Guest Kris Posted December 24, 2007 Posted December 24, 2007 I have Macafee security that says I am being protected at the current moment. Maybe a day a go, Windows defender pops up with a shield with a x on it. When i open it the Malware protection has a read button and says check settings. Underneath of that it says Virus protection not found ( Windows did not find any anti virus protection on this computer) and Spyware and Malware protection (Windows Defender is turned off). I have Macafee, I have Virus protection and it says I am being protected, I have spyware and malwayre protection and it is turned on, but Windows security is not reading it I guess? I called comcast they said its a Macafee issue, I called Macafee, they said its a Windows issue, Windows of course said thay want $100. Can anybody help? Do i really need Windows defender is I have Macafee?? Quote
Guest naystcb Posted December 25, 2007 Posted December 25, 2007 I received the same alert myself earlier today. I do not know what has caused this change in my security settings. At first I thought it might have been an update that was causing this problem, but I checked my installed updates and found nothing that had recently downloaded that would have caused this change. In fact when I first logged onto my computer everything was running normal as usual, then when I restarted my computer I recieved the alert with the red x shield. I am running avast as my antivirus and also have windows defender as my antispyware and my alert was the exact same as yours. I hope that someone can research this further and get some answers for us as I have none. "Kris" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > I have Macafee security that says I am being protected at the current moment. > Maybe a day a go, Windows defender pops up with a shield with a x on it. When > i open it the Malware protection has a read button and says check settings. > Underneath of that it says Virus protection not found ( Windows did not find > any anti virus protection on this computer) and Spyware and Malware > protection (Windows Defender is turned off). I have Macafee, I have Virus > protection and it says I am being protected, I have spyware and malwayre > protection and it is turned on, but Windows security is not reading it I > guess? I called comcast they said its a Macafee issue, I called Macafee, they > said its a Windows issue, Windows of course said thay want $100. Can anybody > help? Do i really need Windows defender is I have Macafee??</span> Quote
Guest Aidil Azrul Posted December 29, 2007 Posted December 29, 2007 Same here... I've also received the same alert since 3 or 4 days ago. Windows Security Center is displaying 2 security issues: - "Windows did not find antivirus software on this computer" though I have Norman Virus Control running normally w/ the latest update; and - "Windows Defender is turned off" though if I check manually, Windows Defender status says that Real-time protection is on. I've tried running all the update programs and uninstalling-reinstalling Norman but there are no result. I wonder if this is caused by the latest update from Microsoft Office Suite 2007 SP1? "naystcb" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > I received the same alert myself earlier today. I do not know what has caused > this change in my security settings. At first I thought it might have been an > update that was causing this problem, but I checked my installed updates and > found nothing that had recently downloaded that would have caused this > change. In fact when I first logged onto my computer everything was running > normal as usual, then when I restarted my computer I recieved the alert with > the red x shield. I am running avast as my antivirus and also have windows > defender as my antispyware and my alert was the exact same as yours. I hope > that someone can research this further and get some answers for us as I have > none. > > "Kris" wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > I have Macafee security that says I am being protected at the current moment. > > Maybe a day a go, Windows defender pops up with a shield with a x on it. When > > i open it the Malware protection has a read button and says check settings. > > Underneath of that it says Virus protection not found ( Windows did not find > > any anti virus protection on this computer) and Spyware and Malware > > protection (Windows Defender is turned off). I have Macafee, I have Virus > > protection and it says I am being protected, I have spyware and malwayre > > protection and it is turned on, but Windows security is not reading it I > > guess? I called comcast they said its a Macafee issue, I called Macafee, they > > said its a Windows issue, Windows of course said thay want $100. Can anybody > > help? Do i really need Windows defender is I have Macafee??</span></span> Quote
