I downloaded Windows Defender on 9/10 because it has free real time protection, but I think something is wrong?

March 28th, 2010 | by admin |

I was having a hard time finding a AntiSpyware Program that is compatible with the Comcast McAfee Security Suite. I had originally had installed Spybot, Spyware Blaster & SUPER AntiSpyware, but they weren’t compatible with McAfee so I spoke to a Tech Support Rep. & he told me to uninstall all of them & go find an AntiSpyware Program compatible with McAfee. I went to Windows Marketplace & downloaded Windows Defender. It seemed to be working fine at first, but I was still looking for another AntiSpyware Program & someone recommended Malwarebytes AntiMalware so I installed it yesterday. I have the settings to set scan daily, but Windows Defender keeps saying: You haven’t scanned your computer in 3 days. We recommend the you schedule Windows Defender to scan your computer each day. I scanned my computer last night before going to bed, but when I turned my computer on this morning it was still saying I hadn’t scanned my computer in 3 days, so I scanned it, then about an hour later it said it again. Is something wrong with Windows Defender? Is this happening because I installed Malwarebytes? How can I get it to stop showing me that alert? I went to tools, but I can’t figure it out…

You may have scanned using MalwareBytes but you didn’t using Windows Defender.

Windows Defender doesn’t care if you scanned your computer using another antivirus or antispyware program. It wants to scan the computer itself.

  1. 2 Responses to “I downloaded Windows Defender on 9/10 because it has free real time protection, but I think something is wrong?”

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  3. By QuizMaster™ on Mar 28, 2010 | Reply

    You may have scanned using MalwareBytes but you didn’t using Windows Defender.

    Windows Defender doesn’t care if you scanned your computer using another antivirus or antispyware program. It wants to scan the computer itself.
    References :

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