SYMANTEC CORP
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        As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 1996
                                                   Registration No. 333-
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                               Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM S-8
                              REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                       UNDER
                            THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                SYMANTEC CORPORATION
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                     DELAWARE                        77-0181864
         (State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. employer 
          incorporation or organization)         identification no.)
                  
                                 10201 TORRE AVENUE
                            CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA  95014
                      (Address of principal executive offices)


                             1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
                              (Full title of the plan)


                                 DEREK P. WITTE, ESQ.
                                 SYMANTEC CORPORATION
                                  10201 TORRE AVENUE
                             CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA  95014
                                     (408) 253-9600
              (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

                                       COPIES TO:

                                Jeffery L. Donovan, Esq.
                                   Fenwick & West LLP
                                  Two Palo Alto Square
                               Palo Alto, California  94306

                              CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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                                 Amount         Proposed Maximum     Proposed Maximum
   Title of Securities to        to be         Offering Price Per   Aggregate Offering        Amount of    
       be Registered           Registered            Share                Price           Registration Fee 
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<S>                          <C>                <C>                  <C>                  <C>
Common Stock, $0.01 
 par value ................   2,741,573 (1)          $11.75 (2)      $32,213,482.75 (2)          $11,109
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(1) Shares registered  pursuant to this Registration Statement available for 
    issuance under the 1996 Equity Incentive Plan.
(2) Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) based  on the closing sale price of
    the issuer's Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on  June 25, 1996,
    solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee.  

       This  Registration Statement, including exhibits, consists of ____  
sequentially  numbered pages. The Index to Exhibits appears on sequentially
numbered page ___ .


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ITEM 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

     The following documents  filed with the Securities and  Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") are incorporated herein by reference:

     (a)  The Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant  to Section 13(a)
          or  15(d) of  the Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934, as  amended (the
          "Exchange  Act"), or  the  latest prospectus  filed  pursuant to  Rule
          424(b) under the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended  (the "Securities
          Act"), that contains audited consolidated financial statements for the
          Registrant's latest  fiscal year for  which such statements  have been
          filed.

     (b)  All other  reports filed  pursuant to  Section 13(a) or  15(d) of  the
          Exchange Act  since the end of  the fiscal year covered  by the annual
          report or the prospectus referred to in (a) above.

     (c)  The description  of the  Registrant's Common  Stock  contained in  the
          Registrant's registration statement  filed with  the Commission  under
          Section  12 of  the Exchange  Act, including  any amendment  or report
          filed for the purpose of updating such description.

          All  documents  subsequently  filed  by  the  Registrant  pursuant  to
     Sections  13(a), 13(c),  14 and  15(d) of  the Exchange  Act, prior  to the
     filing  of a post-effective  amendment which indicates  that all securities
     registered hereby have been  sold or which deregisters all  securities then
     remaining unsold, shall be  deemed incorporated by reference herein  and to
     be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.

ITEM 5.  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

    As to named experts, Item 5 is inapplicable.
    
EXPERTS.
    
    The consolidated financial statements of Symantec Corporation appearing in
Symantec Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31,
1996 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors, to the extent
indicated in their report thereon included therein, and incorporated herein by
reference.  Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by
reference in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as
experts in accounting and auditing.  
    
    The consolidated financial statements of Delrina Corporation ("Delrina")
included in the Joint Proxy Statement originally filed on August 18, 1995, and
incorporated by reference herein, have been audited by Price Waterhouse,
Independent Auditors, as set forth in their report incorporated by reference
herein.  The financial statements of Delrina referred to above are incorporated
by reference herein in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of
such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. 

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ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

      As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the
Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates
the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach or
alleged breach of their duty of care.  The Registrant also maintains a limited
amount of director and officer insurance.  In addition, as permitted by Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the Registrant
provide that:  (i) the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors,
officers and employees, and persons serving in such capacities in other business
enterprises (including, for example, subsidiaries of the Registrant) at the
Registrant's request, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, including
those circumstances in which indemnification would otherwise be discretionary;
(ii) the Registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to such
directors, officers and employees in connection with defending a proceeding
(except that it is not required to advance expenses to a person against whom the
Registrant brings a claim for breach of the duty of loyalty, failure to act in
good faith, intentional misconduct, knowing violation of law or deriving an
improper personal benefit); (iii) the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not
exclusive and the Registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification
agreements with such directors, officers and employees; (iv) the Registrant is
required to maintain director and officer liability insurance to the extent
reasonably available; and (v) the Registrant may not retroactively amend the
Bylaw provisions in a way that is adverse to such directors, officers and
employees.

     The Registrant's policy is to enter into indemnity agreements with each of
its directors and officers that provide the maximum indemnity allowed to
directors by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Bylaws,
as well as certain additional procedural protections.  In addition, the
indemnity agreements provide that directors will be indemnified to the fullest
possible extent not prohibited by law against all expenses (including attorney's
fees) and settlement amounts paid or incurred by them in any action or
proceeding, including any derivative action by or in the right of the
Registrant, on account of their services as directors or officers of the
Registrant or as directors or officers of any other company or enterprise when
they are serving in such capacities at the request of the Registrant.  No
indemnity will be provided, however, to any director or officer on account of
conduct that is adjudicated to be knowingly fraudulent, deliberately dishonest
or willful misconduct.  The indemnity agreements also provide that no
indemnification will be available if a final court adjudication determines that
such indemnification is not lawful, or in respect of any accounting of profits
made from the purchase or sale of securities of the Registrant in violation of
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

     The indemnification provision in the Bylaws, and the indemnity agreements
entered into between the Registrant and its directors and officers, may be
sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant's directors and
officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.



