the thing about the firewall, is that I am currently using NORTON internet security, which includes a real-time antivirus, antispyware, and firewall.

However, after this incidence, Idk what I want to use...

The other thing is that I would be more than willing to use a different firewall/antivirus (for a time I was considering ZoneAlarm for firewall and AVG for antivirus), but I'm only 13 and my dad won't let me use any kind of free antivirus/firewall software. He's still under the old school impression that they don't work nearly as well as anything that you pay for (which may have been true in the '80s when he FIRST connected to the web, but now holds little validity)

And yeh, I'll head over to my thread in the windows forum and see if anyone can recommend a good registry fixing program.I can see Norton Internet Security installed on the computer, but I see no evidence of an active firewall. Of course, I'm not particularly experienced with this specific program, so I may simply not know which files control the firewall. In any case, you should run the program and verify that it is enabled.

I won't say your dad is wrong because it's all a matter of opinion, but in my experience, I've found that freeware protection programs are far superior compared to those that cost money. In fact, it's fairly common for us to suggest removing Norton products and replacing them with free alternatives because they're easier on resources and they're often safer. Not really sure why; just more dedicated people working on them, perhaps. Tell your dad you heard that from a weird fat guy on the internet, and he'll just have to believe you! Ha.Quote

but I see no evidence of an active firewall. Of course, I'm not particularly experienced with this specific program, so I may simply not know which files control the firewall. In any case, you should run the program and verify that it is enabled.

Tell your dad you heard that from a weird fat guy on the internet, and he'll just have to believe you! Ha.

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but I see no evidence of an active firewall. Of course, I'm not particularly experienced with this specific program, so I may simply not know which files control the firewall. In any case, you should run the program and verify that it is enabled.

When I open NIS, it has a green check next to everything, including the inbound and oubound firewall, which means that it's working properly.

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Tell your dad you heard that from a weird fat guy on the internet, and he'll just have to believe you! Ha.

lol, I'll have to try that.