I already have a Symantec antivirus/security product on my Mac. Push deployment from the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (using the Client Deployment Wizard) is supported as of Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.5. Installing the Symantec Endpoint Protection client for Mac covers both managed and unmanaged installations. For guidance on best practices, please see Recommendations for installing Symantec Endpoint Protection for Macintosh on Mac OS X Server. Otherwise, uninstall the Symantec Endpoint Protection client and cleanly reinstall the compatible version after upgrade to avoid possible corruption to logs and other Symantec Endpoint Protection components.Īlthough Symantec does not officially support Mac OS X Server, there are only minor differences between Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server Symantec Endpoint Protection for Mac will function and scan for threats as expected.

What if I wish to perform a major upgrade to the macOS operating system with SEP installed?įor minor updates to Mac OS X, such as 10.14.4 to 10.14.5, the Symantec Endpoint Protection client can remain in place.įor a major update to Mac OS X on a client system (from OS X 10.13 to OS X 10.14, for example), upgrade the Symantec Endpoint Protection client to the version that is compatible with the newer operating system, and then upgrade the operating system.

To authorize the system extension for Symantec Endpoint Protection, during the setup of your Symantec Endpoint Protection client, in the Security & Privacy dialog box, on the General tab, at System software from application 'Symantec Endpoint Protection' was blocked from loading, click Allow: Note: You may see 'System Extension Blocked' when installing SEP on macOS version 10.13, or newer - this may be resolved by authorizing Symantec kernel extensions by using the macOS Security & Privacy system preference pane.

Please see Compatibility between Symantec Endpoint Protection for Mac and versions of Mac OS X for specific Symantec Endpoint Protection version requirements.

Symantec antivirus for mac