Security center integration fails since 4.5.9.198 CP 1.0.1676

[pal1000]

4.5.9.198 CP 1.0.1672 may also be affected but I didn't get to test it and now it's too late as CP 1.0.1672 was only available in beta and never made it to stable.

Issue only starts manifesting when re-installing so upgrading from an unaffected product version and CP hides the problem.

4.5.9.198 CP 1.0.1683 beta is still affected.

Snippet from Addition.txt

==================== Event log errors: ========================

Application errors:
==================
Error: (05/13/2022 10:39:53 PM) (Source: SecurityCenter) (EventID: 16) (User: )
Description: Error while updating  status to SECURITY_PRODUCT_STATE_ON.

Error: (05/13/2022 10:39:48 PM) (Source: SecurityCenter) (EventID: 16) (User: )
Description: Error while updating  status to SECURITY_PRODUCT_STATE_ON.

Error: (05/13/2022 10:39:43 PM) (Source: SecurityCenter) (EventID: 16) (User: )
Description: Error while updating  status to SECURITY_PRODUCT_STATE_ON.

Error: (05/13/2022 10:39:38 PM) (Source: SecurityCenter) (EventID: 16) (User: )
Description: Error while updating  status to SECURITY_PRODUCT_STATE_ON.

Error: (05/13/2022 10:39:33 PM) (Source: SecurityCenter) (EventID: 16) (User: )
Description: Error while updating  status to SECURITY_PRODUCT_STATE_ON.

Error: (05/13/2022 10:39:28 PM) (Source: SecurityCenter) (EventID: 16) (User: )
Description: Error while updating  status to SECURITY_PRODUCT_STATE_ON.

Error: (05/13/2022 10:39:23 PM) (Source: SecurityCenter) (EventID: 16) (User: )
Description: Error while updating  status to SECURITY_PRODUCT_STATE_ON.

Error: (05/13/2022 10:39:18 PM) (Source: SecurityCenter) (EventID: 16) (User: )
Description: Error while updating  status to SECURITY_PRODUCT_STATE_ON.

I have good explanations for the other errors reported by FRST and I can provide them if necessary.

mbst-grab-results.zip

Edited May 14, 2022 by pal1000

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[ElGarces]

Hello, one question, does your malwarebytes go back to the free version every day and do you have to activate it again?

[pal1000]

No. It stays on premium and protection modules seam to stay active per UI.

[Porthos]

@ElGarces Please keep the posts about your license issue in your other topic and not add to other users topics.

[AdvancedSetup]

Good day @pal1000

 

Error: (05/13/2022 10:39:23 PM) (Source: SecurityCenter) (EventID: 16) (User: )
Description: Error while updating  status to SECURITY_PRODUCT_STATE_ON.

 

I am not sure if that is a Malwarebytes issue or not. If you search on the Web you do see this issue reported by many others that are not even using Malwarebytes

Are you willing to spend some time on working on some debugging, testing, etc. to try and track this down? or you're reporting it in the hopes that it will get fixed soon?

Thanks

 

 

[pal1000]

Okay I am wiling to run some checks and I am aware this is a common problem for many regardless of anti-malware product used.   Also system reboot doesn't help and if I reactivate Windows Defender, its integration with security center works properly.

[AdvancedSetup]

Okay, we're in different time zones but let me know when you're available to look into this further.

 

[pal1000]

14 hours ago, AdvancedSetup said:

Okay, we're in different time zones but let me know when you're available to look into this further.

 

8-11 UTC, 13-16 UTC, 19-21 UTC daily.

Edited May 17, 2022 by pal1000