Limewire Question!!!

[reeshy]

<p>I just upgraded to Limewire Pro...I have used them for years and figured I owed them some bucks....Now,,,,everytime I access Limewire Pro, I get blocked by Norton Virus asking me if I want to let Limewire gain access to my computer...I say yes...and I get blocked again....</p><p>Now I know there is a simple answer to this ( and yes...I emailed limewire and I'm still waiting).....can someone tell me what settings I need to for this or do I have to beg as usual??????&nbsp;</p>

[Sleeves]

<p>you might want to look into the list of&nbsp;programs that Norton is blocking and not blocking...</p><p>some programs will have a few listings and you might find two limewires, one that's not blocked and one that is...and then you could select the blocked Limewire and manually unblock...</p><p>maybe a long shot but I've freed things up like that before</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[reeshy]

I'm stoopid...how do I do that?<br />

[Sleeves]

<p>I have an old NAV so hopefully this will sound right...</p><p>launch your Norton Firewall (maybe called Norton Internet Security), which shows up on my pc down near the clock and looks like a green string circle.&nbsp; </p><p>Click on &quot;Personal Firewall&quot; and to the right you'll see a blue box at the bottom of which you'll see &quot;Configure&quot;&nbsp; Click on configure.</p><p>In the pop up, you'll see a list of tabs up top - one of these should read &quot;Programs&quot; - click on that tab and then at the bottom you'll see a list of the&nbsp;programs that your firewall is blocking or not blocking.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>see if you have a Limewire that's blocked, highlight and unblock...</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Sleeves on 8-18-06 @ 5:28 PM</span>

[furie]

i had a similar problem. i just made limewire an accpted site, so that it would allow the connections. you should find it in the prefrences i guess.

[empulse]

<p>Limewire, and other programs more widely used don't offer you much protection from people like the RIAA, or the MPAA getting your personal information.&nbsp; And it kinda depends on if you are sharing alot of say (hypothetically) MP3's or movies.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>I would recomend a program <a href="http://azureus.sourceforge.net/download.php" target="_self">Azureus</a>&nbsp;which&nbsp;Navigates firewalls pretty effortlessly, and offers the protection of making your IP not look complete, or harder to make complete (ex- 65.125.3.40 will look like 65.125.x.xx) Also Nortons firewall is easily dismantled by most Hack tools / scripts available.&nbsp;Limewire and the like networks are filled with viruses, and fake files more than the lesser known (underground if you will) networks. </p><p>I would recomend getting ZoneAlarm, to go with your nortons.. its easy to use and will keep you fairly safe. No program/firewall is 100%, at best they are a 75% gaurantee.</p><p>i forgot to add that ZoneAlarm also helps hide the last digits in your IP for more safety..</p><p>i use:</p><p>Norton systemworks (I disable the firewall and autoprotect)</p><p>Disable Windows Security center (if you have XP SP2)</p><p>Zone Alarm for the Firewall, and disable the Adware monitoring.. its poop.</p><p>Once a week i run&nbsp;Ad-Aware, Registry Mechanic, Norton Utilities, and Nortons Fast-Safe cleanup or express clean-up depending on your version. </p><p>If you&nbsp;Download alot off of any of the BitTorrent clients you should scan for viruses at least once a month, and i only scan the folder that i Download too, if you find&nbsp;one there.. then do the whole system.&nbsp; </p><p>Ok hopefully i have bored you to tears.. or helped you.</p><p>chris</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by empulse on 8-18-06 @ 7:18 PM</span>

[reeshy]

Thanks guys...all of that information worked.....I feel like a real pirate now!!!!!Arrrggghhhh!!!<br />

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>reeshy</strong> wrote:<br />Thanks guys...all of that information worked.....I feel like a real pirate now!!!!!Arrrggghhhh!!!<br /><p>not just a butt pirate...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by FUNKMAN on 8-18-06 @ 7:48 PM</span>