norton is keeping me from connecting to wireless networks in coffeeshops (starbucks)

[sara lee]

hi every1!

i have just recently bought a vaio vgn-cr35m with a trial version of
norton internet security...but the problem is when itry to connect to
wireless networks in coffee shops..
everytime i start internet explorer the login page comes out for a few
seconds (the login name and password from the counter) and then the
page is replaced saying symantec has bloacke this site for your safety
bla bla..n then they tell u if u trust this site then click here..so
it gets me back to the page but by the time i type the password n user
id n hit enter..its blocked again!! how can i solve this? i have
connected to other wireless connections before..should just uninstall
norton?

thanx in advance :)

sara lee

[Phillip Windell]

My personal opinion is that I want anti-virus/anti-spyware to be separate
products from any type of "firewall" product. So I would replace Norton
(Symantec) with a version of the product that is anti-virus/anti-spyware
only, or at least it needs to give you the ability to turn that particular
component off. However that may no longer be possible (and/or sometimes it
may still get in the way when even turned off), which means you may have to
look at some other brand of AV/ASw Product. There are even some free ones
like "AVG Free", but you should shop around a little.

As for the firewall protection you can just use the Windows Firewall that is
already in Windows. I think it is a little less "maniacle" to deal with.

That's my opinion of what I think of the poor quality and over-kill
direction that many "security" products today are moving in. But that is
just my opinion. I just don't buy into the whole Unified Threat Management
(UTM) mentality that everyone is glomming into,...I want separate distinct
products for different jobs so I can choose the best product for each job
instead of a single product that does everything "half-baked".

--
Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
-----------------------------------------------------


"sara lee" <Nevhassan@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:c4cf6750-d946-4ab0-9c11-9320e7a26194@34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> hi every1!
>
> i have just recently bought a vaio vgn-cr35m with a trial version of
> norton internet security...but the problem is when itry to connect to
> wireless networks in coffee shops..
> everytime i start internet explorer the login page comes out for a few
> seconds (the login name and password from the counter) and then the
> page is replaced saying symantec has bloacke this site for your safety
> bla bla..n then they tell u if u trust this site then click here..so
> it gets me back to the page but by the time i type the password n user
> id n hit enter..its blocked again!! how can i solve this? i have
> connected to other wireless connections before..should just uninstall
> norton?
>
> thanx in advance :)
>
> sara lee

[Barb Bowman]

and replace it with something else. I like Eset NOD32, but others
also are happy with the free versions of Avast and AVG.

On Fri, 30 May 2008 08:51:48 -0700 (PDT), sara lee
<Nevhassan@gmail.com> wrote:

>should just uninstall
>norton?
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

[sara lee]

On 30 ãÇíæ, 19:17, Barb Bowman <b...@nospam.com> wrote:
> and replace it with something else. I like Eset NOD32, but others
> also are happy with the free versions of Avast and AVG.
>
> On Fri, 30 May 2008 08:51:48 -0700 (PDT), sara lee
>
> <Nevhas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >should just uninstall
> >norton?
>
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS-MVPhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspxhttp://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

yes u guys are right , theres no getting around it i even tried
disbling it for a few mins but it still didnt work..guess il just
uninstall it :) thanx :)

[sara lee]

