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I'm trying to update to Minecraft 1.8 right now and keep getting the error message

Fatal error occured (4): Permission Denied: connect

After logging in and saying "yes" to update.

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SOLUTION FOUND: Uninstall the current version of Java and install Java 1.6.0.26, which can be found here: http://filehippo.com/download_jre_32/9987/
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I have tried the following without success:

Wiping the Java cache
Uninstalling and reinstalling Java
Wiping the .minecraft folder
Deleting and redownloading Minecraft.exe
Turning off the firewall

The error occurs in the browser version as well.

In addition, when loading Minecraft.exe the Minecraft website does not load inside the launcher. Not sure if that is related.

Video drivers are up to date.

Is there anything else I should try? >.>

Windows 7 x64
Norton Internet Security 2012

Tried it on my laptop with Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Firewall, no issue there. Norton seems to be the problem...

Investigating how to fix .-.

Quote from Onus

Delete and remove Norton.

Waste of money and only offers a false sense of security.

~

Mmmhm, you can take your naive opinions somewhere else. I'm looking for helpful posts, not spam.

Anyway, disabling Norton completely does not fix the issue either.

This issue isn't unique to Minecraft actually, it occurs with all Java applications. Everything else is able to access the internet just fine. Appears to possibly be a compatibility issue between Norton and Java. I may try downgrading to Java 6 and seeing if that fixes the issue.

EDIT: Does not fix the issue. There is some Norton parental control software installed that is active on other accounts but dormant on this one, but I suspect that could be the issue. I will continue to work on it tomorrow.

I am having the same problem when the 'minecraft.jar' file is dowloaded to 86%.

Fatal error occured (4): null
Retrieving: minecraft.jar 86%

I don't believe these are the same errors exactly, but I think there might be something wrong with Java. Another machine with Norton installed and Java 1.6 update 26 was able to run Minecraft just fine. After uninstalling Java 1.7 and replacing it with 1.6.0.26 Minecraft now works perfectly.

The issue seems to be with 1.6.0.27 and 1.7.0.0

My problem is solved o: