Should I activate window's firewall or Norton's firewall?
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First of all , it is never advised to run two firewalls together because firewalls run on rules and those rules can overlap with each other if more than one firewall present.\nI would recommend outpost, looknstop, kerio, sygate etc other than norton which is resource hog and so is zonealarm. Windows firewall gives one way protection and so is not complete.\nHope that helps
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zone alarm is a good firewall..thats what many people say...norton anti virus is a good option but it slows down the pc...even u can choose panda...if u want a free anti virus,go for avg or avast...
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Definitely don't use two firewall programs.  They can conflict with each other and prevent networking/internet access altogether.  Windows fire wall is not good ao it is surely the one to turn off.  If you want to test your fire wall you can go to www.grc.com and run the Shields Up program to check your open ports or download the Leak Test program to see if your firewall catches it.
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No you cannot use two antivirus or firewall program at the same time. They will conflict and even damage your OS. If Norton has expired you need to renew your subscription or remove it from your computer all together. If it is not up to date it in not effective at any rate. There are several very go freeware antivirus programs. I recommend AVG. I have been using it for over 3 year and along with good computer practices I have not had a virus.\nThe link below has several well proven AV programs.
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I use Norton and it works the best
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norton has an antiVirus,that has an antiVirus and firewall.get it.\n\nor get a free antivirus and firewall.\n\nfree antiVirus:\navg grisoft\navast!\n\nfree firewall:\nzonealarm free\nc.o.m.o.d.o.
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my advice is also to ditch the norton, get good free antivirus and use zone alarm free version firewall,and free antivirus are, avg free/avast which i use,mcafee if you gonna buy or p2p it,or even use the panda online scan free,\nusually a reinstall does the trick,nortons a system hogger, and anyone tells you otherwise is also a noob, ive tried em all and its good but uses lots of resource
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It's never a good idea to disable your firewall, you will be risking getting trojans and worms. If you are using nortens or McAfee you can disable them by right clicking on their icon in your task bar...if you are using windows security click on start- click on all programs- then click on accessories-then highlight system tools the next box you will see windows security..u can disable it there...but beware you will put your computer at a great risk by doing so.
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the first time u use The firewall, u can set it up to prompt u with the action it takes for every application that try to reach the internet.\nif u didnt do that, try to cofigre it from the settings.\naccess Norton settings, then set a permision to MSn messgner.\nlet me know if u need more info.\nhuS
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If you don't want to download and install a new firewall, I would go with the one that comes with SP2.\n\nIf you do, there are many options:\n\nZoneAlarm is very popular, but it slows down old computers.\n\nWindows OneCare Live beta is very new, and includes  virus protection as well as automated backup. However, it is a beta and might have bugs.\n\nKerio firewall is pretty good, I can't think of any cons.\n\nOutpost is supposed to be ok as well.
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you probably have an internet lock on or something. go into norton settings and keep the security level on med - low.
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AVG Free, Spybot S&D, AdawareSE, FireFox and configure your windows firewall correctly. Least amount of memory used, least amount of money used and very good protection. Either that or just get a Mac.
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1.Yes if you do install the old Norton antivirus you will get updates so it will scan for current virueses (it will autmomatically update).\n\n2. Yes you will have two, but it is not counter productive if one misses a virus the other will pick it up, you may jsut have to choose which one is more user friendly towards you.\n\n3.yes you would have 3 firewalls running but really you only need one so it would be perfectly fine to disable two of them and run off one.
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Zone alarm is a good firewall, they have a basic free version which blocks as much as the professional version but doesn't provide support.\n\nAVG Antivirus is a good free antivirus software.
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when was the last time you could logon? Are you getting a specific error message? What's the name of the firewall/ antivirus software you are using on the computer? \n**Not trying to be mean or funny. You would get better answers to you question if you included this info. You can add it in the details. **\nFirewalls usually have rules for programs trying to access the internet. For example here's nortons instructions on how to configure your firewall for programs to access the internet: \nTo edit existing firewall rule sets for Web-enabled programs \nOpen Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall. \nClick Personal Firewall. \nClick Configure. \nOn the Programs tab, select the Network Location that needs to have its automatic rule creation modified in the "Settings for:" drop-down box.\nBy default, this is the Network Location that you are currently using. \nSelect a program rule from the Manual Program Control list. \nUnder the category column for the selected rule, select a category by clicking the drop-down list. \nUnder the Internet Access column for the selected rule, use the drop-down list to select the level of Internet access that you want to assign to the selected program.\nDo one of the following: \nIf you selected "Permit" or "Permit All," or "Block" or "Block All," then you are finished with this document and may skip the remaining sections. \nIf you selected "Custom" or "Manually configure Internet access," then read the following sections for details on how to add, remove, or modify rules in the existing rule set for the selected program. To read one of the following sections, click the icon to the left of the section to either expand ( ) or collapse ( ) it. If you cannot expand a section, then read the document Cannot expand sections in a Symantec Knowledge Base document.\n** go to the help files of your security software and search for how to configure your firewall (if you don't have the time or don't feel up to the job, then I recommend contacting AOL or a local pc tech
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You don't say which operating system that your using.  If you have Windows XP with Service Pack 2 you have a firewall that's located in the Security Center within the Control Panel.  Also there is a free firewall available from Zone Alarm and others which allow you to control intrusion attempts.  Important note: don't use both software firewalls at the same time, because they interfere with the operation of your computer.  Hardware firewalls are usually related to routers and more complicated local connections to the Internet.
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control panel->security settings->firewall