An Attempt Was Made To Access A Socket In A Way Forbidden By Its Access Permissions


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If you get an error message including the words An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions, please try the following:

Disable your antivirus software and re-run the toolkit installer.

Note: Some anti-virus products will actually remove parts of the installer program and you may need to re-download it from our website if it will not install, AFTER you’ve disabled your anti-virus.


Here is the full error message that you would have seen:

Confirming machine registration …

Connecting to server …

Error: System.Net.WebException: Unable to connect to the remote server —> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions 54.183.186.33:80 at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress) at System.Net.ServicePoint.ConnectSocketInternal(Boolean connectFailure, Socket s4, Socket s6, Socket& socket, IPAddress& address, ConnectSocketState state, IAsyncResult asyncResult, Int32 timeout, Exception& exception)