Vista and Norton Antivirus

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Joe Noreal

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.
 
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]
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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 said:
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 said:
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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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]
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*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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Joe said:
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.



:

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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What MowGreen said.

Joe Noreal said:
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 said:
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 said:
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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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 said:
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 said:
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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Add Spybot Search and Destroy as well.

Daniel said:
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 said:
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 said:
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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True, good advice

Bob said:
Add Spybot Search and Destroy as well.

Daniel said:
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 said:
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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Actually, I take back my advice. Since my previous post Spybot has caused me
many problems.

Daniel said:
True, good advice

Bob said:
Add Spybot Search and Destroy as well.

Daniel said:
Give Norton's a big miss, Windows Firewall, defender AVG antivirus
(free) and a bit of common sense is all you need.

cheers

Daniel
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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