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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

               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-4 No. 33-_____) and related Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus of Symantec Corporation for the registration of ________
shares of its common stock and the incorporation by reference therein of our
reports dated March 17, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Axent Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the related
financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

McLean, VA
September 20, 2000