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Posted by Phil Weldon on August 16, 2005, 7:26 pm
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Phil Weldon
>
>> Phyllis wrote:
>>
>>> I just finished a Spybot scan and got the following items as problems.
>>> Could someone tell me what they are and should I let Spybot fix them?
>>> Thank you in advance.
>>>
>>> Windows Security Center.FirewallDisableNotify: Settings (Registry
>>> change, nothing done)
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security
>>> Center\FirewallDisableNotify!=dword:0
>>> Windows Security Center.AntiVirusDisableNotify: Settings (Registry
>>> change, nothing done)
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security
>>> Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify!=dword:0
>>
>> This just means that the alert function for antivirus and firewall
>> coming from the Windows Security Center has been disabled. If you
>> disabled the alerts yourself or have security software that would have
>> done this for you - like Norton Internet Security, etc. - then don't
>> worry about it and leave it alone. The same goes for if you have a
>> third-party firewall and it or you disabled the Windows Firewall. Don't
>> have Spybot "fix" it. Otherwise, it is a heads-up to check your
>> computer for more malware.
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic!"
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
> Thanks, Malke. Excellent advice and help once again. I love Adaware and
> Spybot, but kind of freaked me out when it talked about anti-virus and
> firewall disable. I have Norton Internet Security, so I am going to let
> it be.
>
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