Updating your Symantec AntiVirus Program

There is a new Symantec Norton Anti-virus program that must be downloaded to you computer in order to update it.

The new version is 10.1.5 for Windows XP and is available at http://antivirus.utoronto.ca/

Confirm that you need the new version by starting Symantec Anti-Virus. Click on the yellow shield in the taskbar at the bottom left of the Desktop. The program version will be displayed.

If you need to update, you must first remove the old version. Stop Symantec AntiVirus from running by going to the Task Manager (CTRL-ALT-DELETE) selecting Symantec AntiVirus and clicking on End Program at the bottom.

Then go to the Control Panel and select Add or Remove Programs. Find Symantec AntiVirus in the list of programs, hightlight it, and choose "remove program". Just follow the steps and the program will be uninstalled.

Now go to http://antivirus.utoronto.ca/ and click on Symantec AntiVirus version 10.1.5 for Windows. This is not for VISTA users.

You will need to enter your Utorid and password. Choose Save and save the file (SAV10.exe) to your Desktop.

Now double click on the file (sav10.exe) and choose "Run"
Click on "Extract"

Follow the installation instructions. You will need to accept the license agreement. Install the complete program.

You will be taken to Liveupdate. Click on "next". It will take a few minutes to download the virus definition files.

That should do it, although you should re-start your computer.

Everyone with an Utorid and password should be using the most up-to-date virus protection. It is provided to the UofT community at no cost to the user.