Norton anti considered freelancer exe a virus too little users

[M1C]

[rsabatino]

yes i unclicked that and it still comes up but anyway i can still play the game

[Bas]

I am not sure…you might need to configure it in the Internet Explorer, but I might confuse it with a similiar warning.

Yes, even if you don’t use the IE, the setting might lies there.

[Chips]

It’s the original Microsoft FL.exe file? Did you okay one version, activate a mod that uses a different version, and then try playing the mod to see this? (it thinks the version has changed each time, so asks again?).

[rsabatino]

chips is right i am using a mod . i am working on my own mod for vanilla freelancer but heres the catch i have been working on this mod since i build this computer withe the same files just adding more encounters. it has to be something new with windows 7 and windows update because i have been playing with this for a year. let me do another fresh install and see.

[IrateRedKite]

Better solution: find an AV that isn’t Norton. Anything, Anything, is better than Norton. If you’re stuck deciding whether you should munch on broken glass, infect your computer with Trojans and viruses, or Install Norton - pick the Trojans. They’ll cause far fewer problems than the other two options.

[masternerdguy]

Dude…norton is a piece of #$%% (There’s no nice way to say it)!

It uses more CPU time and memory than most and doesn’t even offer good protection. Not to mention how relatively expensive it is.

Try ClamAV, Avast!, AVG, anything else.

Or just use linux

Edit:

From my own experience norton messes a lot of windows updates up, especially service packs distributed over windows update. Back in vista, norton made changes that often required Vista SP1 to be installed on a fresh copy of vista.

[rsabatino]

i already uninstalled norton this is now coming from windows. norton is free for me comcast supplies it

[rsabatino]

i found the problem it was the no cd patch was causing problems. everything works fine now.

[Guest]

That’s norton for you. I’ve used the no cd patch for years and i’d throw a fit if my av started doing that. That’s grounds for deletion in my book. Plenty of better, cheaper, free av’s out there. Cleanse your pc now, you know you want to.

[rsabatino]

its not just the anti virus that totally deleted the freelancer exe. windows 7 made me verify that the game was safe every time i tried to play it after i got rid of norton.

[Chips]

rsabatino wrote:
its not just the anti virus that totally deleted the freelancer exe. windows 7 made me verify that the game was safe every time i tried to play it after i got rid of norton.

Run as administrator.

[rsabatino]

yes i am admin plus uac has been turned off it must be a new update in windows 7 because i have been using the vanilla starter pack from down under for a whole year now. playing with it modding it this is something new.

[Vesko]

Even if UAC is off, you need to right-click > Run as Administrator to actually, well, run it as admin.

[rsabatino]

i will try that when i get home from work. actually i try it right now.
well i just tried it no joy . i am going to try my own from the order mod. ok this is what i found out the exe file from the order mod works no cd so i guess it has to do with how much editing has actually gone into the exe file.

[rsabatino]

ok i got home after 6:00pm down loaded another mod i worked on with the same patch and used the exe file no problems. i did back the mod up on an sd card could that have messed up the exe file i dont know.

[Wicked_Witch]

Maybe you can check how you define the Heuristic bloodhound.
If that is loaded to max norton is hyperactive.

[rsabatino]

i dont know what happened but i am going to buy a usb drive or format my sd card and clean it out

[StarTrader]

Ever since Peter Norton sold out, Norton has never been the same!

[Guest]

Thought Norton made motorbikes?