Windows Defender

Question

When I start my PC Defender reports a blocked program - Adobe update Manager. if I view the details for the program it is digitally signed and says it is permitted.   There are 3 buttons - Remove, disable, and Enable. Enable is greyed out and unavalible- in fact it is greyed out on any program I select - even unclasified.   How do you permantely allow a program through Defender?   Peter

mombodog · Answer

I don't mean to be negative here, but I found Defender to be more trouble than it is worth, I disable it on all my PC's.   But I found this. http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4ef8da25-133e-4947-99c1-5c7951d48a151033.mspx

msgale · Answer

Possibel solution - login as administrator and then try again.  I use Windows Defender on all my PCs with no ill effects.

peterwt · Answer

Hi msgale,   I was logged in as Admin.   Peter

Garred · Answer

peterwt wrote:

When I start my PC Defender reports a blocked program - Adobe update Manager. if I view the details for the program it is digitally signed and says it is permitted.

There are 3 buttons - Remove, disable, and Enable. Enable is greyed out and unavalible- in fact it is greyed out on any program I select - even unclasified.

How do you permantely allow a program through Defender?

Peter

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930367

See if this will help you.

mombodog · Answer

Open Defender from the start menu, go to Tools at the top, then go to Allowed Items and add the program to the list.

peterwt · Answer

Hi Garred,   Thanks. Unfortunately it only shows how to allow a blocked prog when you get an alert. I want to permantely allow it.   Peter

kalar43 · Answer

Have a month-old Dell Inspiron 531 with Vista Home Premium. I have disabled Defender everyplace I can find a spot to do so.  Now, however, I get a nag screen at boot up telling me it is disabled and the world will come to an end unless I 'enable' it again.  So, what is the registry entry to delete that will stop that darn nag screen. Or anything else that will turn it off?   It says this: 'Application failed to initialize: 0x800106ba. A problem caused this program's service to stop. To start the service, restart your computer or search Help and Support for how to start a service manually.'   The problem that turned it off is ME.  I turned it off everywhere. I would like to delete the app, but MS won't let me do so.  I am the Admin too :-'/   kalar43

mombodog · Answer

Start the Defender Service, set it to auto.   Go to Start/all programs/windows defender, open the defender program, go to the Tools icon, Options section, scroll down to the bottom and Untick 'Use Windows Defender' hit save, then close.   No more Defender or nags.

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