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02-06-2008
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| | Vista and Norton Antivirus I just got a new computer running Vista. I installed Norton Antivirus but in the "Norton Protection Center" I get an "At Risk" warning regarding the firewall. Specifically it reads "At Risk: Advanced Firewall". I have Windows Firewall tuned on, I don't understand what it is talking about when it says Advanced Firewall. |
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02-06-2008
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| | Re: Vista and Norton Antivirus NAV is supposed to disable the native Vista firewall and enable the NAV firewall *if* it contains one. Advise you to consult NAV's Help file or Symantec's web site for further info as to it's firewall capabilities. MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] =============== *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten =============== Joe Noreal wrote: Quote: > I just got a new computer running Vista. I installed Norton Antivirus but in > the "Norton Protection Center" I get an "At Risk" warning regarding the > firewall. Specifically it reads "At Risk: Advanced Firewall". I have > Windows Firewall tuned on, I don't understand what it is talking about when > it says Advanced Firewall. > > |
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02-07-2008
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| | Re: Vista and Norton Antivirus Hi, Thanks for responding to my question. I have tried Symantec's tech support three times, and wasted over 2 hours trying to work it out with them. It seems like none of their tech people are familiar with Vista. They constantly reference settings that are in XP, but not Vista. The product I use is just an Antivirus program and does not include a firewall. It seems like NAV does not recognize Vista's firewall. "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > NAV is supposed to disable the native Vista firewall and enable the NAV > firewall *if* it contains one. > Advise you to consult NAV's Help file or Symantec's web site for further > info as to it's firewall capabilities. > > > MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] > =============== > *-343-* FDNY > Never Forgotten > =============== > > > Joe Noreal wrote: > Quote: > > I just got a new computer running Vista. I installed Norton Antivirus but in > > the "Norton Protection Center" I get an "At Risk" warning regarding the > > firewall. Specifically it reads "At Risk: Advanced Firewall". I have > > Windows Firewall tuned on, I don't understand what it is talking about when > > it says Advanced Firewall. > > > > |
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02-07-2008
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| | Re: Vista and Norton Antivirus Forget what the Norton Protection Center is stating as long as the native Vista firewall is Enabled. How can I put this politely ? NAV sucks, how's that <w> It hasn't been compatible with Windows since NAV 2.0. MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] =============== *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten =============== Joe Noreal wrote: Quote: > Hi, Thanks for responding to my question. > > I have tried Symantec's tech support three times, and wasted over 2 hours > trying to work it out with them. It seems like none of their tech people are > familiar with Vista. They constantly reference settings that are in XP, but > not Vista. The product I use is just an Antivirus program and does not > include a firewall. It seems like NAV does not recognize Vista's firewall. > > > > "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote: > > Quote: >>NAV is supposed to disable the native Vista firewall and enable the NAV >>firewall *if* it contains one. >>Advise you to consult NAV's Help file or Symantec's web site for further >>info as to it's firewall capabilities. >> >> >>MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] >>=============== >> *-343-* FDNY >>Never Forgotten >>=============== >> >> >>Joe Noreal wrote: >> >> Quote: >>>I just got a new computer running Vista. I installed Norton Antivirus but in >>>the "Norton Protection Center" I get an "At Risk" warning regarding the >>>firewall. Specifically it reads "At Risk: Advanced Firewall". I have >>>Windows Firewall tuned on, I don't understand what it is talking about when >>>it says Advanced Firewall. >>> >>> |
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02-07-2008
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| | Re: Vista and Norton Antivirus What MowGreen said. "Joe Noreal" <JoeNoreal@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:962E3F39-B2EC-47F7-8E03-63421CC3E329@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, Thanks for responding to my question. > > I have tried Symantec's tech support three times, and wasted over 2 hours > trying to work it out with them. It seems like none of their tech people > are > familiar with Vista. They constantly reference settings that are in XP, > but > not Vista. The product I use is just an Antivirus program and does not > include a firewall. It seems like NAV does not recognize Vista's > firewall. > > > > "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote: > Quote: >> NAV is supposed to disable the native Vista firewall and enable the NAV >> firewall *if* it contains one. >> Advise you to consult NAV's Help file or Symantec's web site for further >> info as to it's firewall capabilities. >> >> >> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] >> =============== >> *-343-* FDNY >> Never Forgotten >> =============== >> >> >> Joe Noreal wrote: >> Quote: >> > I just got a new computer running Vista. I installed Norton Antivirus >> > but in >> > the "Norton Protection Center" I get an "At Risk" warning regarding the >> > firewall. Specifically it reads "At Risk: Advanced Firewall". I have >> > Windows Firewall tuned on, I don't understand what it is talking about >> > when >> > it says Advanced Firewall. >> > >> > |
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02-08-2008
