The danger of ignoring alerts

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Something that cropped up in 'announcements' made me more aware of the
seriousness of the 'false alert' problem - in a way I hadn't appreciated
before.

Every startup, Defender throws up a bubble to tell me there was a
registration application change. I ignore it, because I know it was made by
Defender, and it's reporting one of its own actions. This happens day after
day after day. I just click off the button without further thought. I know
it's pointless, but also harmless.

Now let's suppose I get a malware infection that really DOES make a change
to Defender. Up comes the bubble at startup. I click it off without further
thought.... Oh dear. Oh dear me.

Don't these insignificant alerts about Defender's own actions potentially
cripple the security value of alerts in general?
 
you just need to be more aware of what is going on but you know maybe WD
should beep when it is really malware/spyware not just a check on itself.
I tend to look at the bubble even if it is bad or good- just my defenses
that go up all the time
robin
 
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