Microsoft Security Essentials:

[I am Penguin]

Microsoft Security Essentials: The First Test Results Are In

Any one using yet?

Download link.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/167246/first_look_microsoft_security_essentials.html

New Microsoft Antivirus Tool Arrives Today

 

[Ou grote]

"Not available in your country or region
You appear to be in a country or region where Microsoft Security Essentials is not available. Thank you for your interest in Microsoft Security Essentials. "

Where are you guys getting it?

 

[DJNgoma]

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/
Make sure the Country/Region is United States in the upper right hand corner.

 

[Drake2007]

Installed it 4 days ago, hasn't bugged me as much as avast and it did pick up bad website.

 

[Ou grote]

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/
Make sure the Country/Region is United States in the upper right hand corner.

tx

 

[noswal]

Been using since it came out, replacing windows defender

 

[kingrob]

Very happy with AVG 9.0 Internet Security, think I'll pass.

 

[DJNgoma]

Very happy with AVG 9.0 Internet Security, think I'll pass.

Yes, but AVG 9.0 Internet Security you have to pay for.

 

[I am Penguin]

Well used it since posted an to tell the truth IT WORKS!. What happens is this. AVG detects a virus, make me aware of it, then I say yes delete the damn thing and I get a message ".... file not found". I wonder why?

 

[I am Penguin]

How is he a troll? that's just his opinion.

Question, did he run the MS essentials, can you voutch for it! Just asking as so many members ditch anything microsoft even tho they never tried it themselves.

 

[Ou grote]

How is he a troll? that's just his opinion.

It's windows, he probably gets lots of viruses so he can test it properly.

 

[MielieSpoor]

I need the 64bit version... Don't have international now to click on those links...

 

[I am Penguin]

It's windows, he probably gets lots of viruses so he can test it properly.

Just depend what sites you visit and what you download

 

[broken1]

I have been using Security essentials for about 4 days now. It seems to keep quiet, updates in the background and just keeps to itself. I don't visit funny sites or install funny files, so I don't really know if it works or not.

I have never had a virus guard quarantine or detect a threat before.

 

[Drake2007]

Scanning customers HD, picked up virut aka Ikarus and is able to disinfect the files, not seen any free AV do that before, normally it's delete.

 

[d0b33]

Question, did he run the MS essentials, can you voutch for it! Just asking as so many members ditch anything microsoft even tho they never tried it themselves.

I run it and it's very basic and limited, it does not scan incoming mail for example. If most infections on a PC come through mail the he would be happy with AVG.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

It is limited though.

But it do make use of the internet settings in control panel should you want to have it update via a proxy server.

We're running MS essentials on a couple of PC's in comparison to McAfee, and one workstation picked up this :

So it's working at least.

 

[I am Penguin]

I run it and it's very basic and limited, it does not scan incoming mail for example. If most infections on a PC come through mail the he would be happy with AVG.

As said, everytime my AVG tells me there is a virus and I instruct it to clean ... then it gives a message "File not Found"