Application Install Guide

How To Uninstall Firewall Safely

Firewalls can be hard to uninstall. Spyware, adware, and hack attacks can try to alter or remove your firewall from your system, so firewall vendors make the programs stick to it. The best way to remove a firewall is to use the Add Or Remove Programs feature in the Windows Control Panel because it triggers the firewall's built-in removal process. If the Add Or Remove Programs feature doesn't work, consult your users guide or vendor's Web site to see if there are different ways to remove the s...

Internet Connection Sharing Disable By Firewall

Internet Connection Sharing is a Microsoft program that lets you share one Internet connection among many computers. Some firewalls turn it off when they install, along with connection sharing programs from any vendor. One solution is to repeat the ICS setup. But first check with your firewall vendor; some make tools you can download to reestablish your ICS connection quickly. You can download the tools from the vendors' Web sites. Also be careful about the effects ICS can have on ...

Why My Firewall Was Disabled

Two things will keep you from using your firewall: The first is a faulty installation, which you can often fix quickly. The second is more worrisome. Spyware and other malware can turn off or completely kill your firewall as part of its plan to hijack your system. If you think your firewall did not install properly, uninstall and reinstall it using the directions that came in your software's users guide. On the other hand, if your firewall installed correctly and worked fine until you clicke...

How To Unblock Share Resource Using Firewall

Sometimes your firewall will keep you from using a network resource, such as a printer or a document store, on your small or home office network. If your company gave you the computer and the IT department installed your network and firewall, it's best to let someone from your company resolve this problem. You're not passing the buck; you're just being careful because you might change a setting that unwittingly opens your corporate network to attack. If you're using your own network and have ...

How To Unblock Program Using Firewall

Most firewalls will show you an alert when a program tries to send or receive data over the Internet, prompting you to block the program, unblock it, or defer your decision. If you don't see an alert, you'll have to unblock the program directly. The procedure varies slightly from program to program, but it's largely the same. For instance, to unblock a program using the firewall in Norton Internet Security 2008, look for the Norton icon in the System Tray. The icon, which differs slightly fro...

Use Firewall To Protect Your Computer

A firewall keeps the bad stuff out and the good stuff in, but sometimes it can keep programs you need from sending and receiving the data they need to function. In that case, the program is said to be blocked. Often you'll see a pop-up window explaining this and prompting you to unblock the program or continue to block it. For instance, if Windows Firewall has blocked a program, it will show you a message reading, to help protect your computer, Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this ...

Basic Troubleshooting Firewalls

Keeping safe online can be explained in two easy steps: Keep the bad stuff out and the good stuff in. Firewalls can do both, which makes them a vital piece of software in today's age of hack attacks, adware, and spyware of every kind. A firewall is like a moat around your computer. It screens inbound and outbound traffic to determine if it should pass, keeping malicious code such as virus attacks from getting into your system and keeping private data from getting out when keylogging programs ...