Windows Defender will nags, but no updates?   

System:
Vista Ultimate, X2 4400+, 3GB DDR RAM, MSI 7125 mainboard, nForce4 chipset.

Recently, Windows Defender has been notifying me that its definitions are 
out of date. The problem is that when I attempt to update, it states that 
there are no updates available, but the task bar tray nag remains.

I also noticed that the last restart, after post, there was a Registry path 
displayed across the screen. I grabbed a camera to capture it, but was too 
late. I've not seem this before, but Vista updated itself just before 
starting windows, so I assume this could be part of that process and may not 
be related.

Any ideas on why Windows Defender thinks its definitions are out of date? I 
wonder if some rogue program has disabled it somehow? I'm very careful with 
my systems, but this has me scratching my head.

Thanks for any info,
James

date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:17:13 -0500   author:   James Colbert

Re: Windows Defender will nags, but no updates?   

Den 20.09.2008 kl. 19:17 skrev James Colbert :

> System:
> Vista Ultimate, X2 4400+, 3GB DDR RAM, MSI 7125 mainboard, nForce4  
> chipset.
>
> Recently, Windows Defender has been notifying me that its definitions  
> are out of date. The problem is that when I attempt to update, it states  
> that there are no updates available, but the task bar tray nag remains.

I have had the same problem. For me it turn out to be that window update  
needed an update. For me it did not show up until i manual checked for  
updates.

> I also noticed that the last restart, after post, there was a Registry  
> path displayed across the screen. I grabbed a camera to capture it, but  
> was too late. I've not seem this before, but Vista updated itself just  
> before starting windows, so I assume this could be part of that process  
> and may not be related.
>
> Any ideas on why Windows Defender thinks its definitions are out of  
> date? I wonder if some rogue program has disabled it somehow? I'm very  
> careful with my systems, but this has me scratching my head.
>
> Thanks for any info,
> James

date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:00:42 +0200   author:   rrm

Re: Windows Defender will nags, but no updates?   

The following response did not show up in my newsgroups. I found it at 
vista64.com. I'm sure that it shows for others here, but for those for whom 
it does  not, I re-quote it below. My response follows the quote:

rrm wrote:

>> I have had the same problem. For me it turn out to be that window update
>> needed an update. For me it did not show up until i manual checked for
>> updates.

Hi rrm,

Thanks for your response. Yes, the first thing I did was a manual update (I 
have update set to notify, but not DL or install until I say so), and there 
were no updates to be obtained. WD is the only spyware program I use. I 
don't really have any others because I've always been careful where I browse 
and what I DL. Also, I am behind a corporate firewall and security is fairly 
decent. I am the only one who uses this network (with the exception of a 
guest now and then) and have not had any issue in 15 years. Still, this 
behaviour seems odd and I wonder if I've somehow been infected? Has anyone 
heard of WD behaving in this manner?

Thanks,
James


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> System:
> Vista Ultimate, X2 4400+, 3GB DDR RAM, MSI 7125 mainboard, nForce4 
> chipset.
>
> Recently, Windows Defender has been notifying me that its definitions are 
> out of date. The problem is that when I attempt to update, it states that 
> there are no updates available, but the task bar tray nag remains.
>
> I also noticed that the last restart, after post, there was a Registry 
> path displayed across the screen. I grabbed a camera to capture it, but 
> was too late. I've not seem this before, but Vista updated itself just 
> before starting windows, so I assume this could be part of that process 
> and may not be related.
>
> Any ideas on why Windows Defender thinks its definitions are out of date? 
> I wonder if some rogue program has disabled it somehow? I'm very careful 
> with my systems, but this has me scratching my head.
>
> Thanks for any info,
> James

date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:37:59 -0500   author:   James Colbert