Microsoft Security Essentials BETA is out

[24giovanni]

So it is still beta, any ideas when it will be RTM?

[CableDude]

Just found an infected MP3 file. Glad I never played it.

[morbidpete]

So do we recommend this over avast? Running Win 7 Ultimate

[24giovanni]

When does this product got to OEM? Any ideas?

thx

[mnosteele52]

When does this product got to OEM? Any ideas?

thx

It hasn't been announced but it is speculated sometime around the official release of Windows 7 in late October.

[24giovanni]

It hasn't been announced but it is speculated sometime around the official release of Windows 7 in late October.

Good to know.

thx for letting me know.

[YeOldeStonecat]

So do we recommend this over avast? Running Win 7 Ultimate

Avira over Avast
MSE over Avira

[morbidpete]

Avira over Avast
MSE over Avira

really? avira over avast? never liked avira. i felt like people had more issues with there pc when i switched them to avira.

[YARDofSTUF]

really? avira over avast? never liked avira. i felt like people had more issues with there pc when i switched them to avira.

Shouldnt if you set it to the highest settings, Avira finds more than Avast.

I actually went from NOD32 to Avira and have been happy with its results and performance.

[YeOldeStonecat]

really? avira over avast? never liked avira. i felt like people had more issues with there pc when i switched them to avira.

Always did, found Aviras detection rates a bit better, and I had far far far too many complaints from end users about their systems running slow/bogged down when I would put Avast on their machines.

[24giovanni]

Using this with avira antivir good enough for my computer's security, malware and what not?

[CableDude]

Using this with avira antivir good enough for my computer's security, malware and what not?

I wouldn't run two AV's at once.

[YeOldeStonecat]

I wouldn't run two AV's at once.

QFT! Running 2x (or more) antivirus programs at the same time on a computer, not good for stability, real time protection of each AV can interfere with another, and even reduce the real time protection effectiveness of both. You can disable the real time protection of one and use it just for scans.

Using this with avira antivir good enough for my computer's security, malware and what not?

Many things combined will contribute towards the security of a computer.
No single solution is 100% effective.
*Maintain Microsoft Updates and updates on all other web programs installed
*Don't leave blank Administrator passwords
*Stay away from sources known to be avenues of malware
*Use smarts

[24giovanni]

IS MS security essentials and what YOSC said above enough then?

[YARDofSTUF]

IS MS security essentials and what YOSC said above enough then?

Well that would depend on how effectively you use your smarts.

[24giovanni]

Does anyone know why when I set it to run a full scan at a certain time that it does not start?

thx

[24giovanni]

Does anyone know why when I set it to run a full scan at a certain time that it does not start?

thx

it actually does work, it take about 15 minutes to start after the scheduled time. strange

[YeOldeStonecat]

MSE rocks man! Yesterday a colleague brought in a hard drive from a PC that would not complete booting to desktop, the screen would simply go solid blue background...mouse cursor was responsive..but nothing else. Not even safe mode.

Slaved drive to our bench PC here, started browsing the users profile directory, right away MSE started to jump up alerts. MSE found about 25 trojans, MalwareBytes found another 32.

And this PC was protected by AVG! All these trojans slipped past it.

It had been bit by a new rogue variant called XP Deluxe Protector
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/viru...luxe-protector

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[Jamie_R]

seems you can still get it here.

[Jamie_R]

User was a heavy Facebook user, and Limewire!

love those .... and they never listen when you try to tell them ...

oh well - repeat business