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By: Microsoft Security Essentials Final | Windows 7 World

Microsoft Security Essentials Final | Windows 7 World — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:27:44 +0000

[...] Cu intarziere vin cu o stire importanta. Pe 29 septembrie, adica marti, Microsoft si-a lansat noul antivirus, si anume Microsoft Security Essentials ( MSE ) . Acest antivirus vine dupa incercarea esuata a firmei cu centrul in Redmond de a proteja utilizatorii de cod ” rau ” prin OneLive Care. Un lucru interesant cu noul program care combate Malware, Spyware si virusi are o marime de doar 4.3 MB. Cred ca “light antivirus”e putin spus. Eu personal nu am incercat antivirusul deoarece sunt multumit de Avira, dar sunt destui oameni pe internet care sunt multumiti cu noul produs MS. Iata un screenshot luat de pe Windows7news.com. Puteti vedea restul screenurilor aici. [...]

By: charlieanzman

charlieanzman — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:16:09 +0000

Been using it since the beta. Small footprint. Excellent overall. Windows 7, this and a few other surprises from Microsoft are a great development and are fostering important competition on a variety of fronts …. including cloud computing and even search. I'm VERY surprised that the stock is still 'stuck'. The company has proven, without a doubt, they're very much going to be part of the next generation landscape, despite some price pressure.

By: charlieanzman

charlieanzman — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:16:09 +0000

By: Robert Bernard

Robert Bernard — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:15:00 +0000

Microsoft does not recommend it.

By: seoconsultants

seoconsultants — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:05:13 +0000

We are going to have to wait and see how it performs

www.ForeverClick.com

By: MiniMe

MiniMe — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:24:06 +0000

Any chance to get it working on Server 2003?

By: mtarm1

mtarm1 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:17:07 +0000

will it work along side another antivirus mine being trend micro?

thanks

By: wpclassifiedsnet

wpclassifiedsnet — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:53:54 +0000

Ever since I've used it, I've been a fan of it. It's a much less resource hog than AVG or Avast! and it scans faster, easy to use user interface, really good customizable settings, and stays quietly in the background.

By: danau1

danau1 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:12:40 +0000

Just an FYI, It doesn't need an Automatically check for definitions button as windows update downloads the definitions every day with your windows updates…. (Windows 7 does at least, I'd assume Vista is the same.)

By: Wolftail

Wolftail — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:16:12 +0000

Try the EICAR test file. It is a fake virus that you can use to test the effectiveness of Antivirus Programs.

http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm

By: chieftain20

chieftain20 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:15:00 +0000

Yes

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:29:00 +0000

My criteria for AV software: shouldn’t be resource hog, configurable (exclusions, scheduler, etc) and have good percentage of detection with no false positives. So far I’m running Avira Antivir and would like to know how MSE stacks up against it.

By: mtarm1

mtarm1 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:17:07 +0000

will it work along side another antivirus mine being trend micro?

thanks

By: wpclassifiedsnet

wpclassifiedsnet — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:53:54 +0000

By: mtarm1

mtarm1 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:17:07 +0000

will it work along side another antivirus mine being trend micro?

thanks

By: wpclassifiedsnet

wpclassifiedsnet — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:53:54 +0000

By: danau1

danau1 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:12:40 +0000

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Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:03:17 +0000

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By: Wolftail

Wolftail — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:16:12 +0000

Try the EICAR test file. It is a fake virus that you can use to test the effectiveness of Antivirus Programs.

http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm

By: Robert Bernard

Robert Bernard — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:42:26 +0000

Thanks for the link!

By: dr_iggy

dr_iggy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:03:39 +0000

Some more information about reverse actions in History Menu on MSE Support:

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

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Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:13:28 +0000

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By: Alan Burns

Alan Burns — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:42:48 +0000

I think you missed the point. This software is good precisely because it doesn't have the “shiny” exterior that something like vista has, its simple and to the point. If you have used antivirus products recently, you may realise just how rare that is nowadays.

From my own personal experience, Microsoft Security Essentials has found more malicious (genuinely malicious) software than AVG, Avast!, NOD32, and Norton antivirus. AVG is FAR too sensitive and finds many innocent files in its scans, which take too long. Avast! has a few features, like a Home Server variant it can interface with, but those are professional features which (obviously) require purchase of the professional version. In addition, it causes a noticable system slowdown – with my SSD, my system startup time increased dramatically with Avast! installed. It also requires a restart as part of the installation, which MSE doesn't (a nice surprise there for me). NOD32 has very little impact on system responsiveness, but it uses a fair amount of memory, and its decision to flag “potentially unwanted programs”, things like torrent applications and advert supported software, things which are not viruses, gets on my nerves. Lastly, Norton used to be fantastic, but over the last few years it has had feature creep and a massive amount of bloat, now in many cases it's not even possible to completely remove it without causing problems. It found everything I could throw at it though, which is a definite plus.

In comparison to these, MSE is smaller, faster, and extremely unintrusive. As if that wasn't enough, it actually finds viruses and spyware without any fuss. And as if THAT wasn't enough, it's completely free (excluding the genuine requirement of course).

Until Windows 7, I have never felt obliged to pay for Microsoft software. I did it, because I had to (in before “pirate it”, that's just not feasible in a business environment). If Microsoft charged for MSE, I would be willing to pay for it as well, but it's just more evidence that Microsoft seem to be clearing up their act, and I hope it continues. Roll on Office 2010 and Windows 8.

By: nk

nk — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:34:43 +0000

“We already know that it’s won in terms of usability, the only question remaining is if the engine can also outsmart the others.”
So, the only question remaining is the main feature of the product? User Interface and performance isn't everything. You shouldn't recommend a product because of its shiny interface: remember what happened to Vista.

By: chieftain20

chieftain20 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:33:27 +0000

Overall I have to give this a 9.99/10. Hey, not everything is perfect but this is close.

By: Yatti420

Yatti420 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:45:23 +0000

Was Top-Notch even in beta.. Definate 1010..