about my anti virus and windows security center, need some help from the pros!?

Question

ok, i have my avast anti virus installed but the notification area from the lower right corner of the task bar displays the security center icon marked in red and it says "anti virus might not be installed". And when I open the security center, I see in the "Virus Protection" label and it indicates "not found". Why is it like this? How come windows did not detect my avast anti virus?

Answer 1

Because Windows Security Center is crap. Open it up and go to Recommendations under Anti-Virus and select 'I will monitor this myself'. Or just disable the annoying thing by doing the following:
Start > Run > type 'services.msc' without the quotes and hit {Enter}

Scroll to find the Security Center service and double-click. Click the 'Stop' button and in the drop-down box select disable. No more annoying popup. Disabling this service causes no harm to the computer.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

windows security does detect avast antivirus software because i am also using the same.May be u have installed avast after uninstalling some other antivirus s/w.So i suggets u to remove all the antivirus s/w and their registry keys and again install avast.U can automatically remove the invalid registry keys by using a s/w calleg easy cleaner or reg doctor.
I hope this will solve u r problem.
All the best!!!

Answer 4

If you have recent copy of the software try a reinstall but first remember to uninstall it from your "add or remove program" found in the control panel. You can also do a system restore if you know the approximant date it went bad.
Also if its trial offer or subscribe to type and you haven't kept up the payments you must show them the money!
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Answer 5

Have you updates your Antivirus Definitions.

Windows Security Center would consider the Antivirus working only when it has the latest Antivirus Definitios.

I have installed Norton Antivirus and it gave the same message saying no antivirus installed. When i updated the Antivirus Definitions the warning disappeared.

Answer 6

there is in many situations an antivirus(in many situations Norton cyber web secure practices) with your MotherBoard CD ,you have got put in that one. So that's taking that one. Even after Uninstalling that from upload/get rid of programmes it could artwork. Thak You.

Answer 7

it only recognizes the 'big boys" like Norton or McAfee etc... I use ClamWin and it does the same thing. No worries.

Answer 8

you'll need to check the box that says let me manually do it or something like this. don't remeber but then the red will go away.

Answer 9

remove all antivirus and registry
then install again

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