ITEM 7.  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

     Not applicable.


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ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

        4.01   The Registrant's 1996 Equity Incentive Plan.

        4.02   The Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
               (incorporated by reference to Annex G filed with the 
               Registrant's Joint Management Information Circular and 
               Proxy Statement (No. 000-17781) dated October 17, 1995).

        4.03   The Registrant's Bylaws, as currently in effect (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 3.02 of the Registrant's Registration 
               Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-28655) originally filed on 
               May 19, 1989, and Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed June 21, 1989, 
               which Registration Statement became effective June 22, 1989).

        5.01   Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP.

       23.01   Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01).

       23.02   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.

       23.03   Consent of Price Waterhouse, Independent Auditors.

       24.01   Power of Attorney (see page 6).

ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.

     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

     (1)     To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

       (i)   To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;

      (ii)   To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement;

     (iii)   To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.

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     (2)       That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

     (3)       To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of 
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the 
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of 
the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee 
benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange 
Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement 
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the 
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that 
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling 
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions discussed in Item 6 
hereof, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the 
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy 
as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In 
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities 
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid 
by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense 
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer 
or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered 
hereby, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the 
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of 
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it 
is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be 
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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                                 POWER OF ATTORNEY


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual and corporation 
whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert R. B. 
Dykes,  his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power 
of substitution, for him and his name, place and stead, in any and all 
capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective 
amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the 
same with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection 
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto 
said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and 
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done 
in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he 
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that 
said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or 
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                                SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Cupertino, State of California, on the 26th day of
June, 1996.

                              SYMANTEC CORPORATION


                              By:  /s/ Robert R. B. Dykes    
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                                   Robert R. B. Dykes
                                   Executive Vice President/World-Wide
                                   Operations and Chief Financial Officer

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

       SIGNATURE                   TITLE                          DATE       
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER:

/s/ Gordon E. Eubanks, Jr.     President, Chief Executive    June 26, 1996
- --------------------------     Officer and Director
Gordon E. Eubanks, Jr.      


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       SIGNATURE                   TITLE                          DATE       
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER:


/s/ Robert R. B. Dykes      Executive Vice President/        June 26, 1996
- --------------------------  World-Wide Operations and 
Robert R. B. Dykes          Chief Financial Officer


CHIEF ACCOUNTING
OFFICER:

/s/ Howard A. Bain III      Vice President/Finance and       June 26, 1996
- -------------------------   Chief Accounting Officer
Howard A. Bain III          


ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS:


- -------------------------   Chairman of the Board            June __, 1996
Carl D. Carman


/s/ Charles M. Boesenberg   Director                         June 26, 1996
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Charles M. Boesenberg


/s/ Walter W. Bregman       Director                         June 26, 1996
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Walter W. Bregman


/s/ Robert S. Miller        Director                         June 26, 1996
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Robert S. Miller


- -------------------------   Director                         June __, 1996
Leslie L. Vadasz

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                                 Exhibit Index
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Document                                                   Page
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4.01     The Registrant's 1996 Equity Incentive Plan.

4.02     The  Registrant's  Restated   Certificate  of
         Incorporation  (incorporated  by reference  to
         Annex  G filed  with  the  Registrant's  Joint
         Management  Information   Circular  and  Proxy
         Statement  (No.  000-17781) dated  October 17,
         1995).

4.03     The  Registrant's  Bylaws,  as   currently  in
         effect (incorporated by  reference to  Exhibit
         3.02   of    the   Registrant's   Registration
         Statement  on  Form  S-1 (File  No.  33-28655)
         originally   filed  on   May  19,   1989,  and
         Amendment No.  1 thereto filed June  21, 1989,
         which Registration  Statement became effective
         June 22, 1989).

5.01     Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP.

23.01    Consent of Fenwick & West  LLP (included  in
         Exhibit 5.01).

23.02    Consent of Ernst &  Young  LLP,  Independent
         Auditors.

23.03    Consent of  Price Waterhouse, Independent
         Auditors.

24.01    Power of Attorney (see page 6).


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                               Exhibit 4.01
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               The Registrant's 1996 Equity Incentive Plan


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                           SYMANTEC CORPORATION
                        1996 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
                         AS ADOPTED MARCH 4, 1996

     

 1.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this Plan is to provide incentives to attract,
retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions
are important to the success of the Company, its Parent, Subsidiaries and
Affiliates, by offering them an opportunity to participate in the Company's
future performance through awards of Options and Stock Bonuses. Capitalized
terms not defined in the text are defined in Section 21. 

