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Microsoft Security Essentials Problem
Hy guys, i have a strange problem with my antivirus, MSE. Today i noticed that MSE's icon is missing from taskbar.
I tried to open the program from Start, but i get this error: 'Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item'.
Next thing i tried to open the .exe from Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe, but again, i get an error: 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe The specified path does not exist. Check the path, and then try again.' Strange enough ?
I went to Control Panel -> Programs and features to uninstall the MSE, but again, got an error: 'You do not gave sufficient access to uninstall MSE. Please contact your system administrator.'
Also, the Windows Defender icon from Control Panel is blank (like MSE's icon from Programs and features), when i try to open it i get this: 'Windows cannot acces the specified device, path, or file. You May not have the appropriate permissions to access the item.'.
The strange thing is that i haven't installed or modified anything on my OS on the last month. Also, my user account is set to Administrator.
I have to mention that i'm running a Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit on my Laptop.
What should i do now ? Is it a virus that doesn't lets me to access my antivirus ? Any advice would help me. Thanks !