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Wikipedida has a decent entry on mse. The gist is this.
MS wanted has wanted to include full av in windows for years, it started with windows defender. Then came mse, which is based on their corporate av but after multiple threats of lawsuits they had to tone it back plus make it an optional download. The signature db is as good as any other av and the more people using it the better it becomes.
MS focused on removal/repair (and in repairing windows they're probably unrivaled, unsurprising considering they built it) along with signature detection at the expense of heuristics. Kept the big boys happy and allowed them to get the back end solid.
Considering how many false positives heuristics still produce, it make sense. So yes, traditional sig based av should give up
Mse is built into windows 8, meaing it can only improve. If nothing else it's a good removal/repair tool.
MS wanted has wanted to include full av in windows for years, it started with windows defender. Then came mse, which is based on their corporate av but after multiple threats of lawsuits they had to tone it back plus make it an optional download. The signature db is as good as any other av and the more people using it the better it becomes.
MS focused on removal/repair (and in repairing windows they're probably unrivaled, unsurprising considering they built it) along with signature detection at the expense of heuristics. Kept the big boys happy and allowed them to get the back end solid.
Considering how many false positives heuristics still produce, it make sense. So yes, traditional sig based av should give up
Mse is built into windows 8, meaing it can only improve. If nothing else it's a good removal/repair tool.
I'm sure AV companies will continue to use scare tactics to make people cough up.
It's lightweight and non-intrusive.
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You mean well, but the truth is there is no point paying money for AV anymore.
MSE, AVG and others all do a great job and are free.
The crucial part is that even if you do get a virus on your machine with paid for or free AV, your better of reformatting the computer, so making paying for an AV solution redundant.
Which is where Ms excels. Program designed to fix windows from MS engineers.
Still worth keeping a system image handy.
They're all as useless as one another. Anti-virus these days is about merely "ticking the box" for family members or friends that insist on having a AV.
Thanks for the heads up, got their Total Security package for £5.39, bargain IMO.
Apart from the time BD decided to quarantine my entire windows directory and itself, it's been very good at stopping flash and java drive by attacks.
Apart from the time BD decided to quarantine my entire windows directory and itself, it's been very good at stopping flash and java drive by attacks.
Flashblock is free. Chrome will patch flash automatically. Disable Java plug-in (chrome://plugins) until you need it.
Why do you and your wife need Java?
Chrome is perfect for her as Flash is patched as soon as Adobe releases an update. She would have to be very unlucky to get hit by a Flash exploit and for it to take over the system.