Why did VLC media player get blocked by NIS?

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I have been using the VLC media player to stream internet radio.

Recently VLC reports it can't connect to the address I provided.

 

There was nothing in the NIS2014 history.

 

I checked the firewall program rules and it shows the VLC player as blocked.

 

Why did NIIS block the VLC player?

 

I am not sure exactly when this problem happened, but I did recently upgraded my norton internet security from v19 to v21, and VLC media player from 2.1.2  to 2.1.3.

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi, Mike1776. It may be that as this is a recent update to VLC, that Norton hadn't seen enough of it to flag it as safe.

 

Have you set the Firewall permission for VLC to ALLOW ?

 

If you are sure the file is safe you can go to the UI and in Settings/Computer/Antivirus and SONAR Exclusions, exclude it from detection.

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Hello

 

I just checked out my VLC player. I am  running NIS 21.2.0.38 and VLC 2.1.3. My VLC just played now for me. I then looked in my Firewall and saw that it was still showing 2.1.2 . However, it was still working ok.

 

Lol,  now you got me to listen to my music. I just got my windows media player into the Firewall. I also deleted VLC 2.1.2 and added VLC 2.1.3 into the firewall and allowed it acccess. Now I just have to find my VLC folder of movies my friend made. I'm also not used to Win 7 pro yet either, but both programs are now working ok. Thanks.

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Hi, Mike. If that's the case with you also, you can always delete the firewall program rule and next time you wish to access VLC, it should allow it again.  Thanks, floplot ! :smileyhappy: