Security Center not recognizing Virus Protection

[Guest]

I'm getting this 'Security Control Center' error in the 'Event Log' at
start-up and MS is not recognizing my Virus Protections software as being
found.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: SecurityCenter
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1802
Date: 4/25/2005
Time: 6:52:24 AM
User: N/A
Computer: ANDY-NOTEBOOK
Description:
The Windows Security Center Service was unable to establish event queries
with WMI to monitor third party AntiVirus and Firewall.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 02 40 00 80 .@.?

Is there anyway to fix this? I've tried 'un-installing' and 'reinstalling'
my Virus software several time with no luck.

Thanks

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

It is the responsibility of the antivirus program manufacturer to design
their software to be recognized by the Windows Security Center.

--
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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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| I'm getting this 'Security Control Center' error in the 'Event Log' at
| start-up and MS is not recognizing my Virus Protections software as being
| found.
|
| Event Type: Error
| Event Source: SecurityCenter
| Event Category: None
| Event ID: 1802
| Date: 4/25/2005
| Time: 6:52:24 AM
| User: N/A
| Computer: ANDY-NOTEBOOK
| Description:
| The Windows Security Center Service was unable to establish event queries
| with WMI to monitor third party AntiVirus and Firewall.
|
| For more information, see Help and Support Center at
| http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
| Data:
| 0000: 02 40 00 80 .@.?
|
| Is there anyway to fix this? I've tried 'un-installing' and 'reinstalling'
| my Virus software several time with no luck.
|
| Thanks

 

[Dennis Marks]

I had a problem with WMI and had to reinstall the system. Go to "my
computer", right click and select properties. Is the processor, speed, and
memory listed. If not, then there is a WMI problem. If it is there then I
don't know.

 

[GTS]

'un-installing' and 'reinstalling' the Virus software won't help in this
case. The error is reporting a failure in the Windows Management
Instrumentation (WMI) service, i.e. it is failing in trying to check for AV
software at all. See
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823775

I have found this error to sometimes relate to other problems (with the COM+
service) and to be very difficult to repair except by a repair install.

 

[Guest]

The WMI database isn't corrupt. I can do the 'properites' on both the
'Network Places' and 'Computer' and get valid responses from both. I really
don't want to have to do a 'inplace' reinstall. I was hoping there be a
smipler solution.

Thanks - Andy

 

[Malke]

The WMI database isn't corrupt. I can do the 'properites' on both the
'Network Places' and 'Computer' and get valid responses from both. I
really
don't want to have to do a 'inplace' reinstall. I was hoping there be
a smipler solution.

Thanks - Andy

Andy, if you know your antivirus software is working and is a current
version (not earlier than 2004) and the virus definitions are
up-to-date, don't worry about it. Open the Security Center applet from
Control Panel and click on "Change how Security Center alerts me" and
uncheck the antivirus alerts. Not every antivirus works well with
Security Center. Security Center is really just an alert system; the
fact that it might not recognize every antivirus program does not mean
the antivirus program isn't working.

Malke

 

[rowani]

It's almost 7 months since you have sent this message. I have similiar
problem but discovered that it was caused by an error in the path of my
windows environment (right click my computer, select property, select
advance, click environment variable). The path should contain the
following:
%SystemRoot%\System32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\WBEM
After making the correction, the problem was immediately solved.