Just installed Windows 8...issues with internet connection and Norton?

pammesue

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I just finished the windows 8 pro install and I want able to connect to the internet. Found out there was a firewall issue so I did an complete uninstall of Norton Security Suite that I had installed free with Comcast.

Well everything works now and Im wondering what I should use for firewall and antivirus. Im not going to trust reinstalling Norton. Will windows firewall and windows defender be all I need?

thanks yall
 

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    Windows 8

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 Pro 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built: Atomic City Computer
    CPU
    AMD A4-4000 3.0/3.2Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI FM2-A55M-E33
    Memory
    8BG of Corsair DDR3 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    On Board
    Sound Card
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    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic 27" VA2703
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 500GB, Crucial 120Gb SSD
    Case
    Thermaltake
    Cooling
    N/A
    Keyboard
    Corsair Raptor K40
    Mouse
    Amazon Generic Optical
    Internet Speed
    56Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome and Opera
    Antivirus
    Micro Soft Defender
    Other Info
    Getting this on May 1st:
    AMD A8-6600K

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And my third party choice would be Kaspersky. And free.. Avast or AVG.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Win 8.1 Pro 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built: Atomic City Computer
    CPU
    AMD A4-4000 3.0/3.2Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI FM2-A55M-E33
    Memory
    8BG of Corsair DDR3 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    On Board
    Sound Card
    On Boardi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic 27" VA2703
    Screen Resolution
    1920 X 1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 500GB, Crucial 120Gb SSD
    Case
    Thermaltake
    Cooling
    N/A
    Keyboard
    Corsair Raptor K40
    Mouse
    Amazon Generic Optical
    Internet Speed
    56Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox, Chrome and Opera
    Antivirus
    Micro Soft Defender
    Other Info
    Getting this on May 1st:
    AMD A8-6600K
Hi pammesue. Welcome to EF.

I'm not one for 3rd party either. I stuck with Defender. Haven't had any problems.

BTW, nice avatar. God made it, right?! :)
 

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  • OS
    8.1 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer T690
    CPU
    Intel Pentium D Dual Core
    Motherboard
    Acer/Intel E946GZ
    Memory
    2GB (max upgrade)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 - PCI Express x16
    Sound Card
    Integrated RealTek ALC888 high-definition audio with 7.1 channel audio support
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer AL1917W A LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440 X 900
    Hard Drives
    350 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10
    Thumb drives
    PSU
    Standard 250 watt
    Case
    Desktop 7.2" (183mm) W x 17.5" (445mm) L x 14.5"
    Cooling
    Dual case fans + CPU fan
    Keyboard
    Acer Windows PS/2
    Mouse
    Wireless Microsoft Arc
    Internet Speed
    54mbp/s
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Office Pro 2013 / Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Phone 8.1DP GDR1
LOL! OK. All I'll say is that Pammy made the avatar lQQk very nice.....I mean, you don't look like a geek....Where's your glasses? ;)
 

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  • OS
    8.1 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer T690
    CPU
    Intel Pentium D Dual Core
    Motherboard
    Acer/Intel E946GZ
    Memory
    2GB (max upgrade)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 - PCI Express x16
    Sound Card
    Integrated RealTek ALC888 high-definition audio with 7.1 channel audio support
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer AL1917W A LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440 X 900
    Hard Drives
    350 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10
    Thumb drives
    PSU
    Standard 250 watt
    Case
    Desktop 7.2" (183mm) W x 17.5" (445mm) L x 14.5"
    Cooling
    Dual case fans + CPU fan
    Keyboard
    Acer Windows PS/2
    Mouse
    Wireless Microsoft Arc
    Internet Speed
    54mbp/s
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Office Pro 2013 / Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Phone 8.1DP GDR1
I see. A woman with a plan. You may need a few nucs like the rest of the warriors that are planning the same, sorry to say. :(
 

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  • OS
    8.1 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer T690
    CPU
    Intel Pentium D Dual Core
    Motherboard
    Acer/Intel E946GZ
    Memory
    2GB (max upgrade)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 - PCI Express x16
    Sound Card
    Integrated RealTek ALC888 high-definition audio with 7.1 channel audio support
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer AL1917W A LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440 X 900
    Hard Drives
    350 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10
    Thumb drives
    PSU
    Standard 250 watt
    Case
    Desktop 7.2" (183mm) W x 17.5" (445mm) L x 14.5"
    Cooling
    Dual case fans + CPU fan
    Keyboard
    Acer Windows PS/2
    Mouse
    Wireless Microsoft Arc
    Internet Speed
    54mbp/s
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    Office Pro 2013 / Nokia Lumia 1520 Windows Phone 8.1DP GDR1
I have just loaded a release candidate of AVG 2013 and am part of their beta program. I had AVG 2012 running with no problems and 2013 looks ok as well. Early days in fairness though, but worth a try.
 

