Exhibit 23.01

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
Symantec Corporation:

          We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on 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, 333-102096, 333-106173, 333-116547, 333-117176, 333-119872 and 333-126403), and Form S-3 (Nos. 33-82012, 33-63513, 333-77072, 333-127958 and 333-127959), of Symantec Corporation, of our reports dated June 8, 2006, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Symantec Corporation and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended March 31, 2006, and the related financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a)2, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2006, which reports appear in this annual report on Form 10-K of Symantec Corporation.

          Our report dated June 8, 2006, on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2006, expresses our opinion that Symantec Corporation did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2006 because of the effect of a material weakness on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria and contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company has identified a material weakness with respect to the internal control over financial reporting related to accounting for income taxes.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Mountain View, California
June 8, 2006