Slam Dunkley Posted February 13, 2010 ID:199462 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Hi, this is Slam Dunkley, I'm here to help with internet security, if anyone has any questions regarding internet security, feel free to drop me a comment and i will respond to you, i guarantee I can help you.Thnaks for listeningSlam Dunkley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl29 Posted February 13, 2010 ID:199466 Share Posted February 13, 2010 My system has windows vista and for some reason, my windows defender doesn't start up by itself anymore. I've gone into settings and everything appears to be correct. Any ideas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunkley Posted February 13, 2010 Author ID:199475 Share Posted February 13, 2010 My system has windows vista and for some reason, my windows defender doesn't start up by itself anymore. I've gone into settings and everything appears to be correct. Any ideas?hen you check Windows Defender in your vista system it may be off. When you try to opened up the security center and clicked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny1 Posted February 14, 2010 ID:199483 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Hi, this is Slam Dunkley, I'm here to help with internet security, if anyone has any questions regarding internet security, feel free to drop me a comment and i will respond to you, i guarantee I can help you.I prefer to follow the experts here at Malwarebytes than a self professed Expert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunkley Posted February 14, 2010 Author ID:199485 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I prefer to follow the experts here at Malwarebytes than a self professed ExpertWell, im not an expert, i just do a bit of research here and there, and plus im not here to help people with malwarebytes, thats the malwarebytes employees job, not mine, im just trying to be a good internet citizen, thats all, no need to get nasty, if i give ay false advise, then prove i have before writing your crap on post You get me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkra Posted February 14, 2010 ID:199486 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Hello,I would suggest to check WD's service start type and state (start menu, run, services.msc then locate the windows defender service and double click the line to display start type and state). Service should be running.But one sure thing is Microsoft is not continuing WD for long, the malware database has been copied to Microsoft Security Essential, their antivirus / antimalware tool, so WD will disappear. Maybe it's time to switch to another program, and disable it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunkley Posted February 14, 2010 Author ID:199490 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Hello,I would suggest to check WD's service start type and state (start menu, run, services.msc then locate the windows defender service and double click the line to display start type and state). Service should be running.But one sure thing is Microsoft is not continuing WD for long, the malware database has been copied to Microsoft Security Essential, their antivirus / antimalware tool, so WD will disappear. Maybe it's time to switch to another program, and disable it.i agree with falkra, i was going to tell you disable the firewall, but i didnt think you wanted to hear that, so i tried to give you a solution to get it started up, my error, thanks falkra Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl29 Posted February 14, 2010 ID:199595 Share Posted February 14, 2010 If WD is pretty much obsolete, then what do you or Falkra recommend that I use instead? The guy who told me about Malwarebytes said that he would also recommend downloading Spybot, search and destroy. Would that replace WD? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted February 14, 2010 ID:199598 Share Posted February 14, 2010 you can use Microsoft Security Essentials together with Malwarebytes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny1 Posted February 14, 2010 ID:199602 Share Posted February 14, 2010 As Falkra said that Microsoft Security Essentials will be replacing WD. About Microsoft Security EssentialsMicrosoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted February 14, 2010 Root Admin ID:199644 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Hi, this is Slam Dunkley, I'm here to help with internet security, if anyone has any questions regarding internet security, feel free to drop me a comment and i will respond to you, i guarantee I can help you.Thnaks for listeningSlam DunkleyThank you for your interest but we would rather that you not provide security or malware removal advice without having approved credentials. You are more than welcome to provide general computer repair advice in the PC Help forum if you like though, but not Malware removal and Security. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkra Posted February 14, 2010 ID:199676 Share Posted February 14, 2010 If WD is pretty much obsolete, then what do you or Falkra recommend that I use instead? The guy who told me about Malwarebytes said that he would also recommend downloading Spybot, search and destroy. Would that replace WD?I don't think Spybot is, today, a good choice. Personal opinion. Here's why : Spybot has been for a long time a reference (like ad-aware), when the first malwares (they were called "spywares", at the time) appeared. This was the beginning, when fixing a HijackThis line or deleting a single registry key and file coiuld stop infections. Spybot used at the early stages a simple and efficient technique to identify infections, based on file and registry key locations. So it scanned for infection a, then b, then c and if the infection was found, you could delete it. It worked great.This structure is now obsolete, and malwares are really sophisticated. Even if spybot evolved a lot, parts of that logic remain. Malwarebytes offers a different approach mainly based on heuristics. You scan files and critical locations, and files structure or contents and structure (that's the point) will tell you if there is malware or not, withtout scanning for every known infection of database. I prefer this, and facts are MBAM destroys sophisticated malwares where most others only detect or partially remove them.I recommend you to use Malwarebytes and an up to date antivirus together. Not because we are on Malwarebytes' forum, but because antivirus and antimalware tools must be updated by reactive teams. MBAM is.You can build a marvellous antivirus or antimalware engine, if you don't feed it with the latest wild threats immediately, it makes no sense. Some companies are a bit too late and the recent threats are added to definitions over 2 or 3 weeks, and comparatives focus too much on engine and on-demand detections.Top recent threats infect computers. If your software gets the definitions 10 days later, that's too late.If you want to disable Windows Defender, disable the service, use the services interface (right click My Computer, Manage, then go down to "services") and stop the Windows Defender Service. To avoid it starting at next boot, you can set the service's startup type to "disabled". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunkley Posted February 14, 2010 Author ID:199712 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Thank you for your interest but we would rather that you not provide security or malware removal advice without having approved credentials. You are more than welcome to provide general computer repair advice in the PC Help forum if you like though, but not Malware removal and Security.but i thought this was the generl forum, not the malware removal forum, okay i will give advice in the pc help forum, no worries, just a bit annoyed no one told me earlier, but thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyKlein Posted February 14, 2010 ID:199721 Share Posted February 14, 2010 I see you just started yet another topic... IF ANYONE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PC Also, your Caps Lock key appears to have gotten stuck... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunkley Posted February 15, 2010 Author ID:200036 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I see you just started yet another topic... IF ANYONE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PC Also, your Caps Lock key appears to have gotten stuck...No they are not stuck I did it deliberately, i believe it gets noticed better, thanks for taking the mickey out of me, but its cool anyway, i aint a expert, i dont know deeply about signatures, im just telling what i know, i fixed 2 of my friedns computers with just a bit of common sense so i aint that dumb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted February 15, 2010 ID:200135 Share Posted February 15, 2010 i fixed 2 of my friedns computersI fix my family and friedns cars but I ain't no mechanic I am just a common sense 'advisor' to them, and I only do it if they ask for help - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyKlein Posted February 15, 2010 ID:200144 Share Posted February 15, 2010 No they are not stuck I did it deliberately, i believe it gets noticed better, thanks for taking the mickey out of me, but its cool anyway...It's just that typing in all caps is generally considered "SHOUTING". Otherwise, no (great) snub intended... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sho-dan Posted February 15, 2010 ID:200257 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Many useful Guides can be found here 'PC Self Help Articles and Guides' including; How to disable Windows Defender on Vista From the netFAQ needed to know about: Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
virusgobyby Posted February 16, 2010 ID:200649 Share Posted February 16, 2010 well my tip to keep away a virus is to first turn off atomatic updates. then it will say that there java updates and other stuff. ignore that. and if you need to download the update for a game or facebook or something else then update but thats my option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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