Symantec to Webcast Quarterly Earnings Call

Market Wire, October, 2006

Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT to discuss the results of its fiscal second quarter 2007, ended Sept. 29, 2006.

All interested parties are invited to listen to Symantec's chairman and chief executive officer, John W. Thompson, and chief financial officer, James Beer, present the quarterly earnings results, highlights, and guidance.

Investors will have the opportunity to listen to the conference call and the replay over the Internet through Symantec's Investor Relations Web site at http://www.symantec.com/invest . To listen to the live call, please go to the Web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on this site shortly after the call.

About Symantec

Symantec is the world leader in providing solutions to help individuals and enterprises assure the security, availability and integrity of their information. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in 40 countries. More information is available at www.symantec.com .

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