20090808-003-v5i32.exe will only update the Antivirus and antispyware definitions. THIS IS BY DESIGN. The rest of the components still update from the Symantec liveupdate servers via liveupdate. Else if you want you can make these client a managed client and then we can create a package from the SEPM that has all the defintions. So they dont take 20 minutes to wait for the updates to complete . Even if the clients are unmanaged this is possible, but then also we need to have SEPM to create a packge for the standalone clients with the latest defintion.
| How to deploy the Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client with current virus definitions and intrusion prevention signatures. |
Export a client installation package from the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) then modify the definition and intrusion prevention signatures included with that package.
Creating custom Client Installation packages in the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Console
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2007110513361348
Gather current virus definitions and intrusion prevention signatures
1. Navigate to the current virus definitions within the Endpoint Manager content folder. The default path is:
C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager\Inetpub\content\{C60DC234-65F9-4674-94AE-62158EFCA433}
2. Within the "{C60DC234-65F9-4674-94AE-62158EFCA433}" folder there will be several numbered folders. Open the newest of these folders.
To determine the age of the folders click View, then click Details. The newest folder will have the most recent Date Modified value.
3. Copy the file labeled "full.zip" and paste it to the desktop.
On the desktop, rename the copy from "full.zip" to "vdefhub.zip"
4. Navigate to the current intrusion prevention signatures within the Endpoint Manager content folder. The default path is:
C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager\Inetpub\content\{D3769926-05B7-4ad1-9DCF-23051EEE78E3}
5. Within the "{D3769926-05B7-4ad1-9DCF-23051EEE78E3}" folder there will be several numbered folders. Open the newest of these folders.
To determine the age of the folders click View, then click Details. The newest folder will have the most recent Date Modified value.
6. Copy the file labeled "full.zip" and paste it to the desktop.
On the desktop, rename the copy from "full.zip" to "IPSDef.zip"
NOTE for 64-bit clients: To deploy content to 64-bit clients, use "full.zip" files in the following folders:
IPS signatures for 64-bit clients:
{42B17E5E-4E9D-4157-88CB-966FB4985928}
Virus Definitions for 64-bit clients:
{1CD85198-26C6-4bac-8C72-5D34B025DE35}
Export a client installation package
Export a client installation package that is not a single executable.
To export a client installation package please refer to the following document:
Creating custom Client Installation packages in the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Console
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/docid/2007110513361348
Navigate to the exported package.
Replace vdefhub.zip and IPSDef.zip within the exported package folder with the ones created above.
Clients deployed using this package will install with the modified virus definition and intrusion prevention signatures.
To create a self extracting executable package
To make the up-to-date package created above into a single executable file.
Navigate to the exported package with up to date definitions created in the steps above.
Archive the contents of the exported package using the zip archive format.
For Operating Systems that have an integrated zip utility (Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008):
Click Edit then Select All
Click File > Sent To > Compressed (zipped) Folder
Name the archive "input.zip"
Move the input.zip file to C:\
Open a command prompt and navigate to the following directory:
For Windows 32-bit operating systems type: cd C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager\tomcat\bin\
For Windows 64-bit operating systems type: cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager\tomcat\bin\
Enter the following command:
makesfx.exe /zip="c:\input.zip" /sfx="output.exe" /title="Symantec Endpoint Protection" /defaultpath="$temp$\sepinst" /autoextract /delete /exec="setup.exe"
Once the command is complete the output.exe will be available at the path in step six and will run the installer when executed. (For more information on command line switches for MakeSFX.exe type "makesfx.exe /?" at the command prompt)