Vista - Windows Defender automatically keeps turning off...

03-28-2009

It keeps automatically turning off unexpectedly, I am using Windows Vista
Home Basic, I also have Windows Live Onecare, it keeps doing this for some
reason and when I try to do full scan in Defender, I get an error. The
problem just occured this morning...help
--
Cuzz

03-28-2009

Cuzz <lucaswiggins@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>It keeps automatically turning off unexpectedly, I am using Windows Vista
>Home Basic, I also have Windows Live Onecare, it keeps doing this for some
>reason and when I try to do full scan in Defender, I get an error. The
>problem just occured this morning...help

Defender and Live OneCare are incompatible.

03-28-2009

"Cuzz" <lucaswiggins@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:21A945FF-A82D-424E-B388-45B6E05A62F4@xxxxxx

Quote:

> It keeps automatically turning off unexpectedly, I am using Windows
> Vista
> Home Basic, I also have Windows Live Onecare, it keeps doing this for
> some
> reason and when I try to do full scan in Defender, I get an error.
> The
> problem just occured this morning...help
> --
> Cuzz

One Care takes over the job from Defender so Defender and also the
Windows Firewall are no longer used.

Tom

03-29-2009

Cuzz wrote:

Quote:

> It keeps automatically turning off unexpectedly, I am using Windows Vista
> Home Basic, I also have Windows Live Onecare, it keeps doing this for some
> reason and when I try to do full scan in Defender, I get an error. The
> problem just occured this morning...help

From what I understand, malware can target Defender and disable it on
Vista.

03-28-2009	#1 (permalink)
Cuzz n/a posts	Windows Defender automatically keeps turning off... It keeps automatically turning off unexpectedly, I am using Windows Vista Home Basic, I also have Windows Live Onecare, it keeps doing this for some reason and when I try to do full scan in Defender, I get an error. The problem just occured this morning...help -- Cuzz
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03-28-2009	#2 (permalink)
Nate Grossman n/a posts	Re: Windows Defender automatically keeps turning off... Cuzz <lucaswiggins@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >It keeps automatically turning off unexpectedly, I am using Windows Vista >Home Basic, I also have Windows Live Onecare, it keeps doing this for some >reason and when I try to do full scan in Defender, I get an error. The >problem just occured this morning...help Defender and Live OneCare are incompatible.
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03-28-2009	#3 (permalink)
Tom Allen n/a posts	Re: Windows Defender automatically keeps turning off... "Cuzz" <lucaswiggins@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:21A945FF-A82D-424E-B388-45B6E05A62F4@xxxxxx Quote: > It keeps automatically turning off unexpectedly, I am using Windows > Vista > Home Basic, I also have Windows Live Onecare, it keeps doing this for > some > reason and when I try to do full scan in Defender, I get an error. > The > problem just occured this morning...help > -- > Cuzz One Care takes over the job from Defender so Defender and also the Windows Firewall are no longer used. Tom
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03-29-2009	#4 (permalink)
MBUnit n/a posts	Re: Windows Defender automatically keeps turning off... Cuzz wrote: Quote: > It keeps automatically turning off unexpectedly, I am using Windows Vista > Home Basic, I also have Windows Live Onecare, it keeps doing this for some > reason and when I try to do full scan in Defender, I get an error. The > problem just occured this morning...help From what I understand, malware can target Defender and disable it on Vista.
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