I installed Security Essentials last night. It seems completely accessible.
Immediately after installing, I ran a complete scan. I was happy to see
that it was faster than Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool (MRT)
for a thorough scan! It took about 5 hours for about 130 GB where MRT takes
over 8 hours on my laptop. It found two programs in my Archive of software
of two program installers that it flagged as Spyware! I do not have these
programs installed. MalwareBytes, SuperAntiSpyware, Trend Micro (this is
only an antivirus) and MRT never flagged these files. I do not know if this
means Security Essentials is superior or just more picky, but I was
impressed. I was even more impressed at how easy it was to read details
about the suspected files and to perform the desired actions. Every aspect
was accessible! I leave the objective rating process to others. Read the
review from PC Magazine at:
Microsoft's Security Essentials: Not Bad, Not Great - Reviews by PC
Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2353699,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121
The biggest issue I may have with Security Essentials is its definitions
update process. It is integrated into Windows Update. At first that sounds
great. However, I am cautious and have Windows Update set to notify me when
there is an update rather than automatic updates, which Microsoft heavily
encourages. I do not know how I will feel about this until I use it for a
few weeks. It seems that either I will get annoyed that there is an update
every day and have to perform an update or I just start ignoring the update
notifications. I will be less aware of a critical update when it is
available. I hate the idea of automatic updates of major updates, like IE8
or a Service Pack. I wish there were separate settings for the definitions
updates! Is this possible and I just missed it?
Don Marang
----- Original Message -----
From: "Flor Lynch" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available
David,
I think we may take it that, insofar as it is an antivirus program, then
it would conflict with any other antivirus program being run at the same
time. (This is the usual operating assumption (borne out by experience of
users who've tried to run more than one simultaneiously) with antivirus
programs.) Insofar as other, stand-alone, anti-spyware programs are
concerned, it wouldn't conflict with them. For myself, as I have just
recently resubscribed and upgraded version 4 of Nod32 security suite, for
now I am pretty well covered. It would be nonetheless worth knowing how
MSE does in comparison tests with other similar programs free, and paid.
.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Griffith" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available
A remarkably unhelpful and dismissive response.
I have read these pages several times and I have not been able to spot
whether there would be a conflict with other packages.
David Griffith
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tim
Sent: 04 October 2009 11:56
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available
Read the page for it and it will tell you.
At 09:12 PM 10/3/2009, you wrote:
But can you answer David's question, below your message? I guess
we'll need some research findings on how good an anti-virus program
it actually is.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Driesenga"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available
First, MSE is an antivirus/antimalware program, and second, it's
free. thirdly and finally, it's completely accessible and is
available from http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials
--------------------------------------------------
From: "David Griffith" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 7:30 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available
I wonder does anybody know if this works with any existing anti malware
or
anti virus commercial applications like AVG installed? It is not clear
on
the Microsoft page.
Commercial Anti- virus programs normally do not like being installed
at
the
same time as another anti-virus program.
Regards
David Griffith .
s
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stewart A
Overbey, Jr.
Sent: Thursday, 01 October 2009 03:30
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available
Yes, it is accessible, and free. It also allows you to schedule
automatic
scans.
Stewart A Overbey, Jr.
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy
name.
Source of Light Ministries INTL.
http://www.sourcelight.org
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cell: (706) 474-1336
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Levy"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:39 AM
Subject: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available
Hi listers. MS has just released its new free anti-malware program,
Microsoft Security Essentials, for public download. Has anyone tried
it
out yet during the beta testing cycle? Is it really JAWS-friendly and
easy to use? Based on the overwhelmingly positive preliminary
reviews,
it
looks like MS has hit a home run. If MSE is truly JAWS accessible, it
sounds like a great alternative to the free versions of AVG and Avast.
If
you're interested in learning more about MSE, check it out:
http://www.microsoft.com/Security_essentials/
Gerald
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