Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Andrew from Vancouver — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 07:27:00 GMT

The new behaviour of the system tray icon was confusing, but I'm a power user and I'm used to the "old way". I checked the services to see if it was still running and then made the right guess about the new behaviour.

What does bug me is that every time I use DameWare, the WD icon with the question mark appears and/or the balloon text appears and I have tell it all over again that the "application change" is approved. If I go into the Tools, Allowed Items, it *is* still approved, so quit reminding me!!

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Phylyp — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:33:45 GMT

I like the new interface, it's really clean and streamlined.

Regarding the icon in the notification area (dudes, if Raymond Chen hears you talking about system tray, he'll kick you!), give us (power users) and option to turn it on (off by default is fine).

I like the idea used in OneCare, a single icon that displays status from multiple services (AV, firewall, etc.) If there's some way you could combine the icon for AU, Windows Defender and the Firewall into one holistic icon, it would be great.

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Sandi — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:14:36 GMT

Removing the tray icon was a bad idea. How is the average user meant to know if WD fails to load, or is compromised after attack by malware or virus? What if an as yet undetectable virus or malware targets WD and shuts down its running processes? We both know that there is *always* a window of opportunity when a new attack is not detectable.

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Karl — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:37:48 GMT

I feel it is very important to know that you are being protected by Windows Defender, and the system tray icon is where this is needed. For applications that are just going in the background, and do not require much (if any) user intervention, a systray icon is not needed. However, Windows Defender is not one of these applications. Since you say you have recieved feedback in both directions, may I propose a simple solution? That is, make it an option.

"Show Windows Defender Tray icon?"

Make it off by default if the majority of feedback goes in that direction. However, security software should never be running and not show you. How do you know if real-time protection is doing anything if there's no tray icon?

windows defender unable to complete the update: 0x80240025

rob — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:17:26 GMT

I have been unable to use the product; whenever I try to get updates, I get this error from the system tray icon:

windows defender unable to complete the update: 0x80240025

btw: I could not find a way to provide feedback easily from the GUI, nor the website. Perhaps a link to the newsgroup on the GUI or here?

thanks

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Mark greensall — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:17:31 GMT

Installation went very sweetly, like the idea of getting updated definitions from Windows Update and before the scheduled scan, however I also feel it should be made an option whether you want a tray icon running or not. Overall, well done, I like this product very much.

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Todd — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:23:19 GMT

Defender updates are not working for me at all. Here's my setup:
- Windows XP Pro w/all updates installed (as of 2/18/06)
- Have Windows Update configured via AD Group Policy to obtain updates from my company's WSUS server
- Previously had Anti-Spyware Beta 1 installed
- Did not remove Beta 1 before installing Beta 2
- Installed Beta 2, it looked like it successfully removed Beta 1. No install errors.
- Rebooted after install
- Attempted to update signature files, got "no updates required" message
- Followed instructions in KB915087
- Tried to update and now get, "Windows Defender was unable to complete the update: 0x8024402c"

Any ideas?

-Todd

PS I like the new look. It also displays correctly with large fonts; the previous version did not.

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Kirk — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:31:07 GMT

Even better, in my opinion, than a tray icon to assure people that WD is running would be to have it monitored by Security Center. That way, if ever WD failed, the user would get a warning from Security Center rather than having to notice that the WD icon has suddenly disapeared.

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Aaron — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:42:04 GMT

I'm glad the icon is gone, and I agree with the sentiment from the main blog post-- system tray icons should be used for gaining a person's attention, not for replacing the rest of the task bar. Besides, most people never see them anyway since Windows XP default setting is to "hide inactive icons" (which, btw, is the most irritating feature EVER in Windows with Desktop Cleanup coming in second). As a compromise, however, I agree with a couple other posts that have said there should be an option to enable the tray icon (off by default).

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Daniel — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 20:52:13 GMT

Yeah i agree with the other guys. The tray icon is definately essential, in my oppinion.

I do have a problem though...Whenever i try to run the installer package, it just freezes at "Please wait while the installation wizard installs Windows Defender. This may take several minutes."

