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Symantec AntiVirus(TM) for Linux README.TXT Date: July 2009

Objective

To install the MOE antivirus software from Symantec on a Linux Server (CentOS) so that it may be used as an Distribution Server.

1. Symantec will not be used to a virus scanner in MailScanner, we continue to use ClamAV.
2. Symantec may be used to can files on the Server from PCs for viruses.

Process

The Directory from the unzipped file SAV for Linux 1.0.8.zip gives us the needed files to install SAV.

You get this file from https://fileshare.symantec.com/, logon with the rights for your school.

These settings should work:

USER:              nzschools
PSWD:             AV4W7#sc

/rpm/ contains the rpm packages for most of Linux distributions that support Red Hat Package Manager.

Supported OS and kernel list:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 initial release, kernel 2.6.9-5.EL
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 with Update 6, kernel 2.6.9-67.EL
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 with Update 7, kernel 2.6.9-78.EL

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, initial release, kernel 2.6.18-8.el5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2, kernel 2.6.18-92.el5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3, kernel 2.6.18-128.el5

For i386/i686 32bit architectures, please execute

• rpm -ihv sav-1.0.8-17.i386.rpm savap-1.0.8-17.i386.rpm savjlu-1.0.8-17.i386.rpm savui-1.0.8-17.i386.rpm

For x86-64 EM64T/AMD64 architectures, please execute

• rpm -ihv sav-1.0.8-17.i386.rpm savap-x64-1.0.8-17.x86_64.rpm savjlu-1.0.8-17.i386.rpm savui-1.0.8-17.i386.rpm

This should install SAV on to your CentOS server:

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
1:sav                    ########################################### [ 25%]
1:savui                  ########################################### [ 50%]
2:savap-x64              ########################################### [ 75%]
3:savjlu                 ########################################### [100%]

Post Installation

1. Run the Symantec AntiVirus or if it is already in the SysTray open it up.
2. Run the LiveUpdate
3. Make sure you get a responce and that an update runs.
4. In a terminal session
   1. cd /opt/Symantec/symantec_antivirus
   2. ./sav info  -a
      disabled
      Auto-Protect not running
   3. ./sav info -p
      1.0.8.17
      Current version as of November 18th 2009
   4. ./sav info -d
      15/07/09 rev. 37
      The definitions that are installed with the Software
   5. So I wanted to up date this to the latest:
      ./sav liveupdate -u
      But got this error
      Command failed: Failure in pre processing of micro definitions before update.
      Unable to perform update
   6. Playing around I over came this by:
   7. ./sav definitions --usenewest
   8. ./sav liveupdate --update
   9. ./sav info -d
      17/11/09 rev. 20

Creating a Distribution Server

Not much here yet

Another company looking into this:

http://www.smartcom.co.nz/symantec_info.php