 2.  SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.  

     2.1  NUMBER OF SHARES AVAILABLE.  Subject to Sections 2.2 and 16, the total
number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to this
Plan will be 2,675,000 Shares plus any Shares that are made available for grant
and issuance under the Plan pursuant to the following sentence. Any Shares
remaining unissued under the Company's 1988 Stock Option Plan (the "PRIOR PLAN")
on the Effective Date (as defined in Section 17 below) and any Shares issuable
upon exercise of options granted pursuant to the Prior Plan that expire, are
cancelled or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised
in full will no longer be available for grant and issuance under the Prior Plan,
but will become available for grant and issuance under this Plan. Subject to
Sections 2.2 and 16, Shares that: (a) are subject to issuance upon exercise of
an Option but cease to be subject to such Option for any reason other than
exercise of such Option; (b) are subject to an Award granted hereunder but are
forfeited or are repurchased by the Company at the original issue price; or
(c) are subject to an Award that otherwise terminates without Shares being
issued; will again be available for grant and issuance in connection with future
Awards under this Plan. The aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under
awards pursuant to this Plan may not exceed 5% of the sum, as of March 15, 1996,
of (i) all of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Stock, (ii) all issued
and outstanding Exchangeable Shares of Delrina Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company, and (iii) all issued and outstanding securities that
are convertible into shares of the Company's Common Stock without payment of
additional consideration. At all times the Company shall reserve and keep
available a sufficient number of Shares as shall be required to satisfy the
requirements of all outstanding Options granted under this Plan and all other
outstanding but unvested Awards granted under this Plan. 

     2.2  ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.  In the event that the number of outstanding
Shares is changed by a stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse
stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the
capital structure of the Company without consideration, then (a) the number of
Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan, (b) the Exercise Prices of and
number of Shares subject to outstanding Options, and (c) the number of Shares
subject to other outstanding Awards will be proportionately adjusted, subject to
any required action by the Board or the stockholders of the Company and
compliance with applicable securities laws; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that fractions of
a Share will not be issued but will either be replaced by a cash payment equal
to the Fair Market Value of such fraction of a Share or will be rounded up to
the nearest whole Share, as determined by the Committee. 

 3.  ELIGIBILITY.  ISOs (as defined in Section 5 below) may be granted only to
employees (including officers and directors who are also employees) of the
Company or of a Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. All other Awards may be
granted to employees, officers, directors, consultants, independent contractors
and advisors of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Company; PROVIDED such consultants, contractors and advisors render bona fide
services not in connection with the offer and sale of securities in a
capital-raising transaction. No person will be eligible to receive more than
500,000 Shares in any calendar year under this Plan pursuant to the grant of
Awards hereunder, other than new employees of the Company or of a Parent,
Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company (including new employees who are also
officers and directors of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of
the Company) who are eligible to receive up to a maximum of 800,000 Shares in
the calendar year in which they commence their employment. A person may be
granted more than one Award under this Plan. 

 4.  ADMINISTRATION.  

     4.1  COMMITTEE AUTHORITY.  This Plan will be administered by the Committee
or by the Board acting as the Committee. Subject to the general purposes, terms
and conditions of this Plan, and to the direction of the Board, the

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Committee will have full power to implement and carry out this Plan. 
Without limitation, the Committee will have the authority to: 

     (a)  construe and interpret this Plan, any Award Agreement and any other
agreement or document executed pursuant to this Plan; 

     (b)  prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this
Plan; 

     (c)  select persons to receive Awards; 

     (d)  determine the form and terms of Awards; 

     (e)  determine the number of Shares or other consideration subject to
Awards; 

     (f)  determine whether Awards will be granted singly, in combination with,
in tandem with, in replacement of, or as alternatives to, other Awards under
this Plan or any other incentive or compensation plan of the Company or any
Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; 

     (g)  grant waivers of Plan or Award conditions; 

     (h)  determine the vesting, exercisability and payment of Awards; 

     (i)  correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency
in this Plan, any Award or any Award Agreement; 

     (j)  amend any option agreements executed in connection with this Plan; 

     (k)  determine whether an Award has been earned; and 

     (l)  make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the
administration of this Plan. 

     4.2  COMMITTEE DISCRETION.  Any determination made by the Committee with
respect to any Award will be made in its sole discretion at the time of grant of
the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of this Plan or Award,
at any later time, and such determination will be final and binding on the
Company and on all persons having an interest in any Award under this Plan. The
Committee may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the authority to
grant an Award under this Plan to Participants who are not Insiders of the
Company. 

     4.3  EXCHANGE ACT REQUIREMENTS.  If two or more members of the Board are
Outside Directors, the Committee will be comprised of at least two (2) members
of the Board, all of whom are Outside Directors and Disinterested Persons.
During all times that the Company is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
the Company will take appropriate steps to comply with the disinterested
administration requirements of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, which will
consist of the appointment by the Board of a Committee consisting of not less
than two (2) members of the Board, each of whom is a Disinterested Person. 

 5.  OPTIONS.  The Committee may grant Options to eligible persons and will
determine whether such Options will be Incentive Stock Options within the
meaning of the Code ("ISOS") or Nonqualified Stock Options ("NQSOS"), the number
of Shares subject to the Option, the Exercise Price of the Option, the period
during which the Option may be exercised, and all other terms and conditions of
the Option, subject to the following:

     5.1  FORM OF OPTION GRANT.  Each Option granted under this Plan will be
evidenced by an Award Agreement which will expressly identify the Option as an
ISO or an NQSO ("STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT"), and will be in such form and contain
such provisions (which need not be the same for each Participant) as the
Committee may from time to time approve, and which will comply with and be
subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. 

