how to uninstall defender in vista

[merlin]

i,ve been trying to uninstall defender in vista as i do,nt need or use it .

its not listed in add/remove or what ever the new name is , so can someone please tell me how to remove it???

[somanyholes]

deleted link

[Den]

Carefull on that link. Kaspersky flagged up a Trojan Virus on the link "How to fix errors in windows defender" 

[somanyholes]

eek sorry if there was, was first google hit, dont really get warnings due to my browser setup, it never gets that far

[Den]

It wasn't a warning it blocked it and then informed why. 

[somanyholes]

so you dont need to browse the site, will remove that link, qiute a lot of scripts from various domains on it, no script will have stopped it dead

Windows Defender which was previously known as Microsoft AntiSpyware is an anti-spyware utility that built-in in Windwso Vista to detect, prevent, remove and quarantine spywares. Although it's packaged with the operating system, and thus free of charge (or already been added into cost), not all users will need Windows Defender. Unfortunately there is no clear-cut way to remove or uninstall Windows Defender in Vista. Use the trick and hack below to disable Windows Defender in a way that as is Windows Defender is been uninstalled or removed.

The most easy way to to uninstall or remove Windows Defender in Vista (since you can't actually uninstall it) is by disabling and turning off Windows Vista's Windows Defender. Windows Defender provides an graphical user interface (GUI) to easily stop using Windows Defender in real-time protection checking, and disable and turn off Windows Defender service.

Note that a lot of guides have asked to disable Windows Defender service via Services in Control Panel and uncheck the startup item in System Configuration (MSConfig) in order to turn off Windows Defender and prevent it from starting up. This is uncessary, and it's not a recommended way as any misstep will cause error message (explained below).

  1. Run Windows Defender from Start Menu.
  2. Click on Tools button.

     Tools of Vista Windows Defender
  3. Then click on Options link under "Tools and Settings" section.

     Options of Windows Defender in Vista
  4. Scroll down the "Options" page, and uncheck the check boxes of the following two settings:

     Use real-time protection (recommended) under "Real-time protection options"

     Disable Windows Defender in Vista

     Use Windows Defender under "Administrator options"

     Uninstall Windows Defender in Vista

     Note that both options MUST be unchecked for the Windows Defender service in Windows Vista to be completely stopped. Else, only real-time protection is disabled.
  5. Click on Save button.
  6. A "Windows Defender is turned off" dialog message will appear, confirming that Windows Defender no longer runs. Once the Windows Defender is disabled, it's sort of been uninstalled too, as any attempt to run the program will bring up "Windows Defender is turned off dialog window and unable to proceed to Windows Defender main window anymore.

     Windows Defender is turned off in Vista

     Beside, Windows Security Center will display a red alert icon in notification area (system tray) which warns users about stop functioning of spyware and other malware protection software.

     Vista Security Warning on Disabled Defender

     Install your favorite anti-spyware software to remove this alert, or follow this disable alert hack.

     Beside, in Services of Control Panel, the Windows Defender service is automatically stopped, although the Startup Type is still set to Automatic. Do not try to manually stop and disable the Windows Defender service from Services panel, as it will cause the error message of "Application failed to initialized: 0×800106ba. A problem caused this program's service to stop. To start the service, restart your computer or search Help and Support for how to start a service manually."

To re-enable (i.e. reinstall) Windows Defender in Vista, run Windows Defender from Start Menu and turn it on again when prompted.

[merlin]

oopps too late ,i had already downloaded before DEN posted, funny no warning here, still printed out now , will run all my "anti,s "

[somanyholes]

what was your warning den? detail? bloody ironic this

[Den]

On the page that the link was to, there was a download for "fixing defender" . When I clicked on it Kaspersky jumped in and stopped the down load stating that access was not allowed as a Trojan Virus was present in the download.  

The requested URL could not be retrieved

While trying to retrieve the URL:

http://fixprogramerrors.com/fix.php?a=
Windows%20Defender

The following threat was encountered:

The requested object is INFECTED with the following viruses: HEUR:Trojan.Script.Iframer

[Ray]

On the page that the link was to, there was a download for "fixing defender" . When I clicked on it Kaspersky jumped in and stopped the down load stating that access was not allowed as a Trojan Virus was present in the download. 

The requested URL could not be retrieved

While trying to retrieve the URL:

http://fixprogramerrors.com/fix.php?a=
Windows%20Defender

The following threat was encountered:

The requested object is INFECTED with the following viruses: HEUR:Trojan.Script.Iframer

Nod32 doesn't like it either, Den, that's flagging it as adware and blocking it.

[somanyholes]

it links to a regtool tool that is ominous to say the least. more info here

The program also suggests to disable certain updates and recommends to delete Adobe and Java updater startup entries.

[Simon]

I won't go there, thanks all the same. 

[somanyholes]

stop!

http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/2-spyware.com was the last link i posted now. fun fun as ever

[somanyholes]

will start running things through site advisor or something similar before posting, from now on i think. im just to used to using ff and all the addons

[Simon]

I think most people on here are well protected, but I guess you can't be too careful 

[Glenn]

I think most people on here are well protected, but I guess you can't be too careful 

[Niall]

will start running things through site advisor or something similar before posting, from now on i think. im just to used to using ff and all the addons

Your forum name is quite apt at the moment

[Simon]

[somanyholes]

Your forum name is quite apt at the moment Cheesy

very true Now changing avatar to remind myself of this incident Note to self do not post links when partially pissed.

[Rik]

Who mentioned sausages?