Spyware removal

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After running Spybot, one of the results was the following:

Microsoft.WindowsSecurityCenter.AntivirusOverride and the specifics are:

(SBI $3604910C) Settings
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\AntivirusOverride.
Registry Change

Is it safe to remove this and any other changes that Spybot finds or will it
damage the registry?

[md usa spybot fan]

Microsoft.WindowsSecurityCenter.AntiVirusOverride: [SBI $3604910C] Settings (Registry change, nothing done)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride

I suggest that you go into Start > Control Panel > Security Center > look at the right hand side of the window and check the settings under "Virus Protection" (expanding if necessary). I believe that you have overridden the protections and that you will find a button labeled "Recommendations". If you click on the "Recommendations" button I believe that you will get a window that indicates something like:

• I have an antivirus program that I'll monitor myself.

Note: With that setting Windows won't monitor your virus protection status and won't send you alerts if it is off or out of date.
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What AntiVirus are you running? Both Norton and McAfee override this Windows Security Center setting if you elect them as your default Security Center when installing.
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Normally you should "fix" that problem.

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Thanks.

I am running Norton Corporate Edition as this is at work. I do, however have the same issue at home where I am running Norton 2006.

If I change the settings in the Security Center, will it complicate things & give me conflicting messages all the time and will anything happen if I do "fix" the problem through Spybot. or should I just set it to ignore these issues in future scans?