Windows Defender ...
Battering me with POPUPS ! Grrrrr !
Friday, July 24, 2009 by mike b1954 | Discussion: Personal Computing
Ok Guys and gals ! Hopefully a quickie question and answer ...
Every day / night / TIME ~ ~ that I turn my PC on I keep getting a popup from Windows defender saying I have not scanned my PC for "X" ( being the number ) of days and my PC is at risk if I do not scan ..
Being a creature of habit .. I always scan with defender while I am having my dinner ... so its a daily routine for me , and always has been ..
BUT it still popsup very annoyingly ... which leads me to some questions ..
1. How do I stop this happening ?
2. Is it a really necessary prog to use ...
3. What alternatives are there ? ( if any)
I already use AVG , CC , Iobit disc defrag and registry cleaner and Iobit security360 as well as Advanced System care , again from Iobit ....
oh, and Spybot S & D ... I run those apps every 3/4 days ...
4. So , Do I really need Windows defender ? If not is it easily uninstalled ?
Sorry about the Big font , people ... I have mislaid my spex ... 
Mike
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Reply #43 Saturday, August 1, 2009 11:30 PM
I have more respect for McAfee as they've at least had a great firewall when I used it. They won't last either, though.
These companies will undoubtedly still live mind you, but it'll be more likely because of any OTHER tools they make than because of their antivirus.
Of course, putting all these AV guys out of work could make some interesting malware writers.
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Reply #41 Saturday, August 1, 2009 7:53 PM
Nortons newer versions are respectable but they're still not a great option.
Symantec will choke and die after MSE is released.