Update Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition definitions without using LiveUpdate

Update Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition definitions without using LiveUpdate

Question/Issue:
Your primary Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition server cannot automatically download virus definitions using LiveUpdate. Alternately, you want the process of downloading the daily definitions update download by hand.


Solution:
Download the attached *.vdb files.

To download an .vdb file from Symantec

1. Go to the vdb folder on the Symantec FTP site.
   
2. Click the .vdb file with the latest date, and select Save to disk from the dialog box.
3. If the .vdb file downloads with a .zip extension, remove the .zip extension by renaming the file.
   The file name should be similar to the following:
   vd2ca005.vdb

To copy an .vdb file to a Symantec AntiVirus server

• Copy the .vdb file to the Symantec AntiVirus program folder.
  • For NetWare servers, the default location is SYS:SAV.
  • For antivirus servers on Windows computers, the default is C:\Program Files\SAV\ for Symantec AntiVirus 8.x, or C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus for Symantec AntiVirus 9.x.

The location of the folder can vary if you upgraded from a previous version.
For help with this, see the "To find the Symantec AntiVirus program folder" section in the Technical Information section of this document.