Firewall marketing hype or true

[PSRumbagh]

My McAfee firewall (AOL Saftey & Security Center V210.5.2.1 by McAfee) says
that I have two other firewalls installed: (1) Norton Internet Worm
Protection and (2) Microsoft Firewall. It says to uninstall or turn off both
of them as they can cause conflicts and other problems. True or hype? Also,
I can't find any file folders with the names Norton or Symantec on my C:
drive.

 

[Randem]

True...

You may not see the name because of a incomplete uninstall or other reason.
You can download a tools to complete the job of the Norton uninstall from
their website.

What do you find in Add/Remove programs about Norton or Symantec?

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[Nate Grossman]

My McAfee firewall (AOL Saftey & Security Center V210.5.2.1 by McAfee) says
that I have two other firewalls installed: (1) Norton Internet Worm
Protection and (2) Microsoft Firewall. It says to uninstall or turn off both
of them as they can cause conflicts and other problems. True or hype?
True.

Also, I can't find any file folders with the names Norton or Symantec on
my C: drive.

Did you once have a Norton product installed? If so, getting rid of
it isn't always that easy. Go to the Symantec site and look for a
remover/uninstaller tool.

 

[Bruce Hagen]

My McAfee firewall (AOL Saftey & Security Center V210.5.2.1 by McAfee)
says
that I have two other firewalls installed: (1) Norton Internet Worm
Protection and (2) Microsoft Firewall. It says to uninstall or turn off
both
of them as they can cause conflicts and other problems. True or hype?
Also,
I can't find any file folders with the names Norton or Symantec on my C:
drive.

Never have two firewalls running at the same time. You may have remnants of
Norton on your machine.

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039

Symantec uninstaller may not finish the job:
http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080207#story1

 

[Nate Grossman]

Hi PSrumbagh

No its not hype running two security utilities of the same type (ie: 2
firewalls, 2 antivirus, 2 spyware)can cause conflicts that stop them
both working,

Two anti-spyware programs can be running at the same time without
problem.

 

[PSRumbagh]

Add / Remove Programs shows nothing under names "Norton" or "Symantec". Also
nothing for "Microsoft Firewall".