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sometimes the AV disables itself during an auto-update - this may be the case - if you let it sit a few minutes does it come back on by itself?
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sometimes the AV disables itself during an auto-update - this may be the case - if you let it sit a few minutes does it come back on by itself?

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No.. &nbsp; I believe that I have to do it manually. <br />
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But the next time it occurs I will do as you suggest and see if it comes back on its own. <br />
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I would imagine I'll see something in a day or two. <br />
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Thanks!
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No..   I believe that I have to do it manually.

But the next time it occurs I will do as you suggest and see if it comes back on its own.

I would imagine I'll see something in a day or two.

Thanks!

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The real time virus protection feature in my McAfee Anit-Virus software is being disabled 4 to 5 times per day. &nbsp;McAfee warn's me that &quot;my computer is no longer protected&quot; so I can turn it back on, &nbsp;but I am concerned that some malware may have infected my computer. &nbsp;
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The real time virus protection feature in my McAfee Anit-Virus software is being disabled 4 to 5 times per day.  McAfee warn's me that "my computer is no longer protected" so I can turn it back on,  but I am concerned that some malware may have infected my computer.  

Real Time Virus Protection in McAfee Being Disabled

Anti-virus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer viruses. However, with the proliferation of other kinds of malware, antivirus software started to provide protection from other computer threats. In particular, modern antivirus software can protect from malicious browser helper objects (BHOs), browser hijackers, ransomware, keyloggers, backdoors, rootkits, trojan horses, worms, malicious layered service providers (LSPs), dialers, fraud tools, adware and spyware. Some products also include protection from other computer threats, such as infected and malicious URLs, spam, scam and phishing attacks, online identity theft (privacy), online banking attacks, social engineering techniques, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), botnets and DDoS attacks.

Anti-Virus Apps

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.