"Fritz! DSL Protect is incorrectly installed "
If you have the problem that when you start your computer you always get the error message that the software "Fritz! DSL Protect "is installed incorrectly, you can fix this relatively easily. You only have to uninstall at least one program and you can then work again without any errors.
What is Fritz! DSL Protect?
The freeware "FRITZ! DSL Protect" is part of the software package from the manufacturer of your FRITZ! Box "AVM" and protects the with your Fritz! Box connected devices against attacks or unlawful access.
- Thus, FRITZ! DSL Protect is a firewall that you probably used when configuring your FRITZ! Box on your computer installed.
- The firewall is set up by default in such a way that your computer is not visible on the Internet and inbound connections via TCP and UDP ports are blocked by closing or removing these ports. to be hidden.
- In addition, all your outgoing and incoming data packets are checked so that only such data from the Firewall, which can be traced back to a specific action taken by you are. This would be the case, for example, if you send a request via your web browser that you want to visit a certain website. It would be different if programs tried to use your Internet connection in the background, so that you would first have to allow these programs to access the Internet.
Firewall installed incorrectly
If you have installed FRITZ! DSL Protect on your PC, you may receive an error message when you boot your computer that the software installed incorrectly.
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- This message would appear if at least one other protection program is installed on your PC, e.g. a different firewall or an anti-virus program. The programs would then interfere with each other's work, so that on the one hand your PC would run slower and on the other hand you would get the error message regarding the faulty installation.
- To solve this problem, you basically have two options: Either you uninstall FRITZ! DSL Protect or the other protection programs you are using from your computer. However, you should make sure that this does not completely remove your protection, i.e. that you still have a firewall or a firewall after uninstalling the software. use an antivirus program to keep your computer protected.
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