     5.2  DATE OF GRANT.  The date of grant of an Option will be the date on
which the Committee makes the determination to grant such Option, unless
otherwise specified by the Committee. The Stock Option Agreement and a copy of
this Plan will be delivered to the Participant within a reasonable time after
the granting of the Option. 


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     5.3  EXERCISE PERIOD.  Options will be exercisable within the times or upon
the events determined by the Committee as set forth in the Stock Option
Agreement governing such Option; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no Option will be
exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date the Option is
granted; and PROVIDED FURTHER that no ISO granted to a person who directly or by
attribution owns more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary of the
Company ("TEN PERCENT STOCKHOLDER") will be exercisable after the expiration of
five (5) years from the date the ISO is granted. The Committee also may provide
for the exercise of Options to become exercisable at one time or from time to
time, periodically or otherwise, in such number of Shares or percentage of
Shares as the Committee determines. 

     5.4  EXERCISE PRICE.  The Exercise Price of an Option will be determined by
the Committee when the Option is granted and may be not less than 100% of the
Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant; provided that the Exercise
Price of any ISO granted to a Ten Percent Stockholder will not be less than 110%
of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant. Payment for the
Shares purchased may be made in accordance with Section 6 of this Plan. 

     5.5  METHOD OF EXERCISE.  Options may be exercised only by delivery to the
Company of a written stock option exercise agreement (the "EXERCISE AGREEMENT")
in a form approved by the Committee (which need not be the same for each
Participant), stating the number of Shares being purchased, the restrictions
imposed on the Shares purchased under such Exercise Agreement, if any, and such
representations and agreements regarding Participant's investment intent and
access to information and other matters, if any, as may be required or desirable
by the Company to comply with applicable securities laws, together with payment
in full of the Exercise Price for the number of Shares being purchased. 

     5.6  TERMINATION.  Notwithstanding the exercise periods set forth in the
Stock Option Agreement, exercise of an Option will always be subject to the
following: 

     (a)  If the Participant is Terminated for any reason except death or
Disability, then the Participant may exercise such Participant's Options only to
the extent that such Options would have been exercisable upon the Termination
Date no later than three (3) months after the Termination Date (or such shorter
or longer time period not exceeding five (5) years as may be determined by the
Committee, with any exercise beyond three (3) months after the Termination Date
deemed to be an NQSO), but in any event, no later than the expiration date of
the Options. 

     (b)  If the Participant is Terminated because of Participant's death or
Disability (or the Participant dies within three (3) months after a Termination
other than because of Participant's death or disability), then Participant's
Options may be exercised only to the extent that such Options would have been
exercisable by Participant on the Termination Date and must be exercised by
Participant (or Participant's legal representative or authorized assignee) no
later than twelve (12) months after the Termination Date (or such shorter or
longer time period not exceeding five (5) years as may be determined by the
Committee, with any such exercise beyond (a) three (3) months after the
Termination Date when the Termination is for any reason other than the
Participant's death or Disability, or (b) twelve (12) months after the
Termination Date when the Termination is for Participant's death or Disability,
deemed to be an NQSO), but in any event no later than the expiration date of the
Options. 

     5.7  LIMITATIONS ON EXERCISE.  The Committee may specify a reasonable
minimum number of Shares that may be purchased on any exercise of an Option,
provided that such minimum number will not prevent Participant from exercising
the Option for the full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable. 

     5.8  LIMITATIONS ON ISOS.  The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as
of the date of grant) of Shares with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for
the first time by a Participant during any calendar year (under this Plan or
under any other incentive stock option plan of the Company or any Affiliate,
Parent or Subsidiary of the Company) will not exceed $100,000. If the Fair
Market Value of Shares on the date of grant with respect to which ISOs are
exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds
$100,000, then the Options for the first $100,000 worth of Shares to become
exercisable in such calendar year will be ISOs and the Options for the amount in
excess of $100,000 that become exercisable in that calendar year will be NQSOs.
In the event that the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder are amended
after the Effective Date of this Plan to provide for a different limit on the
Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject to ISOs, such different
limit will be automatically incorporated herein and will apply to any Options
granted after the effective date of such amendment. 

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     5.9  MODIFICATION, EXTENSION OR RENEWAL.  The Committee may modify, extend
or renew outstanding Options and authorize the grant of new Options in
substitution therefor, provided that any such action may not, without the
written consent of a Participant, impair any of such Participant's rights under
any Option previously granted. Any outstanding ISO that is modified, extended,
renewed or otherwise altered will be treated in accordance with Section
424(h) of the Code. 

     5.10  NO DISQUALIFICATION.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this
Plan, no term of this Plan relating to ISOs will be interpreted, amended or
altered, nor will any discretion or authority granted under this Plan be
exercised, so as to disqualify this Plan under Section 422 of the Code or,
without the consent of the Participant affected, to disqualify any ISO under
Section 422 of the Code. 

