LiveUpdate
LiveUpdate is software written by Symantec Corporation. It provides continuous product support by downloading and installing updates for its products, including virus definition updates for its flagship -Product Norton AntiVirus .
The current version of LiveUpdate is 3.4.1.232 and can be downloaded from the Symantec website. Newer versions can also update older versions of Symantec products that had an older version of LiveUpdate integrated at the time of purchase.
Modes
LiveUpdate can be run in Interactive Mode or Express Mode. In interactive mode (default), LiveUpdate downloads a list of available updates, after which the user is given the option to decide which updates should be downloaded. Express mode will download and install every available update without user intervention.
subscription
A subscription is required to run LiveUpdate and download product updates, including the latest virus definitions and intrusion detection signatures (for Norton Personal Firewall and Norton Internet Security).
Every Symantec product comes with a subscription, usually 1 year, from the date of purchase. After this period, a new subscription for another year of product updates must be purchased. Usually, renewing a subscription is not as expensive as buying a new version of a Symantec product or upgrade .
distance
Symantec allows LiveUpdate to be removed from a computer. However, this removes the update service from all Symantec products. Like all other Windows programs, the program can be uninstalled via the control panel.
See also
- Norton AntiVirus
- Norton Internet Security
- Norton Personal Firewall
- Symantec
- Computer virus
- Antivirus program