Another bug: Speccy v1.24 tells me that "Windows Defender" (WD) is active. I don't know on what basis Speccy thinks WD is active but I can tell you that I have disabled the WD Service called "WinDefend". WD is NOT running.
I recently installed Speccy v1.28. And the program still can't make up its mind. On the one hand the program tells me that "Windows Defender" (WD) is "Enabled" but on the other hand it accurately reports that WD Service (called "WinDefend") has been "Stopped".
See my signature for more info (made with SPECCY).
Installed v2.19 yesterday but it still doesn't know what to make of what's going on with "Windows Defender" on my laptop. Under the header "Windows Defender" (in the "Operating System" screen) Speccy displays the text
"Windows Defender: Enabled".
But in the list of Services Speccy displays the text
"Stopped Windows Defender".
That's an inconsistency that needs to be resolved in the next Speccy version. No, it's NOT a translation error because this inconsistency also shows up when I change the language from dutch to english, spanish, german & french.
I think the most likely explanation is that when the program code has noticed that the Defender Service has been switched off, Speccy's pointer points to the text string "Enabled", instead of "Disabled". If this is the case then it shouldn't be too difficult to change the program code. Or perhaps there isn't a text string called "Disabled" available for "Windows Defender" at all.
See my (updated) Speccy snapshot.
"Windows Defender: Enabled".
is defender-service set on automatic? i have set it on manual
i have defender deaktivated and on my speccy it shows me, that defender is deaktivated in 3 different ways
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- @Trium: Do you have Win 8 or newer ? I still use Win 7.
- I ask because Windows Security Essentials (in Vista & Win 7) is renamed to "Windows Defender" in Win 8 and higher.
- Are there more users with Vista or Win 7 that have the same problem ?
i have w8.1
in w7 it is defender as standard too, but if you want, you can install security essential optional...
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Security_Essentials
MSE ist eine deutlich reduzierte Version von OneCare, die lediglich Schutz vor bösartiger Software bietet. Nach der Installation des Produkts wird der Windows Defender, der unter Windows Vista und 7 standardmäßig vorinstalliert ist, deaktiviert.
google trans:
MSE is a significantly reduced version of OneCare, which merely provides protection against malicious software. After installing the product, the Windows Defender, which is preinstalled by default in Windows Vista and 7 is disabled.
i have a w7 pro too but i havent try on it yet... --> i have only defender on my w7
willy2, perhaps its a thing (issue) between defender and mse?
- Disable Defender on your Win 8 system and run Speccy. And see what Speccy reports.
- Run Speccy on your Win 7 system. What does Speccy report ? Does it report the proper status of Defender ?
- Defender is run as a Service. I think Speccy looks for one or more specific files to see whether or not Defender exists. But to see whether or not Defender is "Enabled" checking the status ("Running" or "Stopped") of the appropriate Service should suffice. Or perhaps Speccy simply assumes that on a Win 7 (& Vista) system Defender Always is enabled. Well, on my system Defender is "Disabled".
Anyhow, Speccy's program code needs to be improved.
I ran SPECCY v2.19 and I saw something I don't like. When I look at what's in Task Scheduler (TS) (with e.g. CCleaner) then it turns out that SPECCY has added an extra task to TS without my consent/approval !!!!!
Are the developers of SPECCY planning to add or already have added a feature where the program is run upon start up ? Did I overlook one thing in the installation program ?
What's also weird is that there's very little info in TS on what SPECCY is supposed to do. Only in the "Action" tab of TS (next to the "Trigger" tab) there's some info:
"C:\Program Files\Speccy v1.29\Speccy64.exe"
I also attached the *.xml file that was exported from TS.
Uncheck SkipUAC
- But then the description in TS should be different. Just like the description for CCleaner. There the description is "CCleanerSkipUAC".
- Why does such an entry in TS matter ?
Because that's how skipuac works. It creates a task that watches for the trigger of speccy.exe being clicked and runs appending arg0 (run as highest privilageh
As a result of the "bug" mentioned above, here's a suggestion for the next SPECCY version:
Instead of using the word "RunSpeccy", use the word "SpeccySkipUAC" to be added to Task Scheduler. That would be less confusing. It could be one of those mysterious "Minor bugfixes".
As a result of the "bug" mentioned above, here's a suggestion for the next SPECCY version:
Instead of using the word "RunSpeccy", use the word "SpeccySkipUAC" to be added to Task Scheduler. That would be less confusing. It could be one of those mysterious "Minor bugfixes".
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