On 30 ãÇíæ, 19:10, "Phillip Windell" <philwind...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> My personal opinion is that I want anti-virus/anti-spyware to be separate
> products from any type of "firewall" product. *So I would replace Norton
> (Symantec) with a version of the product that is anti-virus/anti-spyware
> only, or at least it needs to give you the ability to turn that particular
> component off. *However that may no longer be possible (and/or sometimesit
> may still get in the way when even turned off), which means you may have to
> look at some other brand of AV/ASw Product. *There are even some free ones
> like "AVG Free", but you should shop around a little.
>
> As for the firewall protection you can just use the Windows Firewall that is
> already in Windows. I think it is a little less "maniacle" to deal with.
>
> That's my opinion of what I think of the poor quality and over-kill
> direction that many "security" products today are moving in. *But that is
> just my opinion. *I just don't buy into the whole Unified Threat Management
> (UTM) mentality that everyone is glomming into,...I want separate distinct
> products for different jobs so I can choose the best product for each job
> instead of a single product that does everything "half-baked".
>
> --
> Phillip Windellwww.wandtv.com
>
> The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
> or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> "sara lee" <Nevhas...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:c4cf6750-d946-4ab0-9c11-9320e7a26194@34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > hi every1!
>
> > i have just recently bought a vaio vgn-cr35m with a trial version of
> > norton internet security...but the problem is when itry to connect to
> > wireless networks in coffee shops..
> > everytime i start internet explorer the login page comes out for a few
> > seconds (the login name and password from the counter) and then the
> > page is replaced saying symantec has bloacke this site for your safety
> > bla bla..n then they tell u if u trust this site then click here..so
> > it gets me back to the page but by the time i type the password n user
> > id n hit enter..its blocked again!! how can i solve this? i have
> > connected to other wireless connections before..should just uninstall
> > norton?
>
> > thanx in advance :)
>
> > sara lee- ÅÎÝÇÁ ÇáäÕ ÇáãÞÊÈÓ -
>
> - ÚÑÖ ÇáäÕ ÇáãÞÊÈÓ -

thnx! i think il settle for AVG or nod32 for my pc :).. no more
annoyin norton

[John]

Another free version choice: Avira Antivir

"Barb Bowman" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:o2a0441vrkuocgkcl8d4d3mmoaocsa3kj2@4ax.com...
> and replace it with something else. I like Eset NOD32, but others
> also are happy with the free versions of Avast and AVG.
>
> On Fri, 30 May 2008 08:51:48 -0700 (PDT), sara lee
> <Nevhassan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>should just uninstall
>>norton?
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS-MVP
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

[John]

I guess I'm not alone in this. I hate antivirus/antispam products that try
to do everything (firewall, email scan etc). Most of them end up doing
almost nothing but annoy us.

"Phillip Windell" <philwindell@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23OBa0%23mwIHA.4560@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> My personal opinion is that I want anti-virus/anti-spyware to be separate
> products from any type of "firewall" product. So I would replace Norton
> (Symantec) with a version of the product that is anti-virus/anti-spyware
> only, or at least it needs to give you the ability to turn that particular
> component off. However that may no longer be possible (and/or sometimes
> it may still get in the way when even turned off), which means you may
> have to look at some other brand of AV/ASw Product. There are even some
> free ones like "AVG Free", but you should shop around a little.
>
> As for the firewall protection you can just use the Windows Firewall that
> is already in Windows. I think it is a little less "maniacle" to deal
> with.
>
> That's my opinion of what I think of the poor quality and over-kill
> direction that many "security" products today are moving in. But that is
> just my opinion. I just don't buy into the whole Unified Threat
> Management (UTM) mentality that everyone is glomming into,...I want
> separate distinct products for different jobs so I can choose the best
> product for each job instead of a single product that does everything
> "half-baked".
>
> --
> Phillip Windell
> www.wandtv.com
>
> The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or
> Microsoft,
> or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
>
> "sara lee" <Nevhassan@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c4cf6750-d946-4ab0-9c11-9320e7a26194@34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>> hi every1!
>>
>> i have just recently bought a vaio vgn-cr35m with a trial version of
>> norton internet security...but the problem is when itry to connect to
>> wireless networks in coffee shops..
>> everytime i start internet explorer the login page comes out for a few
>> seconds (the login name and password from the counter) and then the
>> page is replaced saying symantec has bloacke this site for your safety
>> bla bla..n then they tell u if u trust this site then click here..so
>> it gets me back to the page but by the time i type the password n user
>> id n hit enter..its blocked again!! how can i solve this? i have
>> connected to other wireless connections before..should just uninstall
>> norton?
>>
>> thanx in advance :)
>>
>> sara lee
>
>

[Frankster]

> i have just recently bought a vaio vgn-cr35m with a trial version of
> norton internet security...

Yep. That's what trials are for. It sucks, so remove it.

-Frank