microsoft windows security

[empirebaypete]

G'day all.

I've been using spybot for a couple of months now since having virus/spyware problems.

whenever I run spybot it always comes up with the error

microsoft windows security centre anti virus disable notify.

I have McAfee anti virus and firewall, so I don't really understand the error.

I don't really know that much about PC's so if someone replies could you make it nice and simple please.

Thanks for your time.

Pete

[md usa spybot fan]

If you go into Start > Control Panel > Security Center > Resources (on the left hand side of the window – expand if necessary) > click "Change the way Security Center alerts me". This brings up an "Alert Setting" window.

There are three possible alerts:

• Firewall
  Alert me if my computer might be at risk because of my firewall settings
• Automatic Updates
  Alert me if my computer might be at risk because of my Automatic Updates settings
• Virus Protection
  Alert me if my computer might be at risk because of my virus protection software settings

I believe that you will find that the first and third items are unchecked. This is the cause of the following Spybot detections:

Windows Security Center.FirewallDisableNotify: Settings
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify!=dword:0

Windows Security Center.AntiVirusDisableNotify: Settings
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify!=dword:0

When you installed McAfee SecurityCenter, you probably chose it as the default Security Center. When you do that, McAfee SecurityCenter turns off these alerts in the Windows Security Center. If you reset the alerts, McAfee SecurityCenter will turn them off again when you re-boot the system as long as it is the default Security Center.

If you want to exclude these items from future detections:

• Run another scan.
• Expand the detection if necessary (+ to the left of the detection).
• Select the item (entry) that you want to exclude by left clicking on it to highlight it.
• Then right click on highlighted detection.
• Select either of the following from the list of options in the menu.
  
  • Exclude this detection from further searches
  • Exclude this product from further searches
  
  In other words left click to select then right click to display options. If you don't select (highlight) the item first the options menu is for the entire detection list.

Since the Windows Security Center detections have been separated into individual "Products" to facilitate exclusion, you can also go into Spybot > Mode > Advanced mode > settings > Ignore products > in either the All products or Security.sbi tab and check the following Windows Security Center detections:

• Windows Security Center.AntiVirusDisableNotify
• Windows Security Center.FirewallDisableNotify

Note: If you can't see the full name of the product, expand the Product column of the screen by placing the cursor in the column title bar between the Product and Detail columns until the column separator move symbol appears (cross with arrow heads pointing left and right), press and hold the left mouse button and drag the column separator to the right.

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The other detections appear to be Tracking Cookies. Tracking Cookies are cookies stored on your computer by a 3rd party not directly related to the web site you're currently viewing. Third party cookies can be blocked within your browser. For the method to block third party cookies in the various browsers, see the following article:

• Why do other anti-spyware applications detect so many more tracking cookies?
  http://www.safer-networking.org/inde...=faq&detail=37

[empirebaypete]

OK thanks.

I understand that.

thanks for your time.

I'll read a few more threads and try and learn a bit more.
believe me, i'm learning all the time.

cheers.

Pete