 6.  PAYMENT FOR SHARE PURCHASES.  

     6.1  PAYMENT.  Payment for Shares purchased pursuant to this Plan may be
made in cash (by check) or, where expressly approved for the Participant by the
Committee and where permitted by law: 

     (a)  by cancellation of indebtedness of the Company to the Participant; 

     (b)  by surrender of shares that either: (1) have been owned by Participant
for more than six (6) months and have been paid for within the meaning of SEC
Rule 144 (and, if such shares were purchased from the Company by use of a
promissory note, such note has been fully paid with respect to such shares); or
(2) were obtained by Participant in the public market; 

     (c)  by tender of a full recourse promissory note having such terms as may
be approved by the Committee and bearing interest at a rate sufficient to avoid
imputation of income under Sections 483 and 1274 of the Code; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that Participants who are not employees or directors of the Company will not be
entitled to purchase Shares with a promissory note unless the note is adequately
secured by collateral other than the Shares; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the portion
of the Purchase Price equal to the par value of the Shares, if any, must be paid
in cash; 

     (d)  by waiver of compensation due or accrued to the Participant for
services rendered; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the portion of the Purchase Price
equal to the par value of the Shares, if any, must be paid in cash; 

     (e)  with respect only to purchases upon exercise of an Option, and
provided that a public market for the Company's stock exists: 

     (1)  through a "same day sale" commitment from the Participant and a
broker-dealer that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers
(an "NASD DEALER") whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the
Option and to sell a portion of the Shares so purchased to pay for the Exercise
Price, and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such
Shares to forward the Exercise Price directly to the Company; or 

     (2)  through a "margin" commitment from the Participant and an NASD Dealer
whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to exercise the Option and to pledge
the Shares so purchased to the NASD Dealer in a margin account as security for a
loan from the NASD Dealer in the amount of the Exercise Price, and whereby the
NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the
Exercise Price directly to the Company; or 

     (f)  by any combination of the foregoing. 

     6.2  LOAN GUARANTEES.  The Committee may help the Participant pay for
Shares purchased under this Plan by authorizing a guarantee by the Company of a
third-party loan to the Participant, provided the Company has full recourse to
the Participant relative to the guarantee. 

 7.  WITHHOLDING TAXES.  

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     7.1  WITHHOLDING GENERALLY.  Whenever Shares are to be issued in
satisfaction of Awards granted under this Plan, the Company may require the
Participant to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy federal,
state and local withholding tax requirements prior to the delivery of any
certificate or certificates for such Shares. Whenever, under this Plan, payments
in satisfaction of Awards are to be made in cash, such payment will be net of an
amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax
requirements. 

     7.2  STOCK WITHHOLDING.  When, under applicable tax laws, a Participant
incurs tax liability in connection with the exercise or vesting of any Award
that is subject to tax withholding and the Participant is obligated to pay the
Company the amount required to be withheld, the Committee may allow the
Participant to satisfy the minimum withholding tax obligation by electing to
have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued that number of Shares
having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld,
determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined
(the "TAX DATE"). All elections by a Participant to have Shares withheld for
this purpose will be made in writing in a form acceptable to the Committee and
will be subject to the following restrictions: 

     (a)  the election must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax Date; 

     (b)  once made, then except as provided below, the election will be
irrevocable as to the particular Shares as to which the election is made; 

     (c)  all elections will be subject to the consent or disapproval of the
Committee; 

     (d)  if the Participant is an Insider and if the Company is subject to
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act: (1) the election may not be made within six
(6) months of the date of grant of the Award, except as otherwise permitted by
SEC Rule 16b-3(e) under the Exchange Act, and (2) either (A) the election to use
stock withholding must be irrevocably made at least six (6) months prior to the
Tax Date (although such election may be revoked at any time at least six
(6) months prior to the Tax Date) or (B) the exercise of the Option or election
to use stock withholding must be made in the ten (10) day period beginning on
the third day following the release of the Company's quarterly or annual summary
statement of sales or earnings; and 

     (e)  in the event that the Tax Date is deferred until six (6) months after
the delivery of Shares under Section 83(b) of the Code, the Participant will
receive the full number of Shares with respect to which the exercise occurs, but
such Participant will be unconditionally obligated to tender back to the Company
the proper number of Shares on the Tax Date. 

 8.  PRIVILEGES OF STOCK OWNERSHIP.  

     8.1  VOTING AND DIVIDENDS.  No Participant will have any of the rights of a
stockholder with respect to any Shares until the Shares are issued to the
Participant. After Shares are issued to the Participant, the Participant will be
a stockholder and have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such
Shares, including the right to vote and receive all dividends or other
distributions made or paid with respect to such Shares; PROVIDED, that if such
Shares are Restricted Stock, then any new, additional or different securities
the Participant may become entitled to receive with respect to such Shares by
virtue of a stock dividend, stock split or any other change in the corporate or
capital structure of the Company will be subject to the same restrictions as the
Restricted Stock; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the Participant will have no right to
retain such stock dividends or stock distributions with respect to Shares that
are repurchased at the Participant's original Purchase Price pursuant to
Section 10. 

