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adapting to MSE security essentials

  • 13-07-2011 10:23PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭


    just changed from Norton anti-virus to microsoft. now I frequently get warnings about sending info over an "un-encrypted network so info can be seen easily by a third party, do you want to proceed etc" I have never seen this before. Please help. What do I do? How do I encrypt my wireless network? With Norton anti-virus, this was never flagged up before. Thanks


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭h57xiucj2z946q


    Post up your router model, so we have a starting point, cheers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭paddles


    netgear wireless G router WGR614 v9


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,532 ✭✭✭Unregistered.


    paddles wrote: »
    netgear wireless G router WGR614 v9

    Put a password on your WiFi. Preferably WPA encryption.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭paddles


    Ok so I've learned something new. The Norton 360 included automatic wireless security and that's now gone. Guess with all the recmmendations on this thread for MSE, I thought that it would do the same thing but doesn't it seems as now my wireless is not encrypted. And haven't a clue what to do. I have my wireless router now for a few years and it may not be compatible with the WPA2. Trying to find that out cos otherwise, I'm at nothing until I change the router!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,532 ✭✭✭Unregistered.


    Who set up your router?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭paddles


    Put a password on your WiFi. Preferably WPA encryption.

    I had one! Does this mean it's no longer secure enough? I never had a warning about insecure wireless before and I have wireless about 5yrs. Could my model be out of date or something or not compatible with my new anti-virus MSE?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,532 ✭✭✭Unregistered.


    No. WiFi password and anti virus are separate. Don't know why Norton was interfering with it. PM me your number ill guide you through it. quicker than on here


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭paddles


    UPC but it was years ago. maybe I should have just stuck with Norton as this was never a problem before. Now I'm paranoid about doing anything on the internet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,532 ✭✭✭Unregistered.


    It probably was tbh. I can imagine Norton could only secure your pc, not the whole network. Send me your number


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,726 ✭✭✭gerryk


    The error message you originally posted has nothing to do with wireless encryption. It is a reference to posting form data over a non-SSL encrypted connection. You will get this message the first time you do something like a google search over HTTP vs. HTTPS connection. Usually people check the 'do not show this message again' box and ignore it.

    Norton, or any other AV/Security tool has nothing to do with this, as far as I'm aware. It seems that you are correlating two events that are, apart from temporal co-incidence, unrelated.


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