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Re: Windows Security Center - Is it trying to sell me something?
Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:02:18 GMT, JethroUK© <reply@the.board> wrote:
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>> Windows Security Center is flagging that i have no virus protection and
>> shows me where to buy some - Presumably if i buy some of the 'nominated
>> software' it will satify it - I can of course buy a million more and get a
>> trillion for free
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>> What qualifies as 'Virus Protection'?
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> An anti-virus program.
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>> - What is it looking for?
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> An anti-virus program.
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> - Apart from
>> disabling it, What do I have to do to shut it up?
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>> Is it trying to sell me something?
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> Running without an anti-virus program is foolhardy. You are at severe
> risk. You can buy one, or use one of the excellent free choices, such
> as Avast! or AVG. I use Avast! myself.
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I think what the OP is talking about is the same problem I have. I
dumped Norton and installed Avast, but the system gets heartburn about
it. The protection center claims that there is no AV running, when what
it actually means is that Norton is not running. I wonder if there is a
way to educate the system to the fact that a compatible AV is indeed
running.
Dave
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