Norton product patch for MS Security Center

[RadishTM Veteran]

Well I've managed to snag the WMI patch from my own PC when LiveUpdate was updating to make NAV & NIS work with the MS Security Center.

Since Symantec won't release an individual XP SP2 patch on their site to support their consumer products (they might - but who knows? :unsure:), this is your best bet to getting the WMI patch without waiting for LiveUpdate to get it for you (for the impatient n00bs :crazy:) :yes:. But also for people who might want to keep a copy since it's very small and update without using the net.

This currently works for 2004 products, though it may work on earlier versions as well - try it at your own risk though ( I'm in no way responsible if anything negative happens to your PC :ninja:).

I'm gonna upload it to my Neowin webspace first then provide a link here :)

If the patch doesn't work, tell me and I'll close the thread as it was pointless :cool:

LINK - Norton WMI Update

Run the .MSI, since that's the only thing that works in the folder :laugh:

Radish?

[L3thal Veteran]

Yes, it does do outbound.

And then we wonder why so many computers are infected with viruses like MSBlaster :rolleyes:

[mAcOdIn Veteran]

Again no it doesn't do outbound. You can open any application you want and have it send information out and SP2 will never make a peep, it will not give a warning until something decides to send data to that app.

That is not outbound protection, it's application based inbound protection.

test it superrcat, try an app that only sends out and tell me if it warns you about it.

[Bearded Kirklander]

I JUST updated my computer to SP2 via Windows Update. This time, so far, no crashes.

I JUST got the file that RADISH posted on the very first page and installed it by executing the MSI file and it seems to have FIXED the non-communication with Windows Security Center, even on my NAV 2002 application.

The file RADISH provided does seem to work with NAV 2002, thankfully. Radish - U DA MAN! (Y) Thanks much for the link and hosting of the file. Much appreciated.

BTW, that CHECK BOX that someone asked about earlier (one I've duped below), should we just leave it checked as is the default? What will it do?

Thanks,

BK

[Bearded Kirklander]

Here is a Screen Shot of my Norton System Works 2002 (with NAV 2002) screen along with the screen of Microsoft Security Center (with an inset of the ABOUT screen for NAV 2002 to show the version number). As you can see, it does indeed seem as though the file that RADISH provided has indeed worked out all the issues between SP2 and Norton 2002. Thanks again to all involved. I'm glad that the Windows Update version of SP2 appears to be functioning properly. I hope it sticks, especially after my bad experience with the downloaded version install.

Happy computing, fellow Neowinians,

BK

[RadishTM Veteran]

Good for you.

Though I think there are two different patches, one for NAV alone & the other for NAV+NIS combined.

Since I tried it on another computer with NAV+NIS 2004 products, only NAV was recognized by the Security Center - not NIS.

I might have to try and snag it again ;)

Radish?

[Bearded Kirklander]

Good for you.

Though I think there are two different patches, one for NAV alone & the other for NAV+NIS combined.

Since I tried it on another computer with NAV+NIS 2004 products, only NAV was recognized by the Security Center - not NIS.

I might have to try and snag it agai;);)

Radish?

Thanks. I don't use NIS so unfortunately have no knowledge about it. I'm just grateful at this point that I was able to downlSP2 via Windows Update and download the file you provided to get NAV 2002 (included with System Works Pro 2002) working with that service pack. I'm happy that so far, SP2 has not seemed to cause near the havok it did when I did the external patch. Perhaps they did something in the Windows Update delivery that was more careful about how it integrated and affected the system. If all this works, I'll restore from GHOST to my SP1 state, make sure all my drivers, etc. are up to date and do a full-on repeat of the SP2 Windows Update, the Norton patch and then do a final GHOST image reflecting the changes. I have done a bunch of tinkering and testing in addition to the SP2 and NAV updates since doing my last GHOST and don't want them to be anywhere near the final GHOST image.

Again, thanks and good luck to all you folks out there looking to make Norton 2002 or Norton 2003 work well with SP2.

[Phoenix21692]

By the way, I just tested the .msi file (that Radish provided) on Windows XP Professional SP2 running Norton AntiVirus 2003, and it worked without a hitch. I mean with no problems. Good job, man.

[super_evil_8_ball]

Ok I just installed the .msi that Radish posted and it just seemed to do exactly the wrong thing. It now says I have no antivirus installed. What did I do wrong??? I'm running XP Home and NAV 2003 Standard. Any Ideas?? :blink:

[AMPSV]

I just installed the .msi file (that Radish provided) on Windows XP Professional SP2 running Norton AntiVirus 2003 & it worked fine aswell

Now for Norton 2003 firewall anyone got a patch for that??

[pdoconnell]

any news on a Symantec Antivirus Corporate 8.x update...well, besides the link on symantec's website that previously estimated an august 31 release for a patch that now says DECEMBER!!!

[kaylea]

I just wanted to say tytytytty for this download. I have just downloaded sp2 and all is fine so far. it was bugging me about nav and the security for windowsxp and now all is fine. ty very much radish for this. kaylea

[RadishTM Veteran]

No problem :)

Radish?

[NTCTZEN]

I find it pretty weird, but almost every time Microsoft patches something in Windows Norton breaks down. Implicating that Norton Products are too closely tied to the versions of those critical system files. It could mean only one of the 2 things:

1. Programmers @ Norton are stupid. I mean why do they have to come up with with a patch every time Microsoft changes something in Windows? No other AV requires as much patches just to make it compatible with a newer version of Windows system files. :blink:

2. They're really great programmers and that they really breakdown every tiny detail and feature of the particular version of Windows components; you know squeeze the maximum juice! :p But then again if that is true how come Norton AV is the biggest memory hog? :whistle:

[TDMPRO2K]

Could someone point me in the direction to get hte Norton_WMI_Update.rar. The files no-longer there.

Thanks

[Ap0x]

Yes its not working anymore.-..(the link)

Please someone???

[RadishTM Veteran]

I no longer have the .RAR file since I use the latest version of NIS - sorry!, hopefully someone will post it again.

Radish?

[+Warwagon MVC]

why not just stop the security center service and set it to manual.

Thats what i do with mine

[Slimy]

I'd like to clean up some misconceptions in this thread:

1. The Windows Security Center doesn't actually make your antivirus work better. It does not make it more compatible with windows. The fact that it tells you that you don't have an av should not bother you because you know you do have one. Since the Security Center uses resources i'd disable it, it's not doing anything useful anyways. (start>run>services.msc>disable security center)

2. Having an outdated version of any antivirus is pointless. Even if you are getting the latest definitions. The actual program being old is a dumb thing to have because the actual engine does not offer you the latest protection.

If you are installing this patch on anything other than 2006, I must tell you that it is a completely pointless thing to do, in two ways.

[Keith Attard]

Glad to see it work:):)

Radish?

hi can you send me this file please, Norton_WMI_Update.rar to my email [email protected]

thanks alot, !!!