Known Issue - "active protection feature"

[RandyB]

Isn't this the real-time protection? Kinda need this
turned on, no?

Incompatibility with enterprise administration tools

There is a known incompatibility with computers managed in
an enterprise. Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) can potentially
prompt the end user to make decisions to allow or block
administrative action that originate from a central
management tool. For example, users may be prompted to
allow or block a Systems Management Server (SMS) script.
To avoid potential issues with end users blocking
administrative actions, please turn off the active
protection feature of Windows AntiSpyware (Beta).

 

[Steve Dodson [MSFT]]

Randy,

At this time if you are in an enterprise it is possible that an end user
could block processes that a domain administrator wants to run on a system
if real-time protection is turned on. Since it is possible that in an
enterprise there could be many management tools used to manage end-user
desktops, we wrote that KB to talk about possible issues in the enterprise.
All customers are different, and you may not fall under that category, so
in any enterprise I would research the effects of using this beta prior to
wide deployment to end-user desktops.

Hope that helps!

Steve

Steve Dodson [MSFT]
MCSE, CISSP
PSS Security

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[RandyB]

Thanks!!!!!!