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Bill Sanderson

I just want to report (badly) on two days experience.

On one system which got an error about updating, I set IE proxy settings to
always detect, and it went on to update.

Today, on another system with a different error (mentioning a "device") I
changed that same setting from "always detect" to unchecked. System went on
to update.

That' what I know to mess with so far.

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Hi Bill

I made the "usual" Kazaa test with Defendern and
it is detected as a threat, but during removal
something goes wrong, ie removing the setup file within
a temporarily folder.

I got the same error code as another user posted somewhere ;)
(with a picture)

I also got warnings within the adminlog about lost realtime protection
during startup........ but appararently it detected Kazaa but couldn´t
remove it.

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To "reset" Defendern I must perform a manual scan........
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Maybe this is the way to have the icone visible......;)

The Admin logs now includes useful information about Defendern.

Well, more stress test with Kazaa.... ;)

regards
plun
 
My stress test machine has an infection which beta1 never saw.

Windows Defender wouldn't run in safe mode, so that test didn't work. Will
see how it does with a full scan--which annoyingly requested a floppy in the
A drive and then insisted on scanning files on it.

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Hi

Well, I wrote about WD after a Vista test some times ago
and this is the worst case scenario..... ;)

What have MSAS team they been doing, it seems to be a total mess.

Are they all running on Vista boxes ?

- No basic stress tests ?

- I have never tested something equal with a Beta remark, maybe Alpha.

regards
plun
 
It is finding lots of stuff on my infected boxes--all in one particular
office. Unfortunately, it is immediately evident that it didn't find ALL of
the stuff--still popups!

I have repair instructions posted in these groups for the A: drive issue,
and will try repairing the install with his steps. It is possible that will
fix the safe mode thing too--worth checking anyway. I wish that the problem
machines were not always the older slower ones that take forever to work on.


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Hi Bill

Of course it finding stuff....... I am more interrested
in the RTP functionality and this is something strange.

- I have changed notify settings to notify for not allowed programs.

- I have also played with all checkboxes within RTP settings.

I cannot understand how it works. Is it only for defined malware ?

The only way is to test "bad guy stuff" and see what happens.

Kazaa is done with failure and I must see more how RTP works.

RTP is the key to everything but mostly all users seems to be more
intrested to "Scan their PCs to death"........ ;)

"Schedule scans works I´m safe"......... :) Exactly the same behavior
as with MSAS Beta 1 instead of learning RTP and to have a functioning
RTP.

And the RTP functionality seems to be odd.....

regards
plun
 
I have to say that I've seen very little from RTP in the beta2 build--As you
say--this needs some intentional testing with known bad "stuff" and I
haven't had the time to do anything like that--not sure I will soon, either.

I'm hoping that somebody competent at the skills needed to do a good
comparative review of competing products will take a look at this aspect of
the program.

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Hi Bill

All comparative test is just to inject a malware and scan.

Within another message I tries to get an answer about RTP beacuse
this is the main functionality/benefit with Defendern IMHO.
(also user balem and Mr Rosenfeld has similar questions)

I changed permission for WD within registry and changed Spynet
to advanced member. Maybe it´s enough to change to advanced member.

Now it seems to be working ;)

I am also going to check/change firewall rules beacuse this is really
stupid that a user must be advanced member to get
notifications.........
Maybe to block this traffic ;(

But I still have fault codes about denied permissions and it must be
easy for Defender team to check what default registry permission
should be.

regards
plun
 
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