Uninstalled Firewall Trouble.

matte91 · 12-03-2007, 11:39 AM

I am unsure about where to post this, but I hope I get alot of help from this section of TSF.

Two days ago I installed Nod32 ESET Smart Security and it was running fine for a little while.

This morning I woke up to my Internet not loading, despite it showing that I was connected. I then uninstalled Nod32, and had quite a bit of trouble getting rid of it completely. I ended up deleting everything I could find that is associated with it through the registry. Even after the uninstall took place It still appeared whenever I restarted. Deleting the files in the registry under the ESET folders stopped that problem.

My question. Even though I deleted this software, I am unable to use anything that needs access to the internet.

This is very strange now.

My internet is connected even after resetting my router, and I still cannot access the programs I visit every day [AOL Instant Messenger, Firefox], but it will let me load up a web page in Internet Explorer. Shortly after that, it freezes up. Any help?

It's almost as if the programs I allowed to start by clicking ignore when the prompt comes up, now will not work. When I originally installed ESET, I did not open IE, but everything that I did use while it was installed will no longer open with an internet connection.

tetonbob · 12-03-2007, 12:31 PM

As this issue is already being addressed here:

Firewall Trouble?

this thread will be closed.

Please do not create multiple threads for the same issue. You're in good hands with johnwill and the networking crew.

12-03-2007, 11:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
matte91 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP	Uninstalled Firewall Trouble. I am unsure about where to post this, but I hope I get alot of help from this section of TSF. Two days ago I installed Nod32 ESET Smart Security and it was running fine for a little while. This morning I woke up to my Internet not loading, despite it showing that I was connected. I then uninstalled Nod32, and had quite a bit of trouble getting rid of it completely. I ended up deleting everything I could find that is associated with it through the registry. Even after the uninstall took place It still appeared whenever I restarted. Deleting the files in the registry under the ESET folders stopped that problem. My question. Even though I deleted this software, I am unable to use anything that needs access to the internet. This is very strange now. My internet is connected even after resetting my router, and I still cannot access the programs I visit every day [AOL Instant Messenger, Firefox], but it will let me load up a web page in Internet Explorer. Shortly after that, it freezes up. Any help? It's almost as if the programs I allowed to start by clicking ignore when the prompt comes up, now will not work. When I originally installed ESET, I did not open IE, but everything that I did use while it was installed will no longer open with an internet connection. Last edited by matte91; 12-03-2007 at 11:41 AM.

12-03-2007, 12:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
tetonbob Manager, Security Center, TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA Posts: 35,580 OS: 2000 Pro; XP Pro; XP Home	Re: Uninstalled Firewall Trouble. As this issue is already being addressed here: Firewall Trouble? this thread will be closed. Please do not create multiple threads for the same issue. You're in good hands with johnwill and the networking crew. __________________ Practice Safe Surfing PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need? Because what you don't know, CAN hurt you. Proud Member of ASAP since 2005 Proud Member of UNITE since 2006 Microsoft MVP - Consumer Security 2009