How to transport norton antivirus defs from 98 to xp or back

I have 98SE in c: and xp pro sp2 in e:

I have nav 2k5 in both.

The problem is: I have to update virus defs in both partitions.

Is there any method to transport virus defs and other norton
live update downloads from 98 to xp or from xp to 98, so as
to avoid double downloading of the same thing?

TIA
--
Rawat

| I have 98SE in c: and xp pro sp2 in e:
|
| I have nav 2k5 in both.
|
| The problem is: I have to update virus defs in both partitions.
|
| Is there any method to transport virus defs and other norton
| live update downloads from 98 to xp or from xp to 98, so as
| to avoid double downloading of the same thing?
|
| TIA
| --
| Rawat


Rawat:

There are anti virus News Groups specifically for this type of discussion.

microsoft.public.scripting.virus.discussion
microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus

--
Dave

I'd avoid even thinking about attempting that. One wrong move and there's
no telling what may happen especially the way Norton applications write to
the registry. If you have 2005 installed on 2 OS's from the same CD (
illegal according to the EULA) that means you have used 2 activations which
leaves you with 3.

--

Brian A.

Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"V S Rawat" wrote in message
...
I have 98SE in c: and xp pro sp2 in e:

I have nav 2k5 in both.

The problem is: I have to update virus defs in both partitions.

Is there any method to transport virus defs and other norton live update
downloads from 98 to xp or from xp to 98, so as to avoid double
downloading of the same thing?

TIA
--
Rawat

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 01:24:28 +0530, V S Rawat
wrote:

I have 98SE in c: and xp pro sp2 in e:

I have nav 2k5 in both.

The problem is: I have to update virus defs in both partitions.

Is there any method to transport virus defs and other norton
live update downloads from 98 to xp or from xp to 98, so as
to avoid double downloading of the same thing?

TIA

You can copy all the files of the latest downloaded definition from
\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\VirusDefs\Latest_date
folder of one system, and transfer them to
\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\VirusDefs\incoming
folder of the other. Norton will do the rest of job itself.

Don't know how to transfer the other LiveUpdate downloads -- and even
don't think it is possible in a simple way: in many cases LiveUpdate
changes the Registry.
--
Mikhail Zhilin
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
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On 3/7/05 1:24 AM India Time, _V S Rawat_ wrote:

I have 98SE in c: and xp pro sp2 in e:

I have nav 2k5 in both.

The problem is: I have to update virus defs in both partitions.

Is there any method to transport virus defs and other norton
live update downloads from 98 to xp or from xp to 98, so as
to avoid double downloading of the same thing?

TIA

I wonder how businesses are updating virus defs.

If I have a LAN with 50 pcs all have internet and nav, Will
I have to run live update on all 50 pcs individually?

or will I have to download that 7MB_and_growing virus defs
every week and run on each pc?

--
Rawat

From: "V S Rawat"

| On 3/7/05 1:24 AM India Time, _V S Rawat_ wrote:
|
I have 98SE in c: and xp pro sp2 in e:

I have nav 2k5 in both.

The problem is: I have to update virus defs in both partitions.

Is there any method to transport virus defs and other norton
live update downloads from 98 to xp or from xp to 98, so as
to avoid double downloading of the same thing?

TIA
|
| I wonder how businesses are updating virus defs.
|
| If I have a LAN with 50 pcs all have internet and nav, Will
| I have to run live update on all 50 pcs individually?
|
| or will I have to download that 7MB_and_growing virus defs
| every week and run on each pc?
|
| --
| Rawat

Your queries are *best* answered in...

microsoft.public.scripting.virus.discussion
microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus

Corporate/Enterprise softwaere tend to have enterprise management software to "push"
updates.

McAfee uses E-Policy Orchestrator (ePO) to push software updates, hotfoxes and virus
definitions to workstations. On my Domain, I used an advanced Jixtart based Login Script to
push updates when users logged onto the AD Domain.

Symantec and TrendMicro also have appluications similar to McAfee's ePO

--
Dave

David, thanks for the Wallwatcher program. I nailed down my problems as far
as hacking attempts. It was due to a CWS (Cool Web Search) and a start page
that had been changed by Cool Web Search in IE. My bi-directional ZoneAlarm
PRO. was blocking this baddie from sending the information home and thanks to
my software firewall I recognized a problem and scanned with Webroot's
SpySweeper and the problem was solved. BTW, SpySweeper came #2 in the
ratings of March PC World magazine. smile -- 81% detection rate according
to the article BTW, Microsoft beta antispyware program scored the highest
in the ratings but was not included since it was in beta testing. Microsoft
made a really smart move by buying out Giant with its 13 employees and
Microsoft certainly is setting themselves up for the future with this
purchase. However, I am saddened that Microsofts antispyware is just for
2000 and XP and not 98SE. However, I can still test and try it out in my XP
PRO. side of my dual 98SE/XPPRO computer so all is mostly okay. LOL!!

