Just a quick reminder that there is an updated version of Symantec LiveUpdate. Please note that even all 2002 products (Systemworks etc...) come with the older 1.64 version out of the box. LiveUpdate is the Symantec technology that permits an installed Symantec product to connect to a Symantec server over the Internet to check for program and other updates such as virus definitions and URL lists.
To determine the exact version of LiveUpdate that you have installed on your machine, open Windows Explorer and locate the file luall.exe. This is usually located in the LiveUpdate client installation folder (Program FilesSymantecLiveUpdate). Right click on this file and select Properties. On the Version tab the File version information will be listed. New in version 1.70: 1. Security. When LiveUpdate downloads the catalog of available updates it will now check for a Symantec digital certificate and only proceed with the update process if the file was signed by Symantec. In addition, the cryptographic signatures are verified for all updates that are downloaded before they are applied to the machine. 2. Windows XP compatibility. This version of LiveUpdate has been fully tested on the Windows XP operating system. We have no known incompatibilities with this new OS at this time. 3. Improved logging. As with any application that uses the Internet, LiveUpdate will sometimes fail due to the prevailing Internet conditions. In an effort to improve the troubleshooting process we have improved the logging feature in LiveUpdate. In addition, we now write critical security events to the NT Event Log. Filename: lusetup.exe
File Date: November 1, 2001
File Size: 1.85 MB Description: Version 1.70.20.0 update for the Win32 LiveUpdate component. Signed by Symantec Corporation.
To determine the exact version of LiveUpdate that you have installed on your machine, open Windows Explorer and locate the file luall.exe. This is usually located in the LiveUpdate client installation folder (Program FilesSymantecLiveUpdate). Right click on this file and select Properties. On the Version tab the File version information will be listed. New in version 1.70: 1. Security. When LiveUpdate downloads the catalog of available updates it will now check for a Symantec digital certificate and only proceed with the update process if the file was signed by Symantec. In addition, the cryptographic signatures are verified for all updates that are downloaded before they are applied to the machine. 2. Windows XP compatibility. This version of LiveUpdate has been fully tested on the Windows XP operating system. We have no known incompatibilities with this new OS at this time. 3. Improved logging. As with any application that uses the Internet, LiveUpdate will sometimes fail due to the prevailing Internet conditions. In an effort to improve the troubleshooting process we have improved the logging feature in LiveUpdate. In addition, we now write critical security events to the NT Event Log. Filename: lusetup.exe
File Date: November 1, 2001
File Size: 1.85 MB Description: Version 1.70.20.0 update for the Win32 LiveUpdate component. Signed by Symantec Corporation.
