Security Center showing non-existant entries

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Under Spyware Protection, I have entries for Spybot S&D and Avira AntiVir,
both of which are no longer installed. The AntiVir entry is also marked as
On, which is not possible concidering its not there.

How can I get rid of these unneeded entries? I have removed all traces from
the registry and the filesystem.
 
lsproc wrote:
> Under Spyware Protection, I have entries for Spybot S&D and Avira AntiVir,
> both of which are no longer installed. The AntiVir entry is also marked as
> On, which is not possible concidering its not there.
>
> How can I get rid of these unneeded entries? I have removed all traces from
> the registry and the filesystem.

Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. Type the following
command:

winmgmt /verifyrepository

If the system returns "WMI repository is not consistent", run this command:

winmgmt /salvagerepository

The first time you run this it will fail. It will issue stop commands
to the services causing it to fail. It might take a couple minutes for
the services to shut down. Run the command again. You actually may
have to run it 3 times before it finally runs and completes on its own.
Reboot your system.

If the above doesn't work, do the following from an elevated cmd prompt:

net stop winmgmt [enter]
cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem [enter]
ren repository repository.old [enter]
net start winmgmt [enter]


Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
 
I got this when performing the first command:

WMI repository is consistent

This I assume makes the rest of your instructions not applicable. What
should I do now?

Thanks.

"Malke" wrote:

> lsproc wrote:
> > Under Spyware Protection, I have entries for Spybot S&D and Avira AntiVir,
> > both of which are no longer installed. The AntiVir entry is also marked as
> > On, which is not possible concidering its not there.
> >
> > How can I get rid of these unneeded entries? I have removed all traces from
> > the registry and the filesystem.
>
> Right-click Command Prompt and Run as Administrator. Type the following
> command:
>
> winmgmt /verifyrepository
>
> If the system returns "WMI repository is not consistent", run this command:
>
> winmgmt /salvagerepository
>
> The first time you run this it will fail. It will issue stop commands
> to the services causing it to fail. It might take a couple minutes for
> the services to shut down. Run the command again. You actually may
> have to run it 3 times before it finally runs and completes on its own.
> Reboot your system.
>
> If the above doesn't work, do the following from an elevated cmd prompt:
>
> net stop winmgmt [enter]
> cd /d %windir%\system32\wbem [enter]
> ren repository repository.old [enter]
> net start winmgmt [enter]
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
 
lsproc wrote:
> I got this when performing the first command:
>
> WMI repository is consistent
>
> This I assume makes the rest of your instructions not applicable. What
> should I do now?

Sorry, wrong assumption. I should have been clearer. Do the second part
of my instructions.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
 
Thanks a lot, it worked :)

"Malke" wrote:

> lsproc wrote:
> > I got this when performing the first command:
> >
> > WMI repository is consistent
> >
> > This I assume makes the rest of your instructions not applicable. What
> > should I do now?
>
> Sorry, wrong assumption. I should have been clearer. Do the second part
> of my instructions.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
 
I also had this same problem but with different programs showing in security
center. i did the cmd prompt and now it is finally showing the correct
information. this was very helpful thanks.

"Malke" wrote:

> lsproc wrote:
> > Thanks a lot, it worked :)
>
> You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
>
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
 
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