     8.2  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.  The Company will provide financial statements
to each Participant prior to such Participant's purchase of Shares under this
Plan, and to each Participant annually during the period such Participant has
Awards outstanding; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, the Company will not be required to
provide such financial statements to Participants whose services in connection
with the Company assure them access to equivalent information. 

 9.  TRANSFERABILITY.  Awards granted under this Plan, and any interest therein,
will not be transferable or assignable by Participant, and may not be made
subject to execution, attachment or similar process, otherwise than by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution or as consistent with the specific Plan
and Award Agreement provisions relating thereto. During the lifetime of the
Participant an Award will be exercisable only by the Participant, and any
elections with respect to an Award, may be made only by the Participant. 

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 10.  RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES.  At the discretion of the Committee, the Company
may reserve to itself and/or its assignee(s) in the Award Agreement a right to
repurchase a portion of or all Shares that are not "Vested" (as defined in the
Award Agreement) held by a Participant following such Participant's Termination
at any time within ninety (90) days after the later of Participant's Termination
Date and the date Participant purchases Shares under this Plan, for cash and/or
cancellation of purchase money indebtedness, at the Participant's original
Purchase Price. 

 11.  CERTIFICATES.  All certificates for Shares or other securities delivered
under this Plan will be subject to such stock transfer orders, legends and other
restrictions as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable, including
restrictions under any applicable federal, state or foreign securities law, or
any rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC or any stock exchange
or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may be listed or quoted. 

 12.  ESCROW; PLEDGE OF SHARES.  To enforce any restrictions on a Participant's
Shares, the Committee may require the Participant to deposit all certificates
representing Shares, together with stock powers or other instruments of transfer
approved by the Committee, appropriately endorsed in blank, with the Company or
an agent designated by the Company to hold in escrow until such restrictions
have lapsed or terminated, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends
referencing such restrictions to be placed on the certificates. Any Participant
who is permitted to execute a promissory note as partial or full consideration
for the purchase of Shares under this Plan will be required to pledge and
deposit with the Company all or part of the Shares so purchased as collateral to
secure the payment of Participant's obligation to the Company under the
promissory note; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Committee may require or accept
other or additional forms of collateral to secure the payment of such obligation
and, in any event, the Company will have full recourse against the Participant
under the promissory note notwithstanding any pledge of the Participant's Shares
or other collateral. In connection with any pledge of the Shares, Participant
will be required to execute and deliver a written pledge agreement in such form
as the Committee will from time to time approve. The Shares purchased with the
promissory note may be released from the pledge on a pro rata basis as the
promissory note is paid. 

 13.  EXCHANGE AND BUY OUT OF AWARDS.  The Committee may, at any time or from
time to time, authorize the Company, with the consent of the respective
Participants, to issue new Awards in exchange for the surrender and cancellation
of any or all outstanding Awards. The Committee may at any time buy from a
Participant an Award previously granted with payment in cash, Shares (including
Restricted Stock) or other consideration, based on such terms and conditions as
the Committee and the Participant may agree. 

 14.  SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.  An Award will not be
effective unless such Award is in compliance with all applicable federal and
state securities laws, rules and regulations of any governmental body, and the
requirements of any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the
Shares may then be listed or quoted, as they are in effect on the date of grant
of the Award and also on the date of exercise or other issuance. Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Plan, the Company will have no obligation to issue
or deliver certificates for Shares under this Plan prior to: (a) obtaining any
approvals from governmental agencies that the Company determines are necessary
or advisable; and/or (b) completion of any registration or other qualification
of such Shares under any state or federal law or ruling of any governmental body
that the Company determines to be necessary or advisable. The Company will be
under no obligation to register the Shares with the SEC or to effect compliance
with the registration, qualification or listing requirements of any state
securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation system, and the Company
will have no liability for any inability or failure to do so. 

 15.  NO OBLIGATION TO EMPLOY.  Nothing in this Plan or any Award granted under
this Plan will confer or be deemed to confer on any Participant any right to
continue in the employ of, or to continue any other relationship with, the
Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company or limit in any
way the right of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Company to terminate Participant's employment or other relationship at any time,
with or without cause. 

 16.  CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS.  

     16.1  ASSUMPTION OR REPLACEMENT OF AWARDS BY SUCCESSOR.  In the event of
(a) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (b) a merger or consolidation
in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (OTHER THAN a merger or
consolidation with a wholly-owned subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company
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jurisdiction, or other transaction in which there is no substantial 
change in the stockholders of the Company or their relative stock 
holdings and the Awards granted under this Plan are assumed, converted 
or replaced by the successor corporation, which assumption will be 
binding on all Participants), (c) a merger in which the Company is the 
surviving corporation but after which the stockholders of the Company 
(other than any stockholder which merges (or which owns or controls 
another corporation which merges) with the Company in such merger) cease 
to own their shares or other equity interests in the Company, (d) the 
sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (e) any other 
transaction which qualifies as a "corporate transaction" under Section 
424(a) of the Code wherein the stockholders of the Company give up all 
of their equity interest in the Company (EXCEPT for the acquisition, 
sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares 
of the Company from or by the stockholders of the Company), any or all 
outstanding Awards may be assumed, converted or replaced by the 
successor corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or 
replacement will be binding on all Participants. In the alternative, the 
successor corporation may substitute equivalent Awards or provide 
substantially similar consideration to Participants as was provided to 
stockholders (after taking into account the existing provisions of the 
Awards). The successor corporation may also issue, in place of 
outstanding Shares of the Company held by the Participant, substantially 
similar shares or other property subject to repurchase restrictions no 
less favorable to the Participant. In the event such successor 
corporation (if any) refuses to assume or substitute Options, as 
provided above, pursuant to a transaction described in this Subsection 
16.1, such Options will expire on such transaction at such time and on 
such conditions as the Board will determine. 

