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| Date: | Sat, 3 Jun 2006 11:41:48 -0400 |
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Dan:
You should be able to install over the old software. Usually this
works, although occasionally the process will fail. If you get really
stuck, we have some Symantec software removal utilities that will wipe
all traces of any previous SAV installation off of your machine.
-Greg Mackinnon
Walter, Daniel wrote:
> Greg:
> I have the unmanaged version 8 SAV. Do I simply run sav10_1_0_401-
> unman.exe, or should I uninstall first?
> Thanks!
> Dan
>
> On Thu, 1 Jun 2006 12:22:08 -0400, J. Greg Mackinnon
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
>> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
>> <html>
>> <head>
>> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
>> </head>
>> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
>> <div class="moz-text-flowed"
>> style="font-family: -moz-fixed; font-size: 13px;" lang="x-western">A
>> patched installer for Symantec AntiVirus has been built and is ready
>> for testing:
>> <br>
>> Managed version:
>> <br>
>> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
>>
>>
> href="https://www.uvm.edu/software/distribution/windows/antivirus/sav10_1_0_
> 401-
> managed.exe">https://www.uvm.edu/software/distribution/windows/antivirus/sav
> 10_1_0_401-managed.exe</a>
>
>> <br>
>> Unmanaged version (for systems that are rarely/never on campus):
>> <br>
>> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
>>
>>
> href="https://www.uvm.edu/software/distribution/windows/antivirus/sav10_1_0_
> 401-
> unman.exe">https://www.uvm.edu/software/distribution/windows/antivirus/sav10
> _1_0_401-unman.exe</a>
>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> This build fixes a recently discovered remote code execution
>> vulnerability in the Symantec Antivirus 10.x family of products.
>> Details on the vulnerability are available here:
>> <br>
>> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
>>
>>
> href="http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.05.25.html">htt
> p://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.05.25.html</a>
>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> As this is a fairly serious vulnerability, distribution of this patched
>> product is important. Your assistance in the testing this build will
>> help to ensure a smooth rollout.
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Please be aware that SAV 9.x clients do not contain this
>> vulnerability. However, SAV 9.x users still are encouraged to
>> upgrade. SAV 9.x does not protect against the same range of threats
>>
> as
>
>> does SAV 10.x.
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> Also note that SAV 8.x and earlier are end-of-life products. These
>> versions offer less-than-adequate protection against current threats.&nbsp;
>> An upgrade to SAV 10 is strongly advised.<br>
>> <br>
>> -Greg Mackinnon
>> <br>
>> x68251
>> <br>
>> </div>
>> </body>
>> </html>
>> =========================================================================
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