Microsoft Security Essentials released today

Final8y · 9 Oct 2009 at 17:28

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.

Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple.

Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you want—without interruptions or long computer wait times.

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

rctneil · 9 Oct 2009 at 17:35

This was released ages ago

Django x2 · 9 Oct 2009 at 17:50

Yeah, you're a bit late :confused:

Final8y · 9 Oct 2009 at 18:36

Well i cant be first all the time

Richy1204 · 9 Oct 2009 at 19:56

cuke2u · 9 Oct 2009 at 20:23

Hi, I've just uninstalled this as it dragged both my laptops performances down considerably, a Acer 8930 and a 5920. Gone back to just vista's defender...
Chris

Rainmaker · 9 Oct 2009 at 20:38

There's a nice AV sticky at the top of this forum, just so you know.

chriscatt, good luck with using only Defender. I recently tested (in a VM) several solutions against a folder with well over 3,700 known malware samples inside.

Windows Defender, with the latest definitions, managed to find all 5 of them. Oh... wait...

ShakenNstirred · 9 Oct 2009 at 21:01

chriscatt said:
Hi, I've just uninstalled this as it dragged both my laptops performances down considerably, a Acer 8930 and a 5920. Gone back to just vista's defender...
Chris

strange i have a 8930g and its fine
what OS u running?
win7 64bit here

bledd · 9 Oct 2009 at 21:51

Rainmaker said:
There's a nice AV sticky at the top of this forum, just so you know. chriscatt, good luck with using only Defender. I recently tested (in a VM) several solutions against a folder with well over 3,700 known malware samples inside.

Windows Defender, with the latest definitions, managed to find all 5 of them. Oh... wait...

rainmaker, do you have a link to where I can get that ?

Steve M · 9 Oct 2009 at 22:56

chriscatt said:
Hi, I've just uninstalled this as it dragged both my laptops performances down considerably, a Acer 8930 and a 5920. Gone back to just vista's defender...
Chris

really? Something wrong with your laptops then.

Rainmaker · 9 Oct 2009 at 23:15

bledd. said:
rainmaker, do you have a link to where I can get that ?

I don't think I'll be allowed to post it here!

I'm adding you to WLM. See you on there whenever you're free.

bledd · 10 Oct 2009 at 06:42

chriscatt said:
Hi, I've just uninstalled this as it dragged both my laptops performances down considerably, a Acer 8930 and a 5920. Gone back to just vista's defender...
Chris

just incase you were doing this..

you're not supposed to run this alongside another antivirus..

mithrandir · 10 Oct 2009 at 07:57

Ms Security Essentials comes as standard in Win7 and I've found it to be excellent in the rc.

If you want to test your pc security, you could try Pcflank as one of the many test sites.

ShakenNstirred · 10 Oct 2009 at 09:18

mithrandir said:
Ms Security Essentials comes as standard in Win7 and I've found it to be excellent in the rc.

If you want to test your pc security, you could try Pcflank as one of the many test sites.

wasnt in my RC versions or in the final release
and it hasnt long come out of beta testing

ShakenNstirred · 10 Oct 2009 at 09:21

bledd. said:
just incase you were doing this..

you're not supposed to run this alongside another antivirus..

having said that while it was in beta testing i ran it along side avast and havent had any slow down at all

bledd · 10 Oct 2009 at 09:23

mithrandir said:
Ms Security Essentials comes as standard in Win7 and I've found it to be excellent in the rc.

no it doesn't, defender comes with it, just like Vista

cplhardnut · 10 Oct 2009 at 11:14

This doesn't work with windows xp 64 bit : (