Spybot question

[Guest]

Am running XP, using AntiSpyware Beta, McAfee AntiVirus, AdAware and Spybot.
Recently Spybot reports 2 problems:1) Windows Security
Center,AntiVirusDisable Notify and 2) Windows Security
Center.FirewallDiaableNotify. If I drill down one level under settings, I
see:HKEY\LOCAL\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security
Center\FirewallDisableNotify!dword=0 and
HKEY\...\AntiVirusDisableNotify!dword=0.

Am hesitant to let Spybot "Fix" these "problems because I don't know if they
are real HKEY entries or bogus. Anyone experience this before or have an
opinion?

Thanx--Irishman

 

[PA Bear]

Don't have Spybot fix them:

1. Install the Spybot v1.4 updates released today, close and reopen Spybot,
Immunize and scan again.

2. See
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.security/msg/4c294fa3e4c0d2db?hl=en,
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=32260,
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=32598 or any of the
other hundred or so posts about this at Spybot Support forum at
http://forums.net-integration.net.

Basically, you've told Windows Security Center (WSC) that you will monitor
your third-party firewall's and anti-virus app's status because in the past
WSC wasn't able to. Open WSC and check to see if it can monitor it now. You
may be surprised.