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Smaller virus definitions files size: The sizes of virus definitions files that are used by the Virus Definition Transport Method have shrunk from 3 MB to under 150 KB. The reduction in file size significantly decreases network traffic in environments that use the Virus Definition Transport Method.

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I talked to our technical systems engineer, or whatever his title is , at symantec and he said that the def size has actually been decreased to 50-60 kb, depending on how long it's been since the last update. He also said that it would send the entire 3mb file if it's been around a month since the last update..
He also said I could install this over the top of 7.60 or 7.61...I'll have to test that...it didn't work when I went from 5.0x to 7.0x or from 7.0x to 7.6x

I have a nav manual uninstaller for 7.5x and 7.0x versions I got from symantec, if any of you want it let me know.

I've looked at the ssc and it's quite nice, clients can pause a scan.

I sent an email to our remote sites and told them this version was out there to install and play with but advised them not to roll it out. I've learned to NEVER install a .0 version of anything, especially Symantec's antivirus. One of them did install it and it didn't install the vpmsece.dll snap-in for outlook, symantec's fixes on their site didn't work so now he gets to uninstall it and reinstall it. I got to tell him I told you so..

Bottom line...I'm going to test this to get used to it, but I'm not going to roll it out until they come out with another build of it...

L8tr...