     16.2  OTHER TREATMENT OF AWARDS.  Subject to any greater rights granted to
Participants under the foregoing provisions of this Section 16, in the event of
the occurrence of any transaction described in Section 16.1, any outstanding
Awards will be treated as provided in the applicable agreement or plan of
merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, sale of assets or other
"corporate transaction." 

     16.3  ASSUMPTION OF AWARDS BY THE COMPANY.  The Company, from time to time,
also may substitute or assume outstanding awards granted by another company,
whether in connection with an acquisition of such other company or otherwise, by
either; (a) granting an Award under this Plan in substitution of such other
company's award; or (b) assuming such award as if it had been granted under this
Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award granted
under this Plan. Such substitution or assumption will be permissible if the
holder of the substituted or assumed award would have been eligible to be
granted an Award under this Plan if the other company had applied the rules of
this Plan to such grant. In the event the Company assumes an award granted by
another company, the terms and conditions of such award will remain unchanged
(except that the exercise price and the number and nature of Shares issuable
upon exercise of any such option will be adjusted appropriately pursuant to
Section 424(a) of the Code). In the event the Company elects to grant a new
Option rather than assuming an existing option, such new Option may be granted
with a similarly adjusted Exercise Price. 

 17.  ADOPTION AND STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL.  This Plan will become effective on the
date that it is adopted by the Board (the "Effective Date"). This Plan shall be
approved by the stockholders of the Company (excluding Shares issued pursuant to
this Plan), consistent with applicable laws, within twelve (12) months before or
after the Effective Date. Upon the Effective Date, the Board may grant Awards
pursuant to this Plan; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that: (a) no Option may be exercised
prior to initial stockholder approval of this Plan; (b) no Option granted
pursuant to an increase in the number of Shares subject to this Plan approved by
the Board will be exercised prior to the time such increase has been approved by
the stockholders of the Company; and (c) in the event that stockholder approval
of this Plan or any amendment increasing the number of Shares subject to this
Plan is not obtained, all Awards granted hereunder will be canceled, any Shares
issued pursuant to any Award will be canceled, and any purchase of Shares
hereunder will be rescinded. So long as the Company is subject to Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act, the Company will comply with the requirements of
Rule 16b-3 (or its successor), as amended, with respect to stockholder approval.


 18.  TERM OF PLAN.  Unless earlier terminated as provided herein, this Plan
will terminate ten (10) years from the date this Plan is adopted by the Board
or, if earlier, the date of stockholder approval. 

 19.  AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF PLAN.  The Board may at any time terminate or
amend this Plan in any respect, including without limitation amendment of any
form of Award Agreement or instrument to be executed pursuant to this Plan;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Board will not, without the approval of the
stockholders of the Company, amend this Plan in any manner that requires such
stockholder approval pursuant to the Code or the regulations promulgated
thereunder as such provisions apply to ISO plans or (if the Company is subject
to the Exchange Act or

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Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act) pursuant to the Exchange Act or 
Rule 16b-3 (or its successor), as amended, thereunder, respectively. 

 20.  NONEXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN.  Neither the adoption of this Plan by the
Board, the submission of this Plan to the stockholders of the Company for
approval, nor any provision of this Plan will be construed as creating any
limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such additional compensation
arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the
granting of stock options and bonuses otherwise than under this Plan, and such
arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific
cases. 

 21.  DEFINITIONS.  As used in this Plan, the following terms will have the
following meanings: 

     "AFFILIATE"  means any corporation that directly, or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control
with, another corporation, where "control" (including the terms "controlled by"
and "under common control with") means the possession, direct or indirect, of
the power to cause the direction of the management and policies of the
corporation, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise. 

     "AWARD"  means any award under this Plan, including any Option or Stock
Bonus. 

     "AWARD AGREEMENT"  means, with respect to each Award, the signed written
agreement between the Company and the Participant setting forth the terms and
conditions of the Award. 

     "BOARD"  means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

     "CODE"  means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

     "COMMITTEE"  means the committee appointed by the Board to administer this
Plan, or if no such committee is appointed, the Board. 

     "COMPANY"  means Symantec Corporation, a corporation organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor corporation. 

     "DISABILITY"  means a disability, whether temporary or permanent, partial
or total, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as determined by
the Committee. 

     "DISINTERESTED PERSON"  means a director who has not, during the period
that person is a member of the Committee and for one year prior to commencing
service as a member of the Committee, been granted or awarded equity securities
pursuant to this Plan or any other plan of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary
or Affiliate of the Company, except in accordance with the requirements set
forth in Rule 16b-3(c)(2)(i) (and any successor regulation thereto) as
promulgated by the SEC under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as such rule is
amended from time to time and as interpreted by the SEC. 

