Spybot & Windows Security Centre.....warning

Mcnudde:

re: Machine shut down during Spybot and AVG antivirus scans.

This may sound strange but; Spybot is quite CPU intensive and I imagine AVG antivirus is also. Is it possible that your laptop is shutting down due to a heat related problem? Are the fans in the laptop running properly?
 
It doesn't sound strange...

Hi md usa,

Thanks for getting back... actually what you suggest does not sound strange at all. I had it on my list of probable causes, but didn't give it much thought.

The question is, if this is the cause, what do I do about it? Is there anyway I can adjust the fan on my end? (Probably not) Or do I have to ship it back to the repair shop (been there once already)...doable, since still under warranty, but a huge pain.

I'd appreciate any further insights...

Again, many thanks,

mcnudde
 
Mcnudde:

I really don’t know how to advise you other than to suggest that:
  1. You Google for possible similar problems including the make and model of your laptop.
  2. You attempt to listen to the system and see if you can:
    • Hear if the fan is running.
    • Hear the fan speed increase during the scan (not every chipset has a speed control capability, but most of the newer ones do).
 
Thanks

md usa,

Appreciate the help.

Will do as you suggest and will let you know how it works out.

Many thanks once again!
 
My Similar Experience

The Windows Security Center and Norton Internet Security 2006 seem to have a similar problem. I Updated Norton Internet Security from 2004 to 2006 on 1/10/06.
The next time that I ran SpyBot (1/22/06) it reported “Windows Security Center Firewall Disable Notify as an error.I allowed Spybot to fix the problem. Later, Norton asked if I wanted Windows Security to be the primary firewall. I responded no. I believe that this change to the registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify!=dword:0) is necessary if I want Norton to be the primary firewall and Windows Security firewall to be off. During the Install of Norton 2006 Spybot asked for approval of several registry changes. I accepted them all, one of these was likely the Notify Switch. When I had Norton 2004 it didn’t seem to conflict with Windows Security Center.
Frank C
 
this happens to me with the anti virus but it keeps coming back and it keeps going red and i keep putting it on yellow but it just goes red again its annoying
 
Thanks for the info

I had the Windows Security disable notices come up on my scan and was not sure what to do.

It was very nice to come here and find well written answers and explanations.

Since I have Norton(2004) I followed the instructions to exclude given here and everything is fine.

Special thanks to MD USA and Spybotsandra
 
RE: Spybot & Windows Security Centre notification settings - FAQ?

debanks said:
Spyboot keeps finding two suspicious and recuring files. Windows Security Centre Firewall\Disable Notify. There is a similar one for Firewall. These files are in Settings HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SecurutyCentre\Antivirus disable Notify!=dwordO.
I delete them but they recur. ...
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If I may suggest, this seems like a 'FAQ'. Please consider adding a bit on this topic to the product FAQ (or helpfile, or whever you find makes sense). IMHO, that would be very helpful.

(I was having the same question, and had some difficulty locating this info, almost missed this thread - found it on my third search. I did look in the FAQ and helpfiles and didn't find it. Sorry if it's there and I missed it.)

Thanks to all for the helpful info!!
 
Windows Security Center.AntiVirusDisableNofity and Norton Antivirus

I also had this issue with SpyBot, only with the antivirus, not the firewall. Is it related, or coincidence, that I am also getting a notification from Norton Antivirus that my subscription expired--when it hasn't yet?
 
I was receiving those two detections regarding Windows Security System everytime I used Spybot S&D. I followed the instructions to exclude these items in future detections. It worked as the detections stopped.

However, when I checked "ignore single detections", these two items were not listed. Is there something wrong or not working?

Thanks...
 
System crash during scans

What is up everyone!

I am having a similar problem as Mcnudde has with windows shutting down during a virus and spyware scan. Only this time I am using a desktop and not a laptop. My fan does increase in revolutions and then after awhile my computer just shuts down and I can hear a slight hum coming from the hard drive. I recently tried Windows Safety Live scan (Beta Version) and it picks up the threats but I cannot delete them because my system crashes before the scan is complete. And spybot S&D helps out in terms of picking up some spyware but not all of it. Also I with some non pornographic web pages, I get redirected to some spyware url: http://www.pc-aid.com (or something of that nature). Lastly seems that some trojans has slipped through McAfee's firewall and its not protecting my computer as well as it should. Can anyone help me out on this one?

