Norton Internet Suite (Firewall Question)

Discussion in 'Software' started by COMPUABLE, Oct 17, 2011.

  1. COMPUABLE

    COMPUABLE First Sergeant

    Norton Internet Suite (Firewall Question)

    Another question, this time regarding the firewall included with my new Norton Internet suite installation. How exactly does it work? In the past I used Zone Alarm FREE which I liked very much (but for some odd reason, a popup said that I could not continue with the Norton installation until Zone Alarm firewall was removed - bummer!) Anyway, while using the Zone Alarm firewall; it used to warn me any time a program or program installation file tried to access the internet and then it showed a pop-up which gave me the option as to whether or not to "allow" this. Thus far the included Norton firewall has been oddly missing in action; (apparently running silently in the background?) in that I have not received a single warning in 4-5 days of use, since I first installed it?

    How exactly does this Norton firewall program get the attention of the user when a program .exe wants access the web? Does it "trust" certain programs or does it have to be "enabled" to work. Another question is: The Zone Alarm program kept a list (in the options section) of program installation .exe's as well as entirely installed programs which had previously asked for access to the internet. This was a particularly handy feature for me to utilize because I test freeware and shareware programs as a hobby and the list could be categorized alphabetically, by time of installation, by permissions granted and stored there. If I installed many programs during the week and forgot where they were stored or when exactly I installed them; I could easily get that information from the ZA options.

    Additionally, whenever testing a new .exe (installation files especially from new and 'unknown' programs) I do not necessarily want to give it access to the internet. EXE installation files are notorious for spreading malware usually silently via an 'allowed' internet hook up. So much so that Gmail does not even allow their email members to send or store .exe files. A pop-op wards you and then cancels the attempted attachment of .exe install files.

    Thanks in advance!

    COMP
     
  2. Viet_Vet

    Viet_Vet Private E-2

  3. COMPUABLE

    COMPUABLE First Sergeant

    Re: Viet_Vet link to the Norton Forum for NIS;

    Uh... thanks for the link but I actually already posted the question in the Norton Forum for NIS (no responses as yet, unfortunately) and in any case, I generally prefer to come here to the Major Geeks software forum thread for tips and general advice on how to best use specific new programs and utilities from the specialists in here.. ;)

    COMP

     

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