"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
...
: From: "V S Rawat"
:
: | On 3/7/05 1:24 AM India Time, _V S Rawat_ wrote:
: |
: I have 98SE in c: and xp pro sp2 in e:
:
: I have nav 2k5 in both.
:
: The problem is: I have to update virus defs in both partitions.
:
: Is there any method to transport virus defs and other norton
: live update downloads from 98 to xp or from xp to 98, so as
: to avoid double downloading of the same thing?
:
: TIA
: |
: | I wonder how businesses are updating virus defs.
: |
: | If I have a LAN with 50 pcs all have internet and nav, Will
: | I have to run live update on all 50 pcs individually?
: |
: | or will I have to download that 7MB_and_growing virus defs
: | every week and run on each pc?
: |
: | --
: | Rawat
:
: Your queries are *best* answered in...
:
: microsoft.public.scripting.virus.discussion
: microsoft.public.security.virus
: alt.comp.virus
: alt.comp.anti-virus
:
: Corporate/Enterprise softwaere tend to have enterprise management software
to "push"
: updates.
:
: McAfee uses E-Policy Orchestrator (ePO) to push software updates, hotfoxes
and virus
: definitions to workstations. On my Domain, I used an advanced Jixtart
based Login Script to
: push updates when users logged onto the AD Domain.
:
: Symantec and TrendMicro also have appluications similar to McAfee's ePO
:
: --
: Dave
:
:

From: "Dan"

| David, thanks for the Wallwatcher program. I nailed down my problems as far
| as hacking attempts. It was due to a CWS (Cool Web Search) and a start page
| that had been changed by Cool Web Search in IE. My bi-directional ZoneAlarm
| PRO. was blocking this baddie from sending the information home and thanks to
| my software firewall I recognized a problem and scanned with Webroot's
| SpySweeper and the problem was solved. BTW, SpySweeper came #2 in the
| ratings of March PC World magazine. smile -- 81% detection rate according
| to the article BTW, Microsoft beta antispyware program scored the highest
| in the ratings but was not included since it was in beta testing. Microsoft
| made a really smart move by buying out Giant with its 13 employees and
| Microsoft certainly is setting themselves up for the future with this
| purchase. However, I am saddened that Microsofts antispyware is just for
| 2000 and XP and not 98SE. However, I can still test and try it out in my XP
| PRO. side of my dual 98SE/XPPRO computer so all is mostly okay. LOL!!
|
| "David H. Lipman" wrote in message


Thanx for the update Dan !

It is the combined purchases of; GeCAD RAV, Sybari AV and Giant AS that will change the way
MS deals with malware and exploitations.

--
Dave

Great and maybe now future Microsoft operating systems will be very secure; I
can only hope. :

"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
...
: From: "Dan"
:
: | David, thanks for the Wallwatcher program. I nailed down my problems as
far
: | as hacking attempts. It was due to a CWS (Cool Web Search) and a start
page
: | that had been changed by Cool Web Search in IE. My bi-directional
ZoneAlarm
: | PRO. was blocking this baddie from sending the information home and
thanks to
: | my software firewall I recognized a problem and scanned with Webroot's
: | SpySweeper and the problem was solved. BTW, SpySweeper came #2 in the
: | ratings of March PC World magazine. smile -- 81% detection rate
according
: | to the article BTW, Microsoft beta antispyware program scored the
highest
: | in the ratings but was not included since it was in beta testing.
Microsoft
: | made a really smart move by buying out Giant with its 13 employees and
: | Microsoft certainly is setting themselves up for the future with this
: | purchase. However, I am saddened that Microsofts antispyware is just for
: | 2000 and XP and not 98SE. However, I can still test and try it out in my
XP
: | PRO. side of my dual 98SE/XPPRO computer so all is mostly okay. LOL!!
: |
: | "David H. Lipman" wrote in message
:
:
: Thanx for the update Dan !
:
: It is the combined purchases of; GeCAD RAV, Sybari AV and Giant AS that
will change the way
: MS deals with malware and exploitations.
:
: --
: Dave
:
: