Norton's Internet Security (NIS) software has a feature called Ad Blocking which by default very aggressively examines web content and blocks information that it suspects (often incorrectly) to be advertising related (related article).
To disable Norton's Ad Blocking feature see the disabling instructions posted here by Symantec for help.
To reconfigure Norton's Ad Blocking to allow all content on web sites such as COCC see the creating rules instructions posted here by Symantec for help.
*** If the above links do not help solve your problem or in case Symantec changes their web page links, please try the detailed instructions below.
To change Norton's Ad Blocking feature follow the below steps.
* Instructions based on Norton Internet Security 2004.
0) Open Norton Internet Security (NIS) using the Norton taskbar icon.
1) Open your NIS settings dialog.
2) Select the "Ad Blocking" Feature in the lower portion of the dialog.
3) Then click the Configure button in the bottom right side of the dialog.
*** If you would like to turn Ad Blocking off for ALL websites see the note at the bottom of this page.
4) Now in the Ad Blocking dialog click the Advanced button at the lower left side.
5) In the Advanced dialog click the Add Site button in the lower left.
6) Type "cocc.edu" (without the quotes) in the Add Site dialog and press OK.
*** Note: Make sure only "cocc.edu" is entered in the dialog. Do not enter "www.cocc.edu" or another subdomain to cocc.edu.
7) Select the new entry "cocc.edu" in the list at the left side of the Advanced dialog.
8) Select the Ad Blocking tab in the top right corner of the Advanced dialog.
9) Then click the Add... button below the Ad Blocking list.
10) In the "Add new HTML string" dialog that appears, type ".ad." (without the quotes but with the periods), select Permit, and press OK.
11) Repeat steps 9 and 10, this time typing ".banner." and again selecting Permit.
*** The contents of your Ad Blocking list should now list ".ad." and "banner" as permitted. (settings example)
12) Press OK in the Advanced dialog and again in the Ad Blocking dialog to save your changes.
13) Close your Norton Internet Security dialog as your changes are complete.
NOTE: If you would like to turn Ad Blocking off for ALL websites you can simply follow steps 0-3 above and then uncheck the "Turn on Ad Blocking" option and press OK. However, be warned that this will turn the Ad Blocking feature off for ALL websites that you visit.
If you have questions about these instructions or if turning off Ad Blocking does not resolve your problem, please click here so we can help you further.
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