Thanks and your assistance is greatly appreciated

-Henry
 
Jumpman:

The system shutting down sounds like it could be a heat related problem and that the system is shutting down to protect the processor. If that is the cause, the following threads may help:
If you can't resolve the shutdown problem there are other scans listed in the following thread that may be less CPU intensive and run to completion:
If you are able to resolve the shutdown problem and Spybot fails to remove any malware, following instructions in the above thread and then post in this forum:
 
MD USA

I have followed you tip on Override problem and its sorted but one question.

The 3 ticks in settings/control centre/rescources/change the way.../surely if I know my Zonealarm and AVG are working, why do I need ANY ticks?
 
RE: System Crashing

Thanks for tip. I checked out the other forum threads and all I needed to do was dust out my computer. And it worked! Everything ran to completion. Thank you for your assistance. By the was what is the name of that cartoon character you use for your profile pic?

-Jumpman
 
I recently ran SpyBot and got the same notifications as the subject of this thread. I wanted to add some additional information for those readers who use Norton AntiVirus (and I'm sure there is something like this for McAfee) who do not want to simply disable the notifications from SpyBot in the future.

Once I got the notification, I followed the steps to see if the notifications were indeed disabled. Control Panel-->Security Center-->Looked under Resources on the left hand side, but noticed that the "Change the way Security Center alerts me" was grayed out. I thought for sure this was something that my AntiVirus software was disabling, so I opened Norton AntiVirus. Chose Options (located at the top) --> Norton Protection Center --> and then found the option to "Show messages from Windows Security Center". I made sure that box was checked, then I applied all the settings.

I could then go back into the Windows Security Center, through Control Panel, and click the "Change the way Security Center alerts me". I found that indeed both the Firewall and Virus Protection alert options were disabled, so I checked both boxes.

I then re-ran Spybot, and sure enough no more "Windows Security Center.AntiVirusDisableNotify" problems arose.
 
Spybot and Windows Security Center

spybotsandra said:
Hello,

Since the Detections Update from July 25, 2005, Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4 has been detecting Security Risks (renamed to "Windows Security Center" on July 30) associated with Microsoft Security Center Registry changes. This is neither a false positive nor a bug. It is just an information.
Spybot-S&D only wants to bring to your attention that "someone" 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 future scans". 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 do also disable the Windows Security Center in order to take care of things themselves.
The reason why the changes are flagged by Spybot-S&D is that there are also malware programs that disable the notifications so the user doesn't take note of his security tools not being effective.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
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In order to exclude, Windows Security Center Firewall/DisableNotify and Windows Security Center AntiVirus/DisableNotify, you must ritht click and highlight the parts listing the HKeys. otherwise the exclude this detection is not lit up. Please confirm this since I do not want to do any damage to the registry.
 
19712:

Correct.

From post #5 of this thread:
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.php?p=451&postcount=5

md usa spybot fan said:
If you want to exclude the item from future detections:
  • 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 from the list of options in the menu.
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.
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I have just started experiencing these warnings but I think the reply was for Windows XP, i have 2000 pro and am having difficulty accessing the repair.
Thus, the person who said:
"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."

I think it must be a different procedure.

Can anyone advise, thanks?
 
dimmed firewall options

i've also been having trouble with the windows security center problems in spybot. i scanned through this thread but it didn't seem to help me because my computer currently *does* have malware (SurfSideKick) and we're having some problems with that =(

when i run spybot all 7 of the security centers come up. lately only 2 have come up, and i tried nearly everything already put on this thread. however when i got to the control panel > security center, it says that my firewall is off. when i go to recommendations and select "enable now" it says something like "We're sorry, windows security center cannot turn on the firewalls. please try to turn them on yourself by...."

so i go back to the security center home and select "windows firewall", but heres where the problem occurs. the entire "general" tab is dimmed, so i cannot turn the firewall off.

lastly, when i go to my registry editor, to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center

there are the problems, the firewall.override, etc. etc.

i try to delete them, and they do delete, but then whenever i try to access the security center again, they pop back up in the registry editor.

i am at wits end on what to do... any help is greatly appreciated. thanks =)
 
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