Setting up the Built-in Windows Firewall for Symantec AntiVirus

1. Make sure that your Windows firewall is working properly. See Do I Have an Active Firewall?
   
   
2. Determine the Symantec version you are using and then choose one of the following two procedures:
   
   
   • If you have SAV 10.2 and use Windows Vista:
     
     
     1. RIGHT-click on this link:
        http://www.ncsu.edu/antivirus/files/Vista-SAV10-firewall.reg.
     2. From the menu that appears, select Save Link As.
     3. Save the file to your desktop.
     4. Double-click on the file's icon.Your registry will change, and the necessary firewall ports will open. [If you need technical details, see Firewall Ports Required by Symantec AntiVirus 10.]
        
        
   • If you have SAV 10 and use Windows XP::
     
     
     1. RIGHT-click on this link:
        http://www.ncsu.edu/antivirus/files/xpsp2-SAV10-firewall.reg.
     2. From the menu that appears, select Save Link As.
     3. Save the file to your desktop.
     4. Double-click on the file's icon.Your registry will change, and the necessary firewall ports will open. [If you need technical details, see Firewall Ports Required by Symantec AntiVirus 10.]
        
        
   • If you have SAV 8 or 9:
     
     
     1. RIGHT-click on this link:
        http://www.ncsu.edu/antivirus/files/XPSP2-open-ports.reg.
     2. From the menu that appears, select Save Link As.
     3. Save the file to your desktop.
     4. Double-click on the file's icon. Your registry will change, and the necessary firewall ports will open. [If you need technical details, see Firewall Ports Required by Symantec AntiVirus 8 & 9.]
        
        

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