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Please note: No single Virus Scanner is ever 100%
Safe Surfing is always a must and will keep you virus free far better than any scanner.

You should never install more than one Scanner on a single system.
They will fight and conflict and cause problems.

The problem you had with Norton, they are notorious for, them and McAfee, killing all network connectivity out of the blue, till uninstalled.
My Parents had free McAfee (about a month ago) and all of a sudden internet stopped, no printing wifi. Uninstalled McAfee, and everything worked.
Those have been an issue for a very long time. When I first had the issue (Norton) some years ago, I had not made any changes or blocked anything, I spent several hours trying to fix it. Uninstalled permanently and have never had that problem since.

AVG I wouldn't touch If I was paid to do so.
I have seen massively infected systems that had AVG installed and the only time AVG said anything was when the system was scanned by another scanner. BTW, the system with the most virues not detected by AVG when it was running and even after doing a manual scan and finding nothing was 4000+ items ( not all the same virus, many replicants, but not all of them) and none were cookies. I stopped the system and burned them to a CD we were going to use ourselves to test AV, but never got around to it and I don't have it anymore.

Kaspersky is very good, but has had performance hits in the past and I suspect that hasn't changed much

Avast is good, but experienced the same, not as bad as Kaspersky, but...

Eset i have not checked out in a long time. Might want to take a look at them.

AV-Comparatives - Independent Tests of Anti-Virus Software ... then click on Comparatives

The tests out there are a bit dated, but they stand up to today.

I would also stay away from Trend Micro and Webroot.

For on-line scanners I would recommend...

ESET Online Virus Scanner | ESET

Microsoft Safety Scanner - Antivirus | Remove Spyware, Malware, Viruses Free --- I ran this prior to posting to this thread and it does run in Win8.

Panda Activescan | Free Online Antivirus | Free Virus Disinfection - Panda Security -- I believe this is their On-Line Scanner.

Kaspersky Security Scan | Kaspersky Lab United States

For all on-line scanners, I would check that nothing remains behind in Programs and Features, uninstall it if there is.

It is always a good idea to run at least one of these every so often.
You should not need to disable or uninstall any current anti virus you may be running when running an on-line scanner.
These are a one shot run.

Also note that things that can be detected and look like viruses are really cookies that will go away by clearing Temporary Internet Files and Cookies.

Hope this helps.
 

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  • OS
    Win 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I7-3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77
    Memory
    CORSAIR 8GB 2X4 D3 1866
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX680 4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24" LED VG248QE
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG E 256GB SSD 840 PRO -
    SAMSUNG E 120GB SSD840 -
    SEAGATE 1TB PIPELINE
    PSU
    CORSAIR GS800
    Case
    CORSAIR 600T
    Cooling
    CORSAIR HYDRO H100I LIQUID COOLER
    Keyboard
    THERMALTA CHALLENGER ULT GAME-KYBRD
    Mouse
    RAZER DEATHADDER GAME MS BLK-ED
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    APC 1000VA -
    LGELECOEM LG 14X SATA BD BURNER -
    CORSAIR SP120 Fans x 3 -
    NZXT 5.25 USB3 BAY CARD READER -
    HAUPPAUGE COLOSSUS
I'm using the Windows Defender that comes with Win8 now, but I'll be using Symantec Endpoint Protection v12 (SEP) as soon as a version is available that supports Win8.
 

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  • OS
    Win 10 Pro 64bit
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
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    Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
    Memory
    32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
    WD 6TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (redundancy)
    PSU
    Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
    Case
    Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
    Cooling
    Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
    Keyboard
    Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
    Mouse
    Corsair M65 wired
    Internet Speed
    85MBps DSL
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
    Other Info
    Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.

    1GBps Ethernet ports
Oh, forgot, Thanks, azasadny for reminding me, Symantec is much more better than Windows Defender. You know why?

