I completely understand. It's not my decision. A few of the latest SEP releases address some of the Mac issues - for example not using java to run their updater and offering more granular settings from manager... Symantec support has been very helpful in navigating the pitfalls associated with issues related to the Mac OS.
User just had another kernel panic today prior to me removing SEP (I have since removed SEP while troubleshooting latest kernel panic).
I submitted report to Apple to try and get rid of the error message from my original post. It worked on one reboot - when user logged in the message did not pop up, yet after another reboot AFTER I uninstalled SEP, the message reappeared. So SEP was not causing the error message to pop up at login.
Here is the latest kernel panic (prior to removing SEP):
| Anonymous UUID: | 5DE2A178-1A49-F335-FC75-BB895115C3D5 |
Wed Jun 25 13:34:57 2014
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff8014cdbf5e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8014ca4fbd, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000112656000, CR3: 0x0000000028596000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0xffffff801c6b6b68, RBX: 0xffffff801eee7f20, RCX: 0xffffff80195cf4f0, RDX: 0xefffff80289b0340
RSP: 0xffffff81170db3d0, RBP: 0xffffff81170db3f0, RSI: 0x0000000000000004, RDI: 0xffffff801eee7f20
R8: 0x0000000000000001, R9: 0x00000000cccccccd, R10: 0xf5008a6630431741, R11: 0x0000000000000202
R12: 0xffffff801eee7f20, R13: 0xffffff81170db808, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0x0000000009446000
RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0xffffff8014ca4fbd, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x0000000112656000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x1
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80f072ddf0 : 0xffffff8014c22fa9
0xffffff80f072de70 : 0xffffff8014cdbf5e
0xffffff80f072e040 : 0xffffff8014cf3456
0xffffff80f072e060 : 0xffffff8014ca4fbd
0xffffff81170db3f0 : 0xffffff8014ca73c8
0xffffff81170db440 : 0xffffff8014c72887
0xffffff81170db850 : 0xffffff8014c71fcd
0xffffff81170db8b0 : 0xffffff80150017b6
0xffffff81170db910 : 0xffffff8014f85e16
0xffffff81170db9a0 : 0xffffff8014dfca76
0xffffff81170dbd70 : 0xffffff8014dfc966
0xffffff81170dbdb0 : 0xffffff8014deaf72
0xffffff81170dbf50 : 0xffffff8015040653
0xffffff81170dbfb0 : 0xffffff8014cf3c56
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: RetroISA
Mac OS version:
13D65
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.2.0: Thu Apr 17 23:03:13 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.100.13~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: ADD73AE6-88B0-32FB-A8BB-4F7C8BE4092E
| Kernel slide: | 0x0000000014a00000 |
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8014c00000
System model name: MacBook7,1 (Mac-F22C89C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 62104052950554
last loaded kext at 58156845736511: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter 104 (addr 0xffffff7f970ac000, size 49152)
last unloaded kext at 58219093089503: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter 104 (addr 0xffffff7f970ac000, size 32768)
loaded kexts:
com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm 12.2f2
com.symantec.kext.ips 3.5f2
com.symantec.kext.ndcengine 1.0f2
com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity 5.2f2
com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 11.1
com.apple.nke.asp-tcp 8.0.1
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs 2.0.2
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.15
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.1f2
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.1f2
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.GeForceTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.12
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 240.2
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 35
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.6.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.5.1
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 666.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 3.0.0
com.apple.nvenet 2.0.21
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI 656.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 217.92.1
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 153
com.apple.security.quarantine 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 217.92.1
com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword 1.0
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl 3.5.26
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.7
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.6.1f2
com.apple.vecLib.kext 1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.9.7fc2
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.14
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.12d1
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 91.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.2.4f1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.2.4f1
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.6.1f2
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.6.1f2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.7.0d11
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.11d1
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla 8.2.4
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 240.9
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 660.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 656.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.6.6
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 630.35
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 660.4.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 677.4.0
com.apple.driver.NVSMU 2.2.9
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 278.11
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily 23
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore 28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread 1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0
Model: MacBook7,1, BootROM MB71.0039.B0E, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.60f6
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320M, NVIDIA GeForce 320M, PCI, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x0000, 0x484D54343531533641465236432D47372020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x0000, 0x484D54343531533641465236432D47372020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.2.4f1 13674, 3 services, 15 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02, 250.06 GB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Device: Built-in iSight
USB Device: USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Bus: