Disabling Windows Security Center anti-virus notifications for vShield Endpoint

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

vShield Endpoint does not register with the Windows Security Center as a Anti Virus agent in the protected virtual machine. Depending on its configuration, the Windows Security Center may alert for lack of Anti Malware protection.

This article provides steps to disable these alerts.

Environment

VMware vShield Endpoint 1.0.x

Resolution

You can use Group Policy to centrally manage the Windows Security Center feature for computers in a Windows domain and disable alerts.

Note: Windows Security Center is not supported on Windows Server operating systems.

To disable the Windows Security Center using the Default Domain Policy:

Note: These steps are for Domain PCs only.

1. Navigate to Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Security Center in the Group Policy Object Editor.
2. Double-click Turn on Security Center.
3. Select Disabled.
4. Click Apply, then OK.
5. Close Group Policy.

Additional Information

For a standalone PC, the procedure is as follows:

1. Navigate to Control Panel.
2. Double-click Security Center or System and Security.
3. Click Change Action Center settings.
4. Uncheck the box for Virus protection.
5. Click OK.