Hi, I have windows 7 ultimate. A message came up on the action centre saying that windows could not find a anti virus??.....I am using kaspersky internet security, and I have had no problem until about 1 hr ago?,now the action says to check online for a anti virus?,why is this happening??..can anybody please help me here?.Thank you.
This is a classic bug with Windows 7. Almost all share this problem. The best way to solve it is to use Microsoft Security Essentials. Others may come by with solutions, that do seem to work. Most have found that it is only temporary.
Have the same problem too with Kaspersky Internet Security Suite 2011 nothing to worry about.
Steve
Thanks to all for confirming that it is indeed a bug. I did not mention in my post that it is, indeed, nothing to worry about.
Wouldn't this fall down to being the security vendors fault & not a Windows 7 bug?
Either way like what people have already said it won't have a negative effect on your computers security.
Actually makes no difference, but Action Center is suppose to recognize AV use. The AV software is not suppose to be written to be recognized by Action Center.
Again, not important, but I wonder if this "bug" is intentional. Perhaps, as an added incentive to use MS products.
Seems to be connected to the way windows uses namespaces.
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