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| | Re: Vista and Norton Antivirus Give Norton's a big miss, Windows Firewall, defender AVG antivirus (free) and a bit of common sense is all you need. cheers Daniel "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23ZlOmaRaIHA.1208@xxxxxx Quote: > NAV is supposed to disable the native Vista firewall and enable the NAV > firewall *if* it contains one. > Advise you to consult NAV's Help file or Symantec's web site for further > info as to it's firewall capabilities. > > > MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] > =============== > *-343-* FDNY > Never Forgotten > =============== > > > Joe Noreal wrote: > Quote: >> I just got a new computer running Vista. I installed Norton Antivirus >> but in the "Norton Protection Center" I get an "At Risk" warning >> regarding the firewall. Specifically it reads "At Risk: Advanced >> Firewall". I have Windows Firewall tuned on, I don't understand what it >> is talking about when it says Advanced Firewall. >> |
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02-08-2008
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| | Re: Vista and Norton Antivirus Add Spybot Search and Destroy as well. "Daniel" <noone@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uTc%23wgjaIHA.5900@xxxxxx Quote: > Give Norton's a big miss, Windows Firewall, defender AVG antivirus (free) > and a bit of common sense is all you need. > > cheers > > Daniel > "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23ZlOmaRaIHA.1208@xxxxxx Quote: >> NAV is supposed to disable the native Vista firewall and enable the NAV >> firewall *if* it contains one. >> Advise you to consult NAV's Help file or Symantec's web site for further >> info as to it's firewall capabilities. >> >> >> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] >> =============== >> *-343-* FDNY >> Never Forgotten >> =============== >> >> >> Joe Noreal wrote: >> Quote: >>> I just got a new computer running Vista. I installed Norton Antivirus >>> but in the "Norton Protection Center" I get an "At Risk" warning >>> regarding the firewall. Specifically it reads "At Risk: Advanced >>> Firewall". I have Windows Firewall tuned on, I don't understand what it >>> is talking about when it says Advanced Firewall. >>> |
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02-09-2008
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| | Re: Vista and Norton Antivirus True, good advice "Bob" <nowhere@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:YaCdnebttfRtdzHanZ2dnUVZ_gmdnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: > Add Spybot Search and Destroy as well. > > "Daniel" <noone@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uTc%23wgjaIHA.5900@xxxxxx Quote: >> Give Norton's a big miss, Windows Firewall, defender AVG antivirus (free) >> and a bit of common sense is all you need. >> >> cheers >> >> Daniel >> "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:%23ZlOmaRaIHA.1208@xxxxxx Quote: >>> NAV is supposed to disable the native Vista firewall and enable the NAV >>> firewall *if* it contains one. >>> Advise you to consult NAV's Help file or Symantec's web site for further >>> info as to it's firewall capabilities. >>> >>> >>> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] >>> =============== >>> *-343-* FDNY >>> Never Forgotten >>> =============== >>> >>> >>> Joe Noreal wrote: >>> >>>> I just got a new computer running Vista. I installed Norton Antivirus >>>> but in the "Norton Protection Center" I get an "At Risk" warning >>>> regarding the firewall. Specifically it reads "At Risk: Advanced >>>> Firewall". I have Windows Firewall tuned on, I don't understand what >>>> it is talking about when it says Advanced Firewall. >>>> |
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02-09-2008
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| | Re: Vista and Norton Antivirus Actually, I take back my advice. Since my previous post Spybot has caused me many problems. "Daniel" <noone@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ulrMz5taIHA.1132@xxxxxx Quote: > True, good advice > > "Bob" <nowhere@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:YaCdnebttfRtdzHanZ2dnUVZ_gmdnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote: >> Add Spybot Search and Destroy as well. >> >> "Daniel" <noone@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:uTc%23wgjaIHA.5900@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Give Norton's a big miss, Windows Firewall, defender AVG antivirus >>> (free) and a bit of common sense is all you need. >>> >>> cheers >>> >>> Daniel >>> "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:%23ZlOmaRaIHA.1208@xxxxxx >>>> NAV is supposed to disable the native Vista firewall and enable the NAV >>>> firewall *if* it contains one. >>>> Advise you to consult NAV's Help file or Symantec's web site for >>>> further info as to it's firewall capabilities. >>>> >>>> >>>> MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008] >>>> =============== >>>> *-343-* FDNY >>>> Never Forgotten >>>> =============== >>>> >>>> >>>> Joe Noreal wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just got a new computer running Vista. I installed Norton Antivirus >>>>> but in the "Norton Protection Center" I get an "At Risk" warning >>>>> regarding the firewall. Specifically it reads "At Risk: Advanced >>>>> Firewall". I have Windows Firewall tuned on, I don't understand what >>>>> it is talking about when it says Advanced Firewall. >>>>> >>> > |
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02-10-2008
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| | RE: Vista and Norton Antivirus http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html Avast is a very good anti-virus(and also free as a bonus!); and is vista 32bit and 64bit compatible. Vista's Firewall works fine. http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html Spybot Search & destroy for anti-spyware program is very good. "Joe Noreal" wrote: Quote: > I just got a new computer running Vista. I installed Norton Antivirus but in > the "Norton Protection Center" I get an "At Risk" warning regarding the > firewall. Specifically it reads "At Risk: Advanced Firewall". I have > Windows Firewall tuned on, I don't understand what it is talking about when > it says Advanced Firewall. > > |
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