Defender running?

[Guest]

With MS AntiSpyware, I always had the Bullseye icon in the Sys Tray, even
when I had closed the App window. With Defender, there is no icon in the
tray, although there was when I first installed it. I have Real Time
checked. When I came to my PC this morning, I saw no dialog box that
informed me of the scan as I did with the precious version. Does Defender do
it's thing even when it's shut down?

 

[Bill Sanderson MVP]

It does. If you want more reassurance, re-download:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d&displaylang=en

Run the download, and install. After the install revisit your Spynet
membership if you want greater than basic, and, go to tools, options, and
scroll down--there is a new set of choices about icon display--you can set
it to display the icon.

 

[Guest]

Are you saying that I need to choose Advance Membership over Basic? I
already have subscribed to Basic, but I see no option to select to show the
icon. Why do you suggest reinstalling? Did I miss something on the first
install?

 

[Bill Sanderson MVP]

No--it isn't the Spynet membership level. There is new code at the download
site that has a checkbox to allow you to keep the icon showing. So--you
need to do a new download to get that ability. Eventually, all users will
be notified and running this code, but for now it requires a new download.

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