Guest naystcb Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 I was finally able to fix this issue. First I put in my Vista OS disc and did a Start Repair, then I did a restore going back before my latest updates(including the Office SP1 Update). Then I restarted my computer and everything was back to normal, no more Security Alerts. Then I went back to Microsoft Update and checked for new updates and reinstalled the previous updates again. I then restarted my computer again and still no Security Alerts, everything is normal again and running smooth since approximately 4 days ago. Try this and see if it resolves your issue as well. "Aidil Azrul" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Same here... > > I've also received the same alert since 3 or 4 days ago. Windows Security > Center is displaying 2 security issues: > - "Windows did not find antivirus software on this computer" though I have > Norman Virus Control running normally w/ the latest update; and > - "Windows Defender is turned off" though if I check manually, Windows > Defender status says that Real-time protection is on. > > I've tried running all the update programs and uninstalling-reinstalling > Norman but there are no result. > > I wonder if this is caused by the latest update from Microsoft Office Suite > 2007 SP1? > > > "naystcb" wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > I received the same alert myself earlier today. I do not know what has caused > > this change in my security settings. At first I thought it might have been an > > update that was causing this problem, but I checked my installed updates and > > found nothing that had recently downloaded that would have caused this > > change. In fact when I first logged onto my computer everything was running > > normal as usual, then when I restarted my computer I recieved the alert with > > the red x shield. I am running avast as my antivirus and also have windows > > defender as my antispyware and my alert was the exact same as yours. I hope > > that someone can research this further and get some answers for us as I have > > none. > > > > "Kris" wrote: > > <span style="color:darkred"> > > > I have Macafee security that says I am being protected at the current moment. > > > Maybe a day a go, Windows defender pops up with a shield with a x on it. When > > > i open it the Malware protection has a read button and says check settings. > > > Underneath of that it says Virus protection not found ( Windows did not find > > > any anti virus protection on this computer) and Spyware and Malware > > > protection (Windows Defender is turned off). I have Macafee, I have Virus > > > protection and it says I am being protected, I have spyware and malwayre > > > protection and it is turned on, but Windows security is not reading it I > > > guess? I called comcast they said its a Macafee issue, I called Macafee, they > > > said its a Windows issue, Windows of course said thay want $100. Can anybody > > > help? Do i really need Windows defender is I have Macafee??</span></span></span> Quote
Guest Kris Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 Vista os disc??? "naystcb" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > I was finally able to fix this issue. First I put in my Vista OS disc and did > a Start Repair, then I did a restore going back before my latest > updates(including the Office SP1 Update). Then I restarted my computer and > everything was back to normal, no more Security Alerts. Then I went back to > Microsoft Update and checked for new updates and reinstalled the previous > updates again. I then restarted my computer again and still no Security > Alerts, everything is normal again and running smooth since approximately 4 > days ago. Try this and see if it resolves your issue as well. > > "Aidil Azrul" wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > Same here... > > > > I've also received the same alert since 3 or 4 days ago. Windows Security > > Center is displaying 2 security issues: > > - "Windows did not find antivirus software on this computer" though I have > > Norman Virus Control running normally w/ the latest update; and > > - "Windows Defender is turned off" though if I check manually, Windows > > Defender status says that Real-time protection is on. > > > > I've tried running all the update programs and uninstalling-reinstalling > > Norman but there are no result. > > > > I wonder if this is caused by the latest update from Microsoft Office Suite > > 2007 SP1? > > > > > > "naystcb" wrote: > > <span style="color:darkred"> > > > I received the same alert myself earlier today. I do not know what has caused > > > this change in my security settings. At first I thought it might have been an > > > update that was causing this problem, but I checked my installed updates and > > > found nothing that had recently downloaded that would have caused this > > > change. In fact when I first logged onto my computer everything was running > > > normal as usual, then when I restarted my computer I recieved the alert with > > > the red x shield. I am running avast as my antivirus and also have windows > > > defender as my antispyware and my alert was the exact same as yours. I hope > > > that someone can research this further and get some answers for us as I have > > > none. > > > > > > "Kris" wrote: > > > > > > > I have Macafee security that says I am being protected at the current moment. > > > > Maybe a day a go, Windows defender pops up with a shield with a x on it. When > > > > i open it the Malware protection has a read button and says check settings. > > > > Underneath of that it says Virus protection not found ( Windows did not find > > > > any anti virus protection on this computer) and Spyware and Malware > > > > protection (Windows Defender is turned off). I have Macafee, I have Virus > > > > protection and it says I am being protected, I have spyware and malwayre > > > > protection and it is turned on, but Windows security is not reading it I > > > > guess? I called comcast they said its a Macafee issue, I called Macafee, they > > > > said its a Windows issue, Windows of course said thay want $100. Can anybody > > > > help? Do i really need Windows defender is I have Macafee??</span></span></span> Quote
