Apps asking for keychain at odd times

First, I've run Keychain first aid and restored from a pristine backup.
Here's my problem: Applications are asking for passwords at odd times. My email program will be chugging along just fine and then for no apparent reason begin asking for admin permission to retrieve mail. Not the isp password, the admin password. Safari will be working fine and then suddenly ask for the system password to access a page that may have been visited minutes before without needing a password.
The problem began with the 10.5.4 update.
My Keychain access shows the following:
Login
jimhall
Symantec
System
jimhall
system roots
I run under admin privileges as this is a standalone machine, not on a network
Anyone know how I can put an end to this frustrating problem?

I removed it permanently. Feel your pain about symantec, but I've got to have it, and I've gotten used to the occasional problem it causes.
I tested the keychain and found that both of the identically named chains updated themselves at the same time. I also backup hourly so I'm safe if anything needs to be replaced. Knowing that, I deleted one of them.
Of course, the problem has been intermittent, so we'll have to wait and see if and when it happens again. One way or the other I'll post back the results. So far though, so good.

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