# DeviantArt Blocked?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deviantart-blocked/25066>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [July 9, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deviantart-blocked/25066 "2003-07-09T02:29:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![replode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@replode](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/replode)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deviantart-blocked/25066/1 "2003-07-09T02:29:59Z")

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i just registered at [deviantart.com](http://deviantart.com), but when i try to log in, it says my firewall blocks it. heres what it says:

You are using software which blocks the HTTP Referer: header, such as Norton Personal Firewall. Please disable this software before logging into deviantART.

is there a way to fix this without turning off my firewall?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deviantart-blocked/25066/2 "2003-07-09T03:10:33Z")

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it’s a setting in Norton that deals with htaccess and displaying site’s  
correctly. That’s pretty darn smart of them to run a script detecting  
that, cuz the site would appear as nothing but broken images to  
you then.

I believe it’s a single checkbox in Norton’s settings screen, right on  
the first page of the settings. I can’t remember, it’s been awhile.