Nothing loads up in the little white bar. Is this a known bug or something?

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Jim — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:15:08 GMT

Please make it optional to have an icon in the notification area for Windows Defender. I stopped worrying about how many icons were in the notification area once someone showed me how to enable "Hide Inactive Icons" in the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties. It would be good if Windows Defender had an icon like the one for Windows OneCare, that one is green when status is good.

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Cengiz from Istanbul — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 11:21:41 GMT

I've installed Defender beta 2 last week and today I saw its icon in the system tray (with a yellow exclamation mark). When I open Defender, it says: "You haven't scanned your computer in 4 days".. so nothing bizarre at this point. But When I click the "Start Scan" button I get the following error code: "0x80004003. Invalid Pointer"

Brief Info:
Windows Defender Version: 1.1.1051.0
Engine Version: 1.1.1185.0
Signature Version: 1.13.1276.3

Runs on WinXP Pro (SP2) English version with Turkish format.

Thanks

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Graham — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:18:14 GMT

I was very confused by the lack of a system tray icon - made me feel uncertain as to whether it was really running or not, and thus nervous. I think you should fix that.

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Darren — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:13:02 GMT

I agree with Karl about the tray icon option idea, also what happend to the tracks eraser? I found that real useful for clearing my internet history & generally cleaning up other areas of my pc. It would be good as well, if we could be able to display the status of defender in the sp2 security center, so that i didn't have to open seperate apps to check my settings.

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Greg A — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 01:30:44 GMT

I don't have any problems with the system icon not being displayed. Historically for products I deploy (a larger enterprise company), I try to hide/remove the icon whenever possible. Having it only appear when there is an issue is a good idea, though I'd prefer that the 'mouse over' for the icon would give a 'Fisher Price' reason for why it is up, so that problem can be described without too much interaction with the system (using the KISS method).

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Khayman — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 02:01:41 GMT

If you are going to cull down the system tray to only those items requiring attention (an idea that is both sound and noble) I have a suggestion.

A new app with an icon that is always in the tray, pinned to the right side, just to the left of the time. The app would be to view all icons for apps that developers wish to create icons for. There would be lots of room in this context for extra buttons that take the user to properties, start up options, etc.

Unlike the task manager it would be great if this app could be kept open and behind other windows.

Tray Icon

Sal Castiglione — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:34:54 GMT

Please give an easier way to disable real-time protection & remove Windows Defender from memory, via a tray icon or other method - other than end-tasking all the processes, stopping the service, and/or going into the config and disabling real-time scanning..

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Pete — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:45:53 GMT

The idea of integrating it with the already existing Security Center interface is excellent. Giving the option to have it appear in the system tray seems to be a good idea as most of the comments here support that.

WD warned me about an exploit when I was viewing a page in IE a few days ago. Much nicer to have it appear right smack in the middle of the screen where it instantly draws attention. If I remember though, it gave me the option to block or ignore the warning but didn't give a recommended action.

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

Peter — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:02:58 GMT

I have to agree with everyone that the tray icon can simply be an option in the program for those who want to use it. they also need to work on the
automatic scanning, it does not work. beta 1 worked very nicely on the automatic scanning..come on microsoft you can do better.

Fixed: No Updates Requires and 0x8024402c

Todd — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:54:30 GMT

I was experiencing the following errors:
- Attempted to update signature files, got "no updates required" message
- Tried to update and now get, "Windows Defender was unable to complete the update: 0x8024402c"

What I did to resolve the problem:
1. Removed Windows Defender
2. Re-downloaded and installed Windows Defender
3. Followed instructions in KB915087
4. Since my company is running an internal WSUS server, I updated our WSUS update options to include Windows Defender.
5. Back at my PC, Clicked on "Check for Updates" in Windows Defender.

My signature files were updated from our internal WSUS server and Windows Defender seems to be working normally!

Cheers!

-Todd

re: Windows Defender Beta 2: Update

yida — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:01:12 GMT

not a good program. It does not detect suspicious cookies and ask me to delete it... :(

The tray icon does not display, makes me wonder if it is running...

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