[contender]

Hi
Symantec Released a new version:

Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition v9.0.3.1000

[dankbud42o]

cool...

[tguy]

@dankbud42o

Do you know if there is an update .msp file to upgrade from 9.01.1100? If so, send me a PM please.

[`Felix`]

tguy, on Jan 21 2005, 10:54 PM, said:

@dankbud42o

Do you know if there is an update .msp file to upgrade from 9.01.1100?  If so, send me a PM please.

Let everyone know the details

[a06lp]

how about installation method?
is it the same method that has that huge post?

[Jotnar]

Its a minor update from 9.0.2.1000.

Cheers

[SiMoNsAyS]

a06lp, on Jan 24 2005, 04:01 PM, said:

how about installation method?
is it the same method that has that huge post?

i did it so much simple...

localize your installation dir and create an admin install point (/a switch) then overwrite virus definitions with the latest from symantec. compress and silent with /qb switch

[1chaoticadult]

I'm still a little ticked off symantec still has not replaced liveupdate 2.0 with 2.6 in the setup. Oh well time to hack the msi again. lol.

[1chaoticadult]

1chaoticadult, on Jan 24 2005, 12:02 PM, said:

I'm still a little ticked off symantec still has not replaced liveupdate 2.0 with 2.6 in the setup.  Oh well time to hack the msi again. lol.

I just found out that the liveupdate directory is gone when creating an admin install. It seems symantec deleted the directory and move lusetup to program files\symantec antivirus. This makes replacing liveupdate with the latest version very easy and doesn't waste space.

[SiMoNsAyS]

interesting... didn't know about the liveupdate thing... where i can download the latest version?

[RyanVM]

1chaoticadult, on Jan 24 2005, 03:34 PM, said:

1chaoticadult, on Jan 24 2005, 12:02 PM, said:

I'm still a little ticked off symantec still has not replaced liveupdate 2.0 with 2.6 in the setup.  Oh well time to hack the msi again. lol.

I just found out that the liveupdate directory is gone when creating an admin install. It seems symantec deleted the directory and move lusetup to program files\symantec antivirus. This makes replacing liveupdate with the latest version very easy and doesn't waste space.

I've been doing that since I first started repacking the installer months ago.

[1chaoticadult]

RyanVM, on Jan 24 2005, 02:58 PM, said:

1chaoticadult, on Jan 24 2005, 03:34 PM, said:

1chaoticadult, on Jan 24 2005, 12:02 PM, said:

I'm still a little ticked off symantec still has not replaced liveupdate 2.0 with 2.6 in the setup.  Oh well time to hack the msi again. lol.

I just found out that the liveupdate directory is gone when creating an admin install. It seems symantec deleted the directory and move lusetup to program files\symantec antivirus. This makes replacing liveupdate with the latest version very easy and doesn't waste space.

I've been doing that since I first started repacking the installer months ago.

Yea but the directory is not there like it used to be and you would have edit the msi if you just wanted lsetup.exe or lusetup.exe in the liveupdate directory without the other files.

[1chaoticadult]

SiMoNsAyS, on Jan 24 2005, 02:49 PM, said:

interesting... didn't know about the liveupdate thing... where i can download the latest version?

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_...ate/lusetup.exe

[SiMoNsAyS]

@1chaoticadult, many thanks

[1chaoticadult]

SiMoNsAyS, on Jan 24 2005, 05:54 PM, said:

@1chaoticadult, many thanks

No problem SiMoNsAyS. Glad to help.

[RyanVM]

1chaoticadult, on Jan 24 2005, 05:29 PM, said:

Yea but the directory is not there like it used to be and you would have edit the msi if you just wanted lsetup.exe or lusetup.exe in the liveupdate directory without the other files.

...or you could just repack it as a WinRAR self extractor and rename it to lsetup.exe

Then you can delete the other files in that directory as well. Of course, the point is moot now

[a06lp]

Ok, here it is, step-by-step:

Getting Files Ready:
Localize installation dir & create admin install point:
(Run this code as whatever.cmd in your source directory)

start /wait setup.exe /A /V"/QB TARGETDIR=%systemdrive%\SAV"

Update Virus Definitions:
Replace the "program files\Symantec AntiVirus\Virus Defs" with the new downloaded version from:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcen...ges/US-N95.html

Update LiveUpdate:
Replacing "program files\Symantec AntiVirus\lusetup.exe " with the version downloadable here:
ftp://ftp.symantec.c...ate/lusetup.exe

Installing Unattended:
Run the following code (edited to reflect you path):

"%systemdrive%\Install\Applications\SAV\Symantec AntiVirus.msi" /QB RUNLIVEUPDATE=0 REBOOT=ReallySuppress

This post has been edited by a06lp: 30 January 2005 - 02:18 PM

[SiMoNsAyS]

@a06lp, the admin install point doesn't work like that

download and extract the contents of the installation. locate the .msi installer file...

msiexec.exe /a "path\file.msi"

after created the admin setup, replace lusetup.exe and replace virus definitions.
then repack everything and launch the new setup using /qn or /qb switches

[a06lp]

i must be doing something different then? maybe a different method? (i sort of followed this guide)

i ran the code i have above, and it created a folder (C:\SAV) full of stuff... (folders: common, external, program files, redist, system32, windows; and file: Symantec AntiVirus.msi)

i was able to replace the virusdefs (the same way i wrote above).

i just dont know how to update liveupdate...can you help? do I ONLY replace "program files\Symantec AntiVirus\lusetup.exe" with "lusetup.exe" which I downloaded?
Also, is there a way to check which LiveUpdate version is installed? (to confirm it did work?)



ps, i updated my above "guide" a little
pps - after running your code, i see it does the extact same thing that the code i have does (only mine puts it neatly into %systemdrive%\SAV)

This post has been edited by a06lp: 30 January 2005 - 09:26 AM

[SiMoNsAyS]

i see, i think what you are doing is sending the admin setup command throught the .exe file that is ok
so you now got your folder full of stuff and you've replaced virus definitions. now you just need to search for lusetup.exe and replace it with the updated one you downloaded. 1chaoticadult, told me to look on "pathtoadminpoint\program files\symantec antivirus".
now you just need to launch the installation like

"%systemdrive%\Install\Applications\SAV\Symantec AntiVirus.msi" /QB

that is enough for me. no need of RUNLIVEUPDATE=0 REBOOT=ReallySuppress switches.

finally you can re-pack everything to save space but that is just a suggestion.