Symantec detects a virus each hour, and has a built-in internet security ( Internet security, Anti-Malware, etc.. ), once i had it for my Windows 7, and it worked perfectly than Defender

But, i suggest to use Defender until Symantec is supported for 8. basically 2-3 weeks after 8 is officially released on the market
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Release Preview 64-bit
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    Microsoft
    CPU
    Acer
    Motherboard
    Intel Core 2 Duo
    Memory
    Intel Memory Disk
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT with Nvidia PhysX™
    Sound Card
    DirectX 11.0 ( Upgrade of Version 9.0 ), Dolby Digital Live
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer V-Series
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    Intel® Core™2 Hard Drive

    Acer Expanded Hard Drive

    Kingston External Hard Disk ( 1 Terabyte )
    PSU
    ATX ( Modified heavily )
    Case
    ATX
    Cooling
    Acer Professional In-built cooler
    Keyboard
    Acer Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Zebronics USB Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    100 MBPS/Second
    Other Info
    It's a gaming PC, so it's heavily modified :D
Until Symantec decides your whole network is blocked and there is nothing you can do except to nuke and reload or just flat uninstall Symantec.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Win 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I7-3770K
    Motherboard
    ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77
    Memory
    CORSAIR 8GB 2X4 D3 1866
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX680 4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS 24" LED VG248QE
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG E 256GB SSD 840 PRO -
    SAMSUNG E 120GB SSD840 -
    SEAGATE 1TB PIPELINE
    PSU
    CORSAIR GS800
    Case
    CORSAIR 600T
    Cooling
    CORSAIR HYDRO H100I LIQUID COOLER
    Keyboard
    THERMALTA CHALLENGER ULT GAME-KYBRD
    Mouse
    RAZER DEATHADDER GAME MS BLK-ED
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    APC 1000VA -
    LGELECOEM LG 14X SATA BD BURNER -
    CORSAIR SP120 Fans x 3 -
    NZXT 5.25 USB3 BAY CARD READER -
    HAUPPAUGE COLOSSUS
Just Get Kapersky, it will always run, update and generally never even announce its presence until you touch a malware or virus download.

I've been using it for the past 2 years and it has yet to fail me :D
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Professional
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel i5 3750k
    Motherboard
    P8Z77-LX 3
    Memory
    16GB Vengence Corsair
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 Windforce OC
    Sound Card
    C-Media 7.1 Surround Card
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 24" & AOC 23.5" 3D & 19" LG
    Screen Resolution
    3840*1080 & 1440*900
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB SSD
    WD 1.5 TB
    WD 500Gb
    PSU
    Silverstone 800MW
    Case
    inWin DragonRider
    Cooling
    X31 Kraken CPU Coller, 4 * 140mm LED Akasa, One 92mm Fan Akasa
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95
    Mouse
    R.A.T Contagion
    Internet Speed
    150Mb / 10Mb
    Browser
    Chrome x64
    Antivirus
    ESET Nod32
    Other Info
    I'm an old windows 7/Xp User
+1 for Kaspersky

I love it because its "light touch"... but very effective.

Kaspersky just seems to queitly get on with it. Its ad blocker is great... I dont realise just how much crap comes at you on some web sites until I visit on another comp... I really appreciate that
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And also... I NEVER notice it doing a scan....may be beacuse I leave my comp on all day - prob plenty of idle time for it to do it... but I never notcie it impacting through scans.

I am careful - so dont expect to get warnings... but the very few I have had gives me confidence it doing a good job.

And it never gets in the way of any games.:)
 

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  • OS
    Windows 7 64 bit & Windows 8
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    Self Assembled
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    Intel Core i7 930
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    Gigabyte GA X58A UD7
    Memory
    Gskill 2x3 GB of Ram
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5870
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Monitor ( single ) 20"
    Screen Resolution
    1600 X 900
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1 TB Barracuda
    PSU
    Cooler Master GX650 W
    Case
    Cooler Master 690 II plus
    Cooling
    Intel Stock Cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 gaming keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX518
    Internet Speed
    3.1 Mbps Wireless Internet Modem [ Photon ]
    Other Info
    Xbox 360 Wired Controller
    AverMedia TV tuner Card [Internal]
    Logitech HD C110 Web Camera
    Netgear WGR614 Wireless-N 150 Router
    Razer Goliathus Fragged Alpha Control Edition Mouse
i had the same problem a few weeks after installing norton, i found that the internet worked when i turned nortons firewall off. this lasted 2-3 days before the repeated turning off of the firewall seemed to fix itself.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8
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