Are you talking about the built in protection that generally comes with your system and custom parameters or the live one care? In any event windows would tell you to download their antivirus in a popup window. If they wanted their software robust they never would have released Vista or ME. If you want robust run unix. Ted -----Original Message----- From: Robert Kondner [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 1:32 PM To: 'TechNet E-Mail Forum'; 'Ted Tontis' Subject: RE: [TN] NTC anti-this-and-that programs Hi, You Wrote: Windows currently has no anti virus software. Actually Windows has very good antivirus and system protection logic. I run a number of machines using common sense and Windows built in protection. The only PCs that I see as messed up are those running 3rd party programs like Norton. Ask Yourself: 1 What company has more to gain by seeing a robust OS? Microsoft 2 What company understand the internals of Windows best? Microsoft 3 What company has more money to send on software? Microsoft So, I am open to ideas here, but would you not expect Microsoft to have made darn sure Windows is robust? (An I find it very robust.) Bob Kondner -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ted Tontis Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:23 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] NTC anti-this-and-that programs Yes Windows Anti-xxx is a hoax, do not click on the link. Windows currently has no anti virus software. Download windows defender, you can get it at the Microsoft website install it and run it http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx . Also with RegCure it cleans the registry. If you have adaware running or a virus it will not find it and remove it.As soon as you restart the computer it will find it again and rewrite to the registry. You have to find the program and kill it. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/malware-removal/ here is a good site that will help you out for free. It will take you longer to get if fixed if they are backed up because you have to post in a forum. I use RegCure without any problems. Ted -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Inge Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 1:06 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] NTC anti-this-and-that programs Hi all, Anyone having experience from RegCure? It's a software that scans DLLs, Window items, program shortcuts, Registry keys, file associations etc. I don't know what to think about it. When you depress scan, RegCure runs through it all and presents a list of 'problems', then asks if you want to fix them. OK, I select 'fix it' and RegCure does that. However, if I scan immediately once again, there are still 4 problems here and 19 there. I depress 'fix it' and selects new scan again. RegCure again presents a list of problems to fix. How can that be when I have done nothing? I've tried other and similar programs, and they seem to work the same. Not to mention anti-spy programs and anti-trojan programs and such like. They are constantly warning for something. I have a expensive anti-virus program installed, but despite that, warnings are steadily coming up with blinking red and dialog boxes recommending me to downloading Windows Anti-xxx program immediately to fix the alert situation. Are they a hoax? Can't help I'm a little suspicios. Whom can you rely upon? 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