Re: Norton Protection; Access Denied

We're clean here. This is a new installation. I ran NAV on it and have
had a firewall on it (hardware and software). I can reproduce / provoke
it, but once i have it provoked, i havent figured out how to set the admin
permissions to get rid of it -- Norton's instructions dont fit the
situation, as I already have it set as they suggest.

"PopS" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:eOd0e8elFHA.1480@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> No, I don't believe there are any instances where auto
> protect should turn off on its own, and especially not
> to save you from anything, not even yourself <g>.
> I had that same problem a couple years ago I'd
> guess it was now, and I recall it was a left-over of a
> virus at that time; one that was caught but not
> completely cleaned. At the same time I had an
> inability to access McAffee or Symantec too but they
> were all easily repaired.
> Unfortunately I cannot recall exactly what it was
> called. I'd suggest a good virus scan followed by
> adware and malware scans, after updating them all
> before scanning.
> If your'e not aware of how to scan for malware etc.,
> post back and I'm sure you'll get lots of advice. A
> firewall is also advisable if you don't already run
> one. XP has a firewall, but there are others available
> that are more inclusive and useful, IMO, including a
> Beat from MS.
>
> HTH
> Pop
>
>
> "JimmyJam" <jimmy@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Xns96A07738840F8jimmya0lcom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I have used norton for decades (? since DOS version 2)
>>and sometimes it
>> saves me and sometimes it messes me up. In this
>> case, it turns its own
>> auto protection off! Now, the question is, by
>> getting itself out of the
>> way, is it really the error i thought it was? or is
>> it really saving me!?
>>
>> Malke <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> news:ekSRkgrkFHA.4000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>>
>>> PopS wrote:
>>>
>>>> Huh!
>>>> Runs perfectly here. And on my sister's machine.
>>>> And on each of my 3 nephew's machines. And on my
>>>> brother's machine. And on two neighbor's machine.
>>>> And
>>>> on several I've repaired, cleaned, or otherwise
>>>> doctored for viruses/trojans/malware etc.
>>>> Only times I've ever seen it not act well is on
>>>> botched and/or poorly maintained machines.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That's nice. I'm glad the program works for you and
>>> your family. Other
>>> people have different experiences with Norton
>>> products on perfectly
>>> maintained machines. Do you have a solution to the
>>> OP's question?
>>>
>>> Malke
>>
>
>

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