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disable notify

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alan smithee jr

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Spybot automatically showed me a dialogue with two items:
-Windows Security Center AntiVirusDisableNotify
-Windows Security Center.FirewallDisableNotify

Do I really want these to be disabled?

see Attached screen clipping.
 
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:

Code: 
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
These alerts could have been turned off manually or by some security solution (such as McAfee Security Center or Norton Internet Security that turn off these alerts and handle alerts themselves) or by malware. Spybot-S&D is alerting that there is an abnormal setting in the Windows Security Center that requires your attention.
 
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