Exhibit 23.02

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 33-31444, 33-32065, 33-33654, 33-37066, 33-42440, 33-44203,
33-46927, 33-51612, 33-54396, 33-55300, 33-64290, 33-70558, 33-80360, 33-88694,
33-60141, 33-64507, 333-07223, 333-18353, 333-18355, 333-39175, 333-71021,
333-71023, 333-31526, 333-31540, 333-31632, 333-47648, 333-52200, 333-56874,
333-64174, 333-81146 and 333-102096, Form S-4 No. 333-46264 and Form S-3 Nos.
33-82012, 33-63513 and 333-77072) of our report dated April 22, 2002, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Symantec
Corporation as of and for each of the two years in the period ended March 31,
2002, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31,
2003.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

San Jose, California
June 11, 2003