Nathan, thanks for the reply, and what you suggest certainly got rid of the notification, but doesn't it also turn off the service? It seems the same as uninstalling the app. I didn't want to inactivate real time protection, just get rid of the 24/7 notification that REAL TIME PROTECTION IS ACTIVE. I see this just as a never-ending ad for MalwareBytes and it annoys me. If I am going to turn off REAL TIME PROTECTION to get rid of the notification, I may as well just uninstall the app and get rid of the notification permanently, which is looking like my best solution.