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In this FAQ we have tried to collect some questions (and their respective answers) which are often asked to Norman's support staff. We have tried to group the questions in some main categories as seen below. Hopefully this will be of help to the users of NIC.

Note in particular that Norman Internet Control consists of the two products Norman Virus Control and Norman Personal Firewall. Each of these products have its own FAQ (see links below).
The FAQ on this page is only about issues relating to the special combined package.


How can I run a safe simulation of downloading and executing a virus, and confirm Norman's antivirus product is performing as expected?
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Crash in Norman Personal Firewall setup wizard
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NVCOAS.EXE is using too much CPU power and interferes noticeably with other applications/work
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When I access License information from the Norman tray icon, the expiry date shows INCORRECTLY that my license is already expired or will expire very soon. How do I correct this?
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Windows Security Center reports that NVC is not up-to-date, even if I update it regulary.
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I have installed Norman Internet Control 5.6/5.7, but after installation nothing happens. I am not able to find the Norman program group, and there is no other indications that the program is installed and running.
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What is Norman Internet Control?
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I have Norman Virus Control and Norman Personal Firewall do I need Norman Internet Control?
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How do I install Norman Internet Control?
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What do I need to do before installing Norman Internet Control?
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How big is Norman Internet Control after it installed?
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With which operating systems does NIC work?
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I have installed NIC and I had somebody else's antivirus software on my computer. Now my computer will not start - what to do?
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How do I disable/remove the Firewall part of Norman Internet Control?
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Will Norman Internet Control stop unsolicited mail (SPAM)
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I think I have allowed/denied something by mistake, how can I check this?
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What is File Changed Detection
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I have lost my authentication key for Norman Internet Control.What do I do?
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Do you want to import previously created Norman Personal Firewall rules?
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Do I have to restart after update?
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I get the error message "Cannot connect to product server" - how do I solve this?
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Norman Internet Control stopped a virus, and after this I cannot run any programs. How can I fix this.
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After upgrading NIC my installation does not longer work. I have tried all suggestions in your FAQ, but to no avail. What should I do?
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How can I reset my Norman Personal Firewall rules?
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How should I respond to the Personal Firewall Assistant’s yellow pop-up dialogues?
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What is new in NIC v5.81?
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Why can I no longer check the status of installed modules (previously available from “Components” in the Utilities module)?
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I can no longer recognize/find the Norman icon from Add/Remove programs in Windows Control panel. Why?
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What is Norman Quarantine?
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What is Norman Program Manager?
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After upgrading to NIC v5.8 I am no longer able to access files in the quarantine. Where are they, and how can I get access to them?
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Nothing happens when I left-click the ‘N’ tray icon. Is something wrong?
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I cannot find the options About and Active components in the tray menu after upgrading to NIC v5.8. What is wrong?
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The scanner engine is not up to date
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When selecting License Information from the N-icon, the expiry date shows 0000/00/00. Is there something wrong with my license?
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After upgrading my installation to NIC v5.8 the structure in my Norman installation directory has changed. Is something wrong?
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After upgrading Norman Internet Control there is no longer a Norman Personal Firewall option in my Component list. Where can I find this option now?
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System tray N-icon reporting ”Personal Firewall is not running”. How do I remedy this?
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Error opening file C:\Norman\Config\config.ndf - Error 0X5
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With Windows XP there is irregular resource usage and instability in Netsh after installing/upgrading NPF/NIC - why?
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The boot process is slow and/or the Internet access is delayed after installing/upgrading to NIC version 5.7 - why
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I have problems with wireless networking after installing/upgrading Norman Internet Control - why?
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I get Error 651 when attempting to connect to the Internet. What is this and what can I do to remedy the situation?
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What does the message "Do you want to import previously created Norman Personal Firewall rules" mean?
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After upgrading I cannot access intranet recourses any more. What has happened and what can I do to remedy this?
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I run Windows XP Service Pack 2 and get a Blue screen with error INVALID_PROCESS_ATTACH_ATTEMPT, why?
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System tray N-icon reporting ”Personal Firewall is not running”. How do I remedy this?
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I use Norman Personal Firewall / Norman Internet Control and cannot upgrade my operating system to Windows Vista. What shall I do?
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After upgrading to Norman Internet Control 5.90 I recieve an error message followed by a system reboot: - why?
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After upgrading to Norman Internet/Virus Control 5.90, the tray icons for Norman Virus Control (and/or Norman Personal Firewall) have disappeared from the taskbar. Why?
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Norman Internet/Virus Control tells me the computer needs a reboot, but when I reboot, the message just reappears. What can I do?
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ALARMAS DE VIRUS
Medium risk
15 Aug 08 AntiVirus 2008
24 Oct 07 Pidief.A
24 Jan 07 Tibs
25 Sep 06 Stration
18 Jan 06 Small.KI
12 Sep 05 Bagle.CS
17 Aug 05 Zotob.B
08 Jun 05 Mytob
17 Feb 05 MyDoom.AQ
26 Jul 04 MyDoom.L
25 Mar 04 Netsky.P
Low risk
05 Mar 07 Viking.GT
27 Jan 06 Feebs
16 Jan 05 MyDoom.AH
22 Apr 04 SDBot
30 Mar 04 Netsky.Q
Latest virus definition file published
2008-12-04

Norman es una de las empresas principales del mundo en el ambito de seguridad de los datos. La empresa juega un papel importante en la industria informatica, con los productos para antivirus (Virus Control), cortafuego personal y antispam.