I keep getting a message that my spyware and virus protection isn't activated.

I have spybot, and I click the update button, it tells me it's updated, but I still get the message I'm not protected.

Secondly I get the message I have no virus protection.  I click the activate Windows bitdefender (or whatever it's called), but nothing happens.  I did have AVG installed but the one year free trial has run out, so thought I may as ell use the Windows 8 protection, which I didn't realise I had until recently.

Many thanks.