I don't have Norton Internet Security, but can't you just open up its control panel and change the blocking method on a specific program? I would try that. I have the same antivirus software you do (minus the internet security) and I haven't had a virus problem in the 4, almost 5 years of owning my computer, so If it really is a hassel, I would say you are safe.

Good Luck~Justin~

I found over the past two or three years with each newer version of Norton, it's more and more aggressive toward programs accessing the net. My 9300 inspiron came with the three month trial of Norton Security 2005 Antispyware edition and found that it would slow my machine down to a crawl. I actually have gotten away from Norton totally, on both my laptop and desktop. On my laptop I'm running Zonelabs Security Suite 2005 and on my desktop I'm running Trend Micro PcCillin Security Suite 2005 and find both of them great programs. If I had to choose between the two I would probably go with Zonelabs, but they are pretty much equal. Bottom line, dump Norton (at least the 2005 version) and get a new antivirus program.

I uninstalled both Norton Security Center and Norton Internet Security. It cleared up the problem. I kept Norton AntiVirus 2005. I think they were competing with each other in my Outlook Express.

I heard that the 2006 version of Norton (all software types) is supposed to be infinitely better than previous ones. You may want to invest in that