About editing the Symantec Protection Engine configuration files

You can configure most of the options for Symantec Protection Engine through the Web-based console. However, there are configuration options that are not available in the console that you might need to reconfigure.
You can change certain Symantec Protection Engine settings by modifying the data in the XML files.
The XML files that you can modify are as follows:
configuration.xml
Contains logging, the temporary directory location, protocol configurations, and operating-system-specific settings
filtering.xml
Contains settings for URL filtering, MIME, and container limits
liveupdate.xml
Contains LiveUpdate options
policy.xml
Contains access-denied and notification messages, extension policy and extension lists, and Bloodhound scanning settings
In Linux, the default location for the XML files is /opt/SYMCScan/bin/.
In Linux, the default location for the XML files is /opt/SYMCScan/bin/. In Windows, the default location is C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\Scan Engine\ for 64-bit Windows platform.
When you edit the configuration data, all high-ASCII and double-byte characters must be written in UTF-8 encoding.
When you are finished with editing the settings in the XML files, you must stop and restart Symantec Protection Engine. Changes to settings in the console (if any) appear the next time that you open the console.
Several configuration options are not addressed here and should not be changed. Changes to certain options can detrimentally affect product performance. For example, the installation directory is specified at installation, and the product does not function if you change this value.