# Mosquitto MQTT Broker and Symantec

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mosquitto-mqtt-broker-and-symantec/39570>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [22 January 2021 16:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mosquitto-mqtt-broker-and-symantec/39570 "2021-01-22T16:56:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![tree-frog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/tree-frog/32/89303_2.png) [@tree-frog](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tree-frog)\
**Post date:** [22 January 2021 16:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mosquitto-mqtt-broker-and-symantec/39570/1 "2021-01-22T16:56:36Z")

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I am trying to install Mosquitto MQTT Broker "mosquitto-2.0.5-install-windows-x64.exe" and SYMANTEC blocked it. Has anyone information on a hacking on the install? Or is this just a figment of Symantec's configuration?

Kind Regards,

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [22 January 2021 18:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mosquitto-mqtt-broker-and-symantec/39570/2 "2021-01-22T18:05:42Z")

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That is a Symantec configuration issue. You need to tell it to back off and let you get on with your job!

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**Author:** ![tree-frog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/tree-frog/32/89303_2.png) [@tree-frog](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tree-frog)\
**Post date:** [22 January 2021 18:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mosquitto-mqtt-broker-and-symantec/39570/3 "2021-01-22T18:07:38Z")

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OK, Here goes nuttin... 😬

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [22 January 2021 18:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mosquitto-mqtt-broker-and-symantec/39570/4 "2021-01-22T18:15:26Z")

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If that is on a personal system, personally, I would ditch it and switch to Microsoft Defender. Even our enterprise environments are being switched now (I've been advocating for this for some years). The other anti-malware tools are too intrusive and can't keep up with changes to Windows.

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**Author:** ![tree-frog](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/tree-frog/32/89303_2.png) [@tree-frog](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tree-frog)\
**Post date:** [22 January 2021 18:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mosquitto-mqtt-broker-and-symantec/39570/5 "2021-01-22T18:17:28Z")

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its a corporate decision... unfortunately.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [23 March 2021 18:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mosquitto-mqtt-broker-and-symantec/39570/6 "2021-03-23T18:17:40Z")

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