This means that there were several computers floating around using an older version of the antivirus program and they weren't updating to the server. That is to say it goes through the motions and talks the talk but it just didn't walk the walk.

The corporate edition of Symantec's antivirus suite (version 10.x BTW) has a great tool for remotely installing to client computers but it has a nasty habit of not wanting to upgrade its minor version. I also wanted to do this removal silently to both allow the end users to continue working undisturbed and as an added bonus I don't have to talk to them and have them put me off because they are just too busy at that moment. I wanted to remove the antivirus programs remotely because the computers are too far away and my chair is rather comfortable having been moulded to my ample behind. This is how to remotely and silently remove Symantec's Antivirus Corporate Edition from Windows computers. Getting away from the Linux game a bit I thought I would share a gem from my Windows side of things.

Symantec antivirus 10.0