     "EXCHANGE ACT"  means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

     "EXERCISE PRICE"  means the price at which a holder of an Option may
purchase the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option. 

     "FAIR MARKET VALUE"  means, as of any date, the value of a share of the
Company's Common Stock determined as follows: 

     (a)  if such Common Stock is then quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, its
closing price on the Nasdaq National Market on the last trading day prior to the
date of determination as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL;

     (b)  if such Common Stock is publicly traded and is then listed on a
national securities exchange, its closing price on the last trading day prior to
the date of determination on the principal national securities exchange on which
the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading as reported in THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL;

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     (c)  if such Common Stock is publicly traded but is not quoted on the
Nasdaq National Market nor listed or admitted to trading on a national
securities exchange, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on the last
trading day prior to the date of determination as reported in THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL; or 

     (d)  if none of the foregoing is applicable, by the Committee in good
faith. 

     "INSIDER"  means an officer or director of the Company or any other person
whose transactions in the Company's Common Stock are subject to Section 16 of
the Exchange Act. 

     "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR"  means any director who is not; (a) a current employee
of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; (b) a
former employee of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Company who is receiving compensation for prior services (other than benefits
under a tax-qualified pension plan); (c) a current or former officer of the
Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company; or (d) currently
receiving compensation for personal services in any capacity, other than as a
director, from the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the
Company; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that at such time as the term "Outside Director", as
used in Section 162(m) of the Code is defined in regulations promulgated under
Section 162(m) of the Code, "Outside Director" will have the meaning set forth
in such regulations, as amended from time to time and as interpreted by the
Internal Revenue Service. 

     "OPTION"  means an award of an option to purchase Shares pursuant to
Section 5. 

     "PARENT"  means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken
chain of corporations ending with the Company, if at the time of the granting of
an Award under this Plan, each of such corporations other than the Company owns
stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes
of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. 

     "PARTICIPANT"  means a person who receives an Award under this Plan. 

     "PLAN"  means this Symantec Corporation 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, as
amended from time to time. 

     "SEC"  means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

     "SECURITIES ACT"  means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 

     "SHARES"  means shares of the Company's Common Stock reserved for issuance
under this Plan, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2 and 16, and any successor
security. 

     "SUBSIDIARY"  means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken
chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of granting of
the Award, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the
unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. 

"TERMINATION"  or "Terminated" means, for purposes of this Plan with respect to
a Participant, that the Participant has for any reason ceased to provide
services as an
employee, director, consultant, independent contractor or advisor to the Company
or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, EXCEPT in the case of sick
leave, military leave, or any other leave of absence approved by the Committee,
provided that such leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, or
reinstatement upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or
statute. The Committee will have sole discretion to determine whether a
Participant has ceased to provide services and the effective date on which the
Participant ceased to provide services (the "TERMINATION DATE"). 


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[LETTERHEAD]

                                    June 26, 1996




Symantec Corporation
10201 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, California  95014

Gentlemen/Ladies:

    At your request, we have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8
(the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT") to be filed by you with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on or about June 28, 1996 in connection with the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of 2,741,573 shares
of your Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "STOCK"), subject to issuance by you
upon the exercise of options granted or to be granted by you pursuant to your
1996 Equity Incentive Plan (the "PLAN").

    As your counsel, we have examined the proceedings taken by you in
connection with the adoption of the Plan.

    It is our opinion that the 2,741,573 shares of the Stock that may be issued
and sold by you upon exercise of stock options granted or to be granted pursuant
to the Plan, when issued and sold in the manner referred to in the Prospectus
associated with the Registration Statement, will be legally issued, fully paid
and nonassessable.

    We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and further consent to all references to us in the Registration
Statement and any amendments thereto.

                                       Very truly yours,

                                       /s/ FENWICK & WEST LLP

                                       FENWICK & WEST LLP

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                  CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in 
the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1996 Equity 
Incentive Plan of Symantec Corporation and to the incorporation by 
reference therein of our report dated April 24, 1996, with respect to 
the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Symantec 
Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                   /S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


San Jose, California
June 26, 1996

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[LETTERHEAD]

June 20, 1996

The Board of Directors
Symantec Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements 
(No. 33-31444), No. 33-32085, No. 33-33654, No. 33-37066, No. 33-42440, 
No. 33-44203, No. 33-46927, No. 33-51612, No. 33-54396, No. 33-55300, 
No. 33-64290, No. 33-70558, No. 33-80360, No. 33-88694, No. 33-60141 and 
No. 33-64507) on Form S-8 and the registration statements on Form S-3 
(No. 33-82012 and No. 33-63513) filed by Symantec Corporation of our 
report dated August 8, 1995, relating to the balance sheet of Delrina 
Corporation as of June 30, 1995, and the related consolidated statements 
of operations, retained earnings (deficit) and changes in financial 
position for the years ended June 30, 1995 and 1994 which appears in the 
Fiscal 1996 Form 10-K of Symantec Corporation and the Form S-8 of 
Symantec Corporation filed on or about June 26, 1996.

Price Waterhouse
Chartered Accountants


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