I uninstalled Norton Internet Security on a Windows 7 PC & installed another product. When searching for something I got the big red Norton message "Suspicious Website Blocked".
I then ran the Norton NRnR tool hoping that would clear the problem. But I still got the Norton "Suspicious Website Blocked" message.
Why is this happening?
Hey @xjoex,
I have to admit, after realizing that the millennium had tripped me up, was that I started using NAV and NU in 1992. That means it is actually 39 years of mostly fierce loyalty toward Norton products. I am over the loss. The dismay has vanished and the resentment is already being washed away by the sands of time. As everyone knows, time changes one's worldview, and my insistance that any AV system is worth that much is, I am sorry to elucidate, pure delusion.
I found out, being an 18 year old technician at a local aerospace corporation in charge of an ATE lab, that not only could you generate code that did something your boss would be proud of, but it could also be generated to do things like hard crash a Winchester drive (my god, the sound of the heads crashing into the thick, sputtered aluminum disks, all at the same time, is something that cannot be duplicated), corrupt memory, halt and deny service to a cpu. It was all fun until I arrogantly unleashed my magnum opus on a machine I should have never touched. I will not go into the details, but the meeting I had with my boss and the software development director after the damage had been totaled was a life-event that I will never forget. Should I have gotten what I deserved, the consequences would have destroyed what was my path to where I am today. Then there were the federal problem from accessing a level 3 computer with only a confidential clearance. The damage had to be reported to the feds. It was high-level data. Someone stepped in on my behalf and that person remains anonymous today. I owe a lot to whomever that was.
About 10 years and plenty of experience with old-school virii and wormable code later, I was in a bar near University of California, Irvine (a stones throw from the aerospace company I worked for) After many beers, sitting at the bar I met a programmer / philosopher who was in fact a CS Ph.D. It was his influence on me that made me realize that my interest in destructive code was going to hurt me in the long-term. He said to me that I had to make a decision about my identity, my character, and my ethical reasoning. Somehow he spoke to me in a way that I fully understood at the moment he said "decision." That changed everything.
I wanted to connect with some different people after finding out that what I learned can be repurposed to help evaluate and understand differing strains and signatures to help whitehats. I had been using NAV and NU at work for some time and rember when Norton Disk Doctor came out. I think it was 1988 - 1989. I remember staring at the little rectangles as they changed colour. It was a new world that graphically displayed a concept that I had no idea existed.
I credit early Norton Utilities c. 1989 with exposing me to some fundamental mechanics of PC's and software that have become a part of my life (and sometimes I wish wasn't).
I see I have fallen off the Earth here. I'll finish up soon.
In Peace
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Absolutely classic. The deadpan statement needs no clarification.
Declarative and definitive evidence that marketing-types burrow up from the ground when the soil thaws from winter snow.
Fight the good fight, peterweb.
In Peace
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Hey @peterweb,
I did some research a while back on the reappearing browser extension, but abandoned the effort due to the small payoff. I can say with certainty that the BHO did in fact reappear a hundred times after being stripped from the browser. I have seen the same result from the contextually current FF browser and XP, Win 7, and Win 10. I will tell you in honesty that this triggered a resentment that gradually built up, and when the VPN rolled out and installed on top of my exisitng VPN with no consent, the camel's back snapped. The result was a subscription cancellation a month ago, even though it has been >1 year since I used NAV.
I hope that the BHO is less agressive than it was. To me, what it does can be done with many browser extensions that don't push advertisements. When I saw the the extension on the menu bar, I knew it was more about putting the Norton name in the user's face rather than protecting the ignorant from themselves.
Have fun peterweb.
In Peace
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stymied:I know Norton has had the Automatic Renewal for some time, but so far I've been able to buy a boxed version without that "feature". Why should I increase my exposure to credit card ID theft by giving them my information, especially if I can turn off the Automatic "feature" after they have my card number? They should make the Automatic Renewal optional for those who want it.
It seems that everyone here except the Norton Marketing department agree with you.
I know Norton has had the Automatic Renewal for some time, but so far I've been able to buy a boxed version without that "feature". Why should I increase my exposure to credit card ID theft by giving them my information, especially if I can turn off the Automatic "feature" after they have my card number? They should make the Automatic Renewal optional for those who want it.
"A payment method must be saved in your NortonLifeLock account to activate; you won’t be charged until the 1-year prepaid term ends. Introductory price only for new subscriptions."
This is a new process Norton has been using for some time now when you go to activate a product key. No one likes it. It is there so that Norton can setup the Automatic Renewal feature they want us all to use. You are free to turn the feature off and remove your payment information from your Norton Account after you have activated the product.
It does not matter what non Norton retail site or store you purchase your Norton product from. The same process is in place.
Fry's Electronics had a similar disclaimer. "A payment method must be saved in your NortonLifeLock account to activate; you won’t be charged until the 1-year prepaid term ends. Introductory price only for new subscriptions."
I don't know if there would be a problem installing a sale priced Norton product but didn't want to take a chance. Maybe I could have waited till the Norton subscription ran out. But I thought about renewing directly with Norton online because the cost was about the same. However when the process said I had to enroll in LifeLock I stopped everything. Norton also has automatic renewal which I don't want. I read you can turn off, but the more I thought about it why should I give Norton my credit card number.
This is on a Windows 7 PC & I wanted something more robust than Windows 7 Defender or Microsoft Security Essentials. Bitdefender gets very good reviews & ratings so I bought the Internet Security version on sale.
AntiCorr3lation:
It will reinstall as a BHO. On every system I have had with Norton installed, this was true.
Any recent information on this statement? I have not seen any reports of this. The browser protections are now provided by manually installed browser extensions. They are not installed as part of the Norton security product and in fact can be installed even if there is no Norton security product on the system.
@stymied,
Yes I was wondering about buying a new retail version but already being a Norton customer. So you did not buy the on sale product because you thought it would be rejected by the Norton signup software. Other posters here have reported they have been able to do this but the correct procedure is important I am sure.
Maybe you have to enroll the new product key and create a new subscription first or maybe just enter the new product key into your existing software. Regular price is still vey high retail unless you do get it on sale.
I have never used Bitdefender but keep us posted as to how things go.
I’ve been a mostly Norton customer for years but did try Bitdefender & Kaspersky one time each but came back to Norton several years ago.
I was ready to buy Norton on sale from Newegg & saw this mentioned. "A payment method must be stored in your Norton account to activate* you won’t be charged until the prepaid term ends. For new Norton subscriptions only at an introductory price."
Sounds like buying Norton on sale won’t work since my existing subscription had a few days left. I'm guessing they want existing customers to renew online.
Plan "B" was to renew my existing subscription online directly with Norton. When I went to do that, part way through the process it said I needed to sign up for LifeLock, like it's a requirement in order to renew online. And they want my credit card number. I did not proceed.
So I bought Bitdefender on sale. & so far all is good.
@antiCorr,
30 years gives you quite a bit of experience with Norton. I have used Norton off and on for about 25 years and I would add mostly off returning recently.
It would be interesting to me and others I think if you could you provide more detail about your experiences and tell us why you have canceled and have those feelings after being a loyal customer. Is it price, product, support or competitors?
Thanks in advance.
It will reinstall as a BHO. On every system I have had with Norton installed, this was true.
This is one of many reasons that after being a loyal Norton user for almost 30 years, I cancelled my subscription.
It is no longer what it once was.
Thanks,
Disabling Norton Safe Web did the job.
Go to your browser extensions. Remove Norton Safe Web from this browser and any other browsers you use.