they do list what i have.
> Try re-running one of the older updaters if you still have it and see
>if it bombs.
> I am beginning to think that a virus has snuck in that is NAV
>specific, and maybe it came from them.
There's another thread about the same problem at
symantec.customerservice.general.
Subject:antivirus update problem
date: 01/27/05
from: JF
The article about zip file types is interesting. I'm hoping the problem is
gpoing to be cleared up. I recall a couple of years ago when I couldn't
login at Symantec ftp and had to do the updates from their web site. That
clearded up in a couple of weeks. I'll give it another week or so, if the
updates still don't work, i think I'll try AVG free edition. BTW, I didn't
try installing an older update. I didn't want to take a chance on not being
able to reinstall the 1/30 update.
rt
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