 | This article needs to be updated. (September 2014) |
 LiveUpdate running in Norton Internet Security 2012 | |
| Developer(s) | Symantec Corporation |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | Symantec.com |
Norton LiveUpdate is a utility developed by Symantec Corporation that downloads and installs security updates (such as spyware, firewall, or antivirus signature files) and software patches.[1] LiveUpdate can only apply updates for a particular version of Norton; it cannot however upgrade a version of Norton to a later version (for example Norton Internet Security 2006 to 2009). To upgrade the product to the latest version, one would have to go to a separate website.[2]
LiveUpdate first shipped in the 1997 version of Norton AntiVirus 2.0 and soon followed in other products. It was created by the Shared Technology Team at the company's Cupertino headquarters and later taken over by the Norton team. Symantec holds at least one patent related to LiveUpdate: Use of Polymorphic Package Files To Update Software.[3]
- ^ "Is LiveUpdate Notice a Symantec product?". Symantec Corporation. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "The Norton Update Center". Symantec Corporation. Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ Sadowsky, Richard Scott (Oct 2, 2001). "CA2257692C - Use of polymorphic package files to update software components". Google Patents.