Sybot find

[Sal]

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Can anybody throw light on the following finds that I keep getting when I run
Spybot. Are they something that I should worry about and can I delete them
safely. I don't fancy going into the registry!!

Windows Security Center.AntiVirusDisableNotify
Settings HKEY_local_machine\software\Microsoft\Security
Centre\AntiVirusDisableNotify!=dword:O

Windows Security Center.FirewallDisableNotify
Settings HKEY_local_machine\software\Microsoft\Security
Centre\FirewallDisableNotify!=dword:O

Thanks S

 

[Malke]

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Sal wrote:

> Can anybody throw light on the following finds that I keep getting
> when I run
> Spybot. Are they something that I should worry about and can I delete
> them
> safely. I don't fancy going into the registry!!
>
> Windows Security Center.AntiVirusDisableNotify
> Settings HKEY_local_machine\software\Microsoft\Security
> Centre\AntiVirusDisableNotify!=dword:O
>
> Windows Security Center.FirewallDisableNotify
> Settings HKEY_local_machine\software\Microsoft\Security
> Centre\FirewallDisableNotify!=dword:O
>

Spybot is telling you that the alert feature of Windows Security Center
(and all the Security Center does is alert - it doesn't provide
protection itself) is disabled for your antivirus and firewall. If you
(or a tech you know) did this yourself, don't worry about it. Just
ignore it or put it on the exclusion list. I always disable the
Security Center alerts for my antivirus, but then I'm quite capable of
looking after my security myself. This feature is most useful for end
users who aren't aware of their av/firewall status.

Viruses and non-viral malware can disable your antivirus and firewall
and the Security Center alerts about that, so that is why Spybot is
telling you this.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

 

[Guest]

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Sal wrote:
> Can anybody throw light on the following finds that I keep
> getting when I run Spybot. Are they something that I should
> worry about and can I delete them safely. I don't fancy
> going into the registry!!
>
> Windows Security Center.AntiVirusDisableNotify
> Settings HKEY_local_machine\software\Microsoft\Security
> Centre\AntiVirusDisableNotify!=dword:O
>
> Windows Security Center.FirewallDisableNotify
> Settings HKEY_local_machine\software\Microsoft\Security
> Centre\FirewallDisableNotify!=dword:O
>
> Thanks S

For your own peace of mind, you might want to take a look here:

Why does Spybot-S&D flag changes in the Windows Security
Center?
http://www.spybot.info/en/faq/46.html

Nepatsfan

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?)

When it shows up, just right click and tell SPYBOT to ignore this one ...
that simple.

"Sal" <Sal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6C035697-07F7-4ADF-A6A7-F5F421743478@microsoft.com...
> Can anybody throw light on the following finds that I keep getting when I
> run
> Spybot. Are they something that I should worry about and can I delete
> them
> safely. I don't fancy going into the registry!!
>
> Windows Security Center.AntiVirusDisableNotify
> Settings HKEY_local_machine\software\Microsoft\Security
> Centre\AntiVirusDisableNotify!=dword:O
>
> Windows Security Center.FirewallDisableNotify
> Settings HKEY_local_machine\software\Microsoft\Security
> Centre\FirewallDisableNotify!=dword:O
>
> Thanks S
>
>