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Jdub7
2007-11-18, 01:39
From the FAQ section-Why does Spybot-S&D flag changes in the Windows Security Center?:

"This is neither a false positive nor a bug. It is just an information about a potential threat - Spybot-S&D only wants to bring to your attention that someone or something disabled one or more notifications in the Windows Security Center, e.g. the notifications that your virus protection is not active or not up-to-date. If you changed the settings yourself you can safely tell Spybot-S&D to exclude those detections from further scans. In order to do so, please right-click each in turn, then click Exclude this detection from further searches. That way, should any other part of security center settings change, Spybot-S&D will still detect those. The same is true if you have another security solution installed (like McAfee Security Center or Norton Internet Security). These programs disable announcements of Window Security Center in order to signal things by themselves."

-I have 3 questions
1. I have Norton Antivirus 2007 so does this include Norton Antivirus 2007 or just Norton Internet Security?

2. I looked at my Windows Securtiy Center and it says "The Security Center is currently unavailable because the Security Center has not started or has been stoped." Would Norton Antivirus stop the Security Center or did some malware program stop it?

3. When Spybot-S&D detected these changes in the Windows Security Center, I may have accidently put them on "Exclude thisproductfrom further searches" instead of " Exclude this detection form further searches" so is this a problem?:oops:

Thanks:bigthumb:

Jdub7
2007-11-18, 05:54
I need some help here.
Spybot detects these suspicious Registry Change files:

Microsoft.WindowsSecurityCenter.AntiVirusDisableNotify
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify

Microsoft.WindowsSecurityCenter.FirewallDisableNotify
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify

Microsoft.WindowsSecurityCenter_disabled
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentContolSet\Services\wscsc\Start

And my question is did Norton AntiVirus 2007 disable and stop the Microsoft Windows Security Center or did some malware program do it?

And should I Exclude this detection form further searches?
Thanks

md usa spybot fan
2007-11-18, 05:59
See if post #3 (http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=83603&postcount=3) in the following thread helps:
I need some help with Microsoft windows securitycenter_disabled
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=13399

Jdub7
2007-11-18, 06:39
See if post #3 (http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=83603&postcount=3) in the following thread helps:
I need some help with Microsoft windows securitycenter_disabled
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=13399

Thanks Alot :D: because I probably would have messed up. But I still have one last question.
If I were to Restore the functionality of Windows Security as stated in your post:


Restore the functionality of Windows Security
Center as follows:
Open Norton Protection Center.
Click Options.
Check "Show messages from Windows Security Center", then click OK.
Would it weaken/conflict with NAV or anything?:bigthumb:

md usa spybot fan
2007-11-18, 07:17
If I were to Restore the functionality of Windows Security as stated in your post:


Restore the functionality of Windows Security
Center as follows:
Open Norton Protection Center.
Click Options.
Check "Show messages from Windows Security Center", then click OK.
Would it weaken/conflict with NAV or anything?:bigthumb:
Not according to desertdune (http://forums.spybot.info/member.php?u=26471) in the following post:
Windows Security fighting with Norton
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=16513