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Self-Help Guide

Installing Symantec AntiVirus on an Apple Mac OS computer

Installing Symantec AntiVirus (SAV) requires that your Macintosh be restarted when done.

  1. Remove any previous antivirus software you may have on your computer and then restart your computer.
  2. Insert the CSU PPP CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive.
  3. Open the Symantec AntiVirus Folder on the CSU PPP CD.
  4. Double click the Symantec AntiVirus installer icon.
  5. At the first screen press Continue.
  6. At the licensing page click Accept.
  7. At the ReadMe page click Continue.
  8. At the Symantec AntiVirus Installer page select: Easy Install then Accept the default Install Location and click the Install button. Symantec AntiVirus will install.
  9. A screen will appear telling you have a one-year subscription for virus definition updates. Click OK
  10. When installation has completed, click the Restart button.
  11. Connect to the Internet.
  12. Under the Apple Menu in the left hand corner select Control Panels | Symantec AntiVirus
  13. Under the Utilities menu select LiveUpdate.
  14. click the "Update Everything Now" button. This will update virus definitions and download any patches for Symantec AntiVirus and LiveUpdate.