Why do I keep getting "you are not protected" messages on my McAfee scan window?

I installed McAfee on my computer about two weeks ago, and it seems like every scan I've done has resulted in error messages pertaining to the scan itself, and after I click the "fix" button, I get a popup box that says one or more problems can't be fix. I just finished a scan a few minutes ago and got this message:

Real-time scanning is disabled.

Spyware and potentially unwanted program scanning is disabled.

IM scanning is disabled.

Script scanning is disabled (with a link to ignore this option)

Buffer overflow protection is disabled (also with an "ignore" option).

You can see from my past couple of questions that I've been having a lot of problems the past few weeks with spyware, and I'm still trying to figure out the best program(s) to get everything off of my computer. Am I correct in assuming that these problems with McAfee might be making it harder for me to get all the spyware off? If so, do I need to re-install McAfee and start over from square one?

Why do I keep getting "you are not protected" messages on my McAfee scan window?nortin

Chad, Happy Thanksgiving! (First things first!)

You may want to try Trend Micros System Cleaner if you haven't tried it yet. It along with the ones you have should clean your computer.

If McAfee had trouble installing (which it did) you will need to DUMP it with uninstall and then clean the system. I had this issue on an infected machine and it was not pretty to get back. Seems Norton and McAfee can be real system hoggs which may be why you are running poorly as well! I have changed from them to others (AVG Internet Security for one - there is a lot more to it than the "free" version!) Anyway back to you.