NIS 7.2 not changing location awareness settings

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No matter I reconfigure Firewall Location Awareness current location setting as Untrusted, NIS stubbornly changes it back to Trusted after a few seconds.

 I am using NIS 7.2 on a Macbook running OS X 10.11.6.

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Not for nothing but Mac's do not need security. Yes there is Mac malware out there but nothing to worry about. My wife is a designer and uses nothing but Mac's. She does not use any security nor does her work. Did you read this?

https://community.norton.com/en/forums/norton-product-update-v72-mac-sierra-os-x-1012-compatibility

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There is not such screen and such settings as described in NIS 7.2.

With regards to 2nd method, the path "/Library/Application\ Support/Symantec/Settings" does not exist.

 

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@CelsoK:

Please note that...

Location Awareness settings lets you configure the firewall settings based on the network location to which your Mac is connected. 

Then, plz make sure you have a good/stable internet connection/ wireless network.

And, the below quoted methods (1 & 2) may help U out:

Method 1:

1. Delete the "Home" location that exists in your settings.

2. Restart your Mac.

3. Re-enable Location Awareness in the Norton Firewall application. From then on it should be able to recognize the differences. Make sure when you re-enable Location Awareness that you are connected to the Internet normally, not using VPN.

4. Try re-configuring Location Awareness your way.

Method 2: reset location awareness settings:

1. Disable Location Awareness in the Norton Firewall application and restart your Mac.

2. Launch the Terminal application (in Applications -> Utilities).

3. Copy and paste the following:

sudo rm -f /Library/Application\ Support/Symantec/Settings/1/com.symantec.locationawareness*

(Be sure to get everything, including the star mark).

4. Press return if required, and enter your (Mac) password when prompted.

Method 3: uninstall your NIS for Mac and reinstall it later:

For more info, you may Chat with Norton Support.

Please post back if this or any other comment solves your problem. THX...

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