This issue can manifest in the following ways: The following is a list of the expected behaviors of affected Symantec software with default configurations. Note: This includes all Security Content updates – including Antivirus definitions, Proactive Threat Protection (PTS) Truscan definitions, and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) definitions. Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange or Symantec Mail Security for Domino) Products which rely on Symantec Endpoint Protection for definition updates (e.g.Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition v12.x Product Line.Symantec Endpoint Protection v11.x Product Line.Symptoms: Security Content dates on the following Symantec products are dated 12/31/09 rev xxx despite being the latest available through LiveUpdate:
Question/Issue: Why are the Security Content dates for Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) not progressing beyond 12/31/09? SNAC Behavior – If Host Integrity (HI) is being used to check for AntiVirus (A/V) definitions compliance on the agent, it will fail.
The fix: release new definition updates, but keep the Decemdate. Symantec antivirus, although it updates the same as before, doesn’t recognize a date newer than 2009. This seems like a Y2K problem, only it’s 2010. One more reason to use RUN Networks Integrated Antivirus.īelow is an excerpt from the Symantec Antivirus knowledgebase.
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