Windows Security Center...

[Guest]

....shows virus protection as "Off" when Windows "Defender" (Anti-Spyware Beta
2)is activated. Is it supposed to?

Uncle Lar

 

[JoeM]

MSAS is not an Anti-Virus progragram.
Windows Defender MSAS beta 2 is not available yet. Check your AV program

 

[Tom Emmelot]

Hello Uncle Lar,

witch anti virus program do you use?
MSAS/defender is a anti spyware program!

Regards >*< TOM >*<

 

[Andre Da Costa]

Probably by Beta 2, Windows Defender will add a slot for AntiSpyware. I read
that Vista supports this already.
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[Guest]

It a new computer with a 30 day trial version of McAfee (just expired and
removed). It's my sloppy reading of what Defender is (reading IS a skill) I
acutally do know the difference between Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware. Thanks
for being gentle! On other machines I have Spybot and Ad-Aware. Nothing on
this one yet. I guess I need to decide what Anti-Virus to use permanently!

 

[Tom Emmelot]

Hello Uncle Lar,

try he 90 days trail for free PCCillin Internet security from Trend.

Regards >*< TOM >*<

 

[Bill Sanderson]

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/viruses/wsc/en-us/default.mspx

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[Tom Emmelot]

Thanks Bill,

i will keep that link!

Kind Regards >*< TOM >*<

 

[Guest]

Still didn't answer the origanal question. I also have the same problem with
Vista. The Windows Security Center keeps poping up saying I don't have an AV
installed (Windows One Care Beta 2 is installed) & also Defender is not on.
Tryed to turn on Defender, all it does is checks for updates. Same problem I
had with Mcafee so unistalled Mcafee & installed One Care. Its with Windows
Security Center can't detect AV & Windows Defender

 

[Dave M]

There could be a couple of things going on there, first and foremost is
that WLOC disables the standalone Defender because the Defender engine is
built into OneCare so why run two copies of it.

http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsOneCare/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1105575&SiteID=2

Then If you think that the Security Center is not reporting to you
accurately, and you're on Vista...

Run a cmd prompt as administrator.
Enter the following command: winmgmt /verifyrepository
which checks the integrity of the WMI database and let us know the results.
If your on XP the above command won't work however.