I put AVG Free 8 on my brother's laptop for him; he's new to using
computers and I hoped to keep things simple.  The pop-up messages
about updates were irritating him so I suggested setting all that to
manual.  I also, I now think in error, removed AVG from the start-up

I have a XP ftp server running ServU ftp server version 6.
All clients connect to it via the lan: ftp://server or internet
ftp://outsidetoserver.
Users can browse the folders set up in ServU, and XP users even with

this may seem like a weird question / situation whatever but I have both my
windows defender and my anti-virus program set to automatically scan my
computer at 2 am on a daily basis. I usually put my computer into hibernation
when I am done working on it and for some reason it ...

I have Vista Ultimate with SP1, with UAC enabled, and my account is the
administrator.
I use Ancestry.com for genealogy and when I attempt to save an image of a
census page, I get a message saying I don't have permission to save in the

Ever time I turn my computer on, windows defender blocks adware from running.
How do I tell windows Defender to allow AdWare to run?

I keep getting a message that Windows is blocking me from opening an exe file.
The program isn't harmful, i KNOW what it is and have used it before.  I
want to open it, but it doesn't even get me an option, it just closes it.
Please help, I am extremely frustrated.

I've just noticed that Defender isn't running, even though the Registry key
(HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run) is there.  The path
specified by this key (%ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe -hide) is
valid. I can copy and paste it into a Run box and the ...

eversince i installed avg 8.0 and then removed it, i'm getting this message
everytime at startup.
security center says 'defender is actively proctecting your computer'
have tried all the steps previously listed to remove & reinstall defender,

I have disabled UAC on a Vista machine so that I can connect to it from
a remote location and change its configuration. However, every time the
Vista machine is restarted a window opens above the tray telling the
user that UAC is off and that they should "click here" to turn it on.

Whenever I activate an embedded MP3 in Word or Open Office, I get the
following nag:
Open Package Contents
The Package you are about to open is a file type that can be unsafe.  It

What does this mean guys :(
I can't start the windows firewall service, and this is what I see in event
viewer:
"The Windows Firewall service terminated with service-specific error 13

I have an issue with a new domain setup.  New Server 2003 R2 AD server,
basic install, default settings.  Two new Vista Business Ed boxes.  We have
an application that needs the Privilege Level Run as Administrator checked
(according to the application developer it runs with the ...

What is the best and most comprehensive applicatoin/hardware for monitoring
and detecting spy software like Keylogger software like Spectro Pro.  Which
SpectroSoft claims their software can not be detected.
Thanks,

Everytime I try to open a new webpage I get a dialog box asking me if I want
to allow or not allow rundll32 to run. Is this normal (I never had this
problem a few weeks ago and have not downloaded anything)? If not normal, how
do I fix it?

Since updating to the latest definitions, I've been getting this error. Popup
tells me that WD has stopped working, but Security Center says it is working.
What's the story? Thanks.