Guest naystcb Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 Oh, sorry I wasn't specific enough for you. I put in my Windows Vista Operating System Installation Disc. If your system came with Windows pre-installed with Vista already on it then you would need to use your system restore discs to carry out this process to try and fix your issue. Thanks "Kris" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Vista os disc??? > > "naystcb" wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > I was finally able to fix this issue. First I put in my Vista OS disc and did > > a Start Repair, then I did a restore going back before my latest > > updates(including the Office SP1 Update). Then I restarted my computer and > > everything was back to normal, no more Security Alerts. Then I went back to > > Microsoft Update and checked for new updates and reinstalled the previous > > updates again. I then restarted my computer again and still no Security > > Alerts, everything is normal again and running smooth since approximately 4 > > days ago. Try this and see if it resolves your issue as well. > > > > "Aidil Azrul" wrote: > > <span style="color:darkred"> > > > Same here... > > > > > > I've also received the same alert since 3 or 4 days ago. Windows Security > > > Center is displaying 2 security issues: > > > - "Windows did not find antivirus software on this computer" though I have > > > Norman Virus Control running normally w/ the latest update; and > > > - "Windows Defender is turned off" though if I check manually, Windows > > > Defender status says that Real-time protection is on. > > > > > > I've tried running all the update programs and uninstalling-reinstalling > > > Norman but there are no result. > > > > > > I wonder if this is caused by the latest update from Microsoft Office Suite > > > 2007 SP1? > > > > > > > > > "naystcb" wrote: > > > > > > > I received the same alert myself earlier today. I do not know what has caused > > > > this change in my security settings. At first I thought it might have been an > > > > update that was causing this problem, but I checked my installed updates and > > > > found nothing that had recently downloaded that would have caused this > > > > change. In fact when I first logged onto my computer everything was running > > > > normal as usual, then when I restarted my computer I recieved the alert with > > > > the red x shield. I am running avast as my antivirus and also have windows > > > > defender as my antispyware and my alert was the exact same as yours. I hope > > > > that someone can research this further and get some answers for us as I have > > > > none. > > > > > > > > "Kris" wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have Macafee security that says I am being protected at the current moment. > > > > > Maybe a day a go, Windows defender pops up with a shield with a x on it. When > > > > > i open it the Malware protection has a read button and says check settings. > > > > > Underneath of that it says Virus protection not found ( Windows did not find > > > > > any anti virus protection on this computer) and Spyware and Malware > > > > > protection (Windows Defender is turned off). I have Macafee, I have Virus > > > > > protection and it says I am being protected, I have spyware and malwayre > > > > > protection and it is turned on, but Windows security is not reading it I > > > > > guess? I called comcast they said its a Macafee issue, I called Macafee, they > > > > > said its a Windows issue, Windows of course said thay want $100. Can anybody > > > > > help? Do i really need Windows defender is I have Macafee??</span></span></span> Quote
Guest Windows Defender Problem Posted December 6, 2008 Posted December 6, 2008 Hi Kris: I am having the same problem and I have not yet resolve the same exact problem you are havening. Including I went trough the same process you did trying to resolve the issue with my Virus Prg. Norton 360, and they wanted $100 to resolve the issue. What a rip off!! I am still looking for solution and I will let you know of any resolving issue regarding this windows security Alert. It just pop up with out having any Virus detection. Jose "Kris" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > I have Macafee security that says I am being protected at the current moment. > Maybe a day a go, Windows defender pops up with a shield with a x on it. When > i open it the Malware protection has a read button and says check settings. > Underneath of that it says Virus protection not found ( Windows did not find > any anti virus protection on this computer) and Spyware and Malware > protection (Windows Defender is turned off). I have Macafee, I have Virus > protection and it says I am being protected, I have spyware and malwayre > protection and it is turned on, but Windows security is not reading it I > guess? I called comcast they said its a Macafee issue, I called Macafee, they > said its a Windows issue, Windows of course said thay want $100. Can anybody > help? Do i really need Windows defender is I have Macafee??</span> Quote
Guest Dick D. Posted December 6, 2008 Posted December 6, 2008 Windows Defender Problem <Windows Defender Problem@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: <span style="color:blue"> >Hi Kris:</span> Kris left the room LAST YEAR on New Years Eve. Quote
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