"Not Yet Classified"?

[Guest]

I am extremely frustrated with Windows Defender.

I recently upgraded hardware and that new laptop came with Vista.

I proceeded to install McAfee Anti-Virus, but Defender will not allow the
"McAfee Common Framework" to run as a Startup program. It is listed under
"Registry: Local Machine" and its classification is "Not yet classified".

I can't get it to run - I can't figure out how to make Defender allow it to
run.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[Dave M]

It's quite easy, just add that program or it's entire location/folder to:

Tools > Options > scroll down and under Advanced Options
Do not scan these files or locations > click the Add button
Browse to "McAfee Common Framework"

That will avoid a scan as well as real-time monitoring of that
file/location.

 

[Guest]

Thanks but, I've already done that and nothing has changed ... same results.

 

[Dave M]

Scott;

Sorry to hear that... I don't run McAfee so I can't really help you much
further if that's already been tried. But as a side note, Norton Self
Protection needed to be disabled within NAV on my machine besides the "Do
not scan" before conflicts with Defender were resolve. I'll let someone
with McAfee installed add any details they might know. Both Symantec and
McAfee are *serious* (meaning financial) competitors of Microsoft Security
programs... if you get my drift.

 

[Robinb]

also i am a bit suprised the items not classified do not run.
I have a few applications that WD says is not classified and those programs
run just fine.I have this on 7 computers it is sitting on too and all the
programs not classified yet all run fine
robin