Norton Antivirus 2006

Question

When I hook up my wireless router (Model WRT54GS) my Norton Antivirus (2006) gives me repeated Worm Warnings and will block the router. I tried to configure rules for the router but nothing seems to work unless I stop the Worm detection or take outthe router....
Any ideas?

Answer 1

I have been using Norton 2006 wired and wirelessly, without that problem.
Does Norton indicate that it is blocking a worm, or that it has found a worm on your computer?
If Norton indicates that it is blocking a worm, perhaps another computer (or other device) on your network is infected with a worm.  Turn off all other network devices (computers, printers, PDA, etc.).  Are you still getting the worm warnings?  If so, perhaps it is coming from your Internet connection.  Have you turned off some of your router's protection, for example, have you enabled DMZ, or disabled firewall, or do you accept anonymous WAN requests?  If so, turn your protection back on and see if that corrects your problem.
If Norton is indicating that it has found a worm on your computer, then pay attention to the warning.  Worms can spread in many ways, including email, IM, and sometimes just by doing nothing other than being connected to a network, such as the Internet or your home network.  If Norton indicates that your computer is infected with a worm, disconnect the computer from your network until you have cleaned the computer.  Also, check all your other computers for viruses and worms, even the ones that are not complaining.
What kind of rules have you added to your router?
Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 01-30-200702:18 AM