Sam said:
Spybot SD scan finds thses 6 problems :
1-Windows Security Center UpdateDisableNotify
2- " " " AntivirusDisableNotify
3- " " " FirewallDisableNotify
4- " " " FirewallOverride
5- " " " SP2Update
6- " " " UpdateDisableNotify
and after Spybot fixes the problems it reappear again in the
second scan (after few days)...are they trying to eliminate each
other ??
Since "Spybot SD" is not a Microsoft product,
you should contact "Spybot SD" support for
assistance.
Or.. read this..
Since the Detections Update from July 25, 2005, Spybot - Search & Destroy
1.4 has been detecting Security Risks (renamed to "Windows Security Center"
on July 30) associated with Microsoft Security Center Registry changes. This
is neither a false positive nor a bug. It is just an information.
Spybot-S&D only wants to bring to your attention that "someone" disabled one
or more notifications in the Windows Security Center, e.g. the notifications
that your virus protection is not active or not up-to-date. If you changed
the settings yourself you can safely tell Spybot to exclude those detections
from further scans.
In order to do so please right-click each in turn, then click "exclude this
detection from future scans". That way, should any other part of security
center settings change, Spybot will still detect those.
The same is true if you have another security solution installed (like
McAfee Security Center or Norton Internet Security). These programs also
disable the Windows Security Center in order to take care of things
themselves. The reason why the changes are flagged by Spybot-S&D is that
there are also malware programs that disable the notifications so the user
doesn't take note of his security tools not being effective.
BOTTOM LINE:
In XP Control Panel-Security Settings there is a link on the left side of
the panel that says "Change the way Security Center Alerts Me". Click on
this. If you have left the "VIRUS PROTECTION" box unchecked, Windows will
turn the AntivirusDisableNotify setting in the registry to "0" - off. This,
apparently, is done at boot time.
Spybot has been checking this setting since July 25, 2005 and notifies you
in the Spybot Search & Destroy run if the Security Center box is not
checked.
Possible fix: Check all three boxes (Antivirus, Automatic Update and
Firewall). This way, XP will notify you in the System Tray if these
protections are truly turned off.
