Limewire - Norton worm protection query

[Hoggy]

I have currently have 2005 Norton SystemWorks Premier installed and have recently downloaded the latest version of Limewire Pro, when I open Limewire, Norton comes up with "Norton Internet worm protection has detected a remote system that is attempting to access your computer" Permit or block. Note, this has never happened before in the 2/3 years I have had Limewire

First of all, I have set up Norton worm to accept limewire but it still comes up with this message. If I click permit it comes up again and again at least 16 times until it stops, each port address is different. If I close Limewire completely this note still pops up.

I also have Ad-Aware, NoAdware, Xoftspy and Windows defender installed. I have run each of these and also Norton to get rid of any potential worms but when connecting to Limewire this message still keeps on coming.

As a test, I closed the worm protection on Norton and opened Limewire to see what happens and hooray, no pop up's, so I assume it's a Norton issue.

Finally, on a different subject and possibly connected, when I'm using Google to search for something, when I click on a website it doesn't always connect to that site first time, it connects to a different site on a couple of occasions, anybody else ever had this.

If anybody can offer any solutions to my problems I would be very grateful.

Regards

Hoggy

[birdy]

Hi Hoggy,
Try the fix in post #6 of the thread below...see if that sorts out Norton:wink:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...orm+protection

[ukbobboy01]

Hoggy

I've read your post and found some of it very interesting, more later. First, I'd like to mention that turning off worm protection solves the Norton pop-up problem but could leave your PC vulnerable to other things that you may be unaware of.

Let me explain, whenever you run LW, as you know, you open several connection ports on your PC and these ports are attacked by various bots, worms, etc. In other words, you not only get your downloads and send uploads you also attract all sorts of potential trouble listening out for and jumping into ports open by P2P apps.

So I believe your safest bet would be to reconfigure Norton as previously advised.

OK, now the interesting stuff, you have several anti-spyware apps running on your PC:

I also have Ad-Aware, NoAdware, Xoftspy and Windows defender installed.

Ad-Aware is well respected, NoAdware has a more dubious beginning:

Note on NoAdware: NoAdware was listed on this page http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm because of concerns with false positives and the use of aggressive, deceptive advertising (1, 2, 3) including exploitation of the name "ad-aware" (1). Earlier versions of NoAdware were also the same underlying application as Adware Hitman, Consumer Identity, Protect Your Identity, SpyBan, SpywareAssassin, Spyware C.O.P., SpywareKilla, The Adware Hunter, & TheSpywareKiller. Over the past few months, NoAdware has taken aggressive steps to reign in its affiliates (who were primarily responsible for the unsavory advertising) and released a new version of NoAdware (version 3.0) that addresses our concerns with false positves. Given these changes we can no longer regard NoAdware as "rogue/suspect" anti-spyware.

This product may now be clean but I don’t believe “a leopard can change its spots”.
As for Xoftspy, this was Spyware Warrior’s opinion in April 2004:

XOFTSPY - Don't buy & here's why
I have installed xoftspy and reviewed it. Here is my findings and what my thoughts are
1. PARETOLOGIC is the website the software is installed from. However, any business IMO that registers their site under Domains By Proxy in order to keep their true identity a secret is not a company I want to give money to.
2. The site is big on ad hype and getting affiliates to sell for them.
3. Domain names that are advertising the xoftpsy are the same that I was collecting about 3 weeks ago and then they were advertising the Spyhunter.
4. The sites below are all registered under Domains By Proxy so the real owners are not shown. The IP's show they are either one or more virutal servers that can have multiple domain names per 1 IP address.
Bottom Line: Would you give your money to someone who you cannot find out about. There is no statements of who or how the reference file of adware is updated. And like any Pyramid scheme, the main push is to get affiliates to sell for you, so much of the ad hype is directed in that area instead of supporting the end user that buys the software.
IMO: This is a scam.

I have no comment on Windows Defender as this product is unlikely to have the same problems as Xoftspy or NoAdware.



UK Bob

[Hoggy]

Thanks for your help and also the interesting comments on spyware. As I have paid out the one time fee's for these spyware, I may as well use them. When I've run one type of spyware and cleared the bugs out, I have always find something to delete when I run the other type which is the main reason I wanted more than one.

With regard to turning off Norton worm protection, that was only done to confirm whether it was Norton or Limewire problem, I wouldn't run it without and have in fact hidden the Limewire shortcut from the kids to stop them using it whilst I'm sorting the problems out.

When I get home I will re-configure Norton as advised and will report back.

Cheers for now

Hoggy :wink:

[Sleepless]

I don't know how good Windows Defender is, but I can tell you that it is a major resource hog. I tried it for a few weeks and after uninstalling it the PC suddenly was twice as fast. This is not exaggerated.

BTW does Norton not give anymore info on what the program trying to access your system is trying to do ?

[Hoggy]

Originally Posted by birdy

Hi Hoggy,
Try the fix in post #6 of the thread below...see if that sorts out Norton:wink:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...orm+protection

I've tried your idea and so far so good, nothing has popped up yet

Originally Posted by Sleepless

BTW does Norton not give anymore info on what the program trying to access your system is trying to do ?

Not any more it just said "Norton Internet worm protection has detected a remote system that is attempting to access your computer" Permit or block.

Thanks everybody.

Cheers

Hogus the Dogus

P.S. I'm still having problems searching on google whereby I search and get a list of sites then it doesn't always go straight to my selected site at the first and sometimes second attempt but never more than three times. Do any of you clever computer chappies know the answer.

[Sleepless]

It's probably just some adware that got into your cookies/temperary Internet Files. Try downloading and running CCleaner. The default settings for cleaning should be enough.

http://www.ccleaner.com/

[Underachiever]

Originally Posted by birdy

Hi Hoggy,
Try the fix in post #6 of the thread below...see if that sorts out Norton:wink:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...orm+protection

That did the trick. I was having endless amounts of grief over this problem. I kept looking for some grand answer that would take quantum physics to resolve and all it took was the use of the delete key!. Ive been told a million times to start with the simple answers first and then work your way up. What can I say I think too much. Anyway thank you again!