Donald, Sounds encouraging. What anti-virus were you using and subsequently uninstalled? Also, with the 5 hour scan, were you able to use your machine without a noticeable decrease in performance? Al
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 8:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] MSE Now Available 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=PCRSS 03069TX1K0001121 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 >>>>>Windows Live Messenger: [email protected] >>>>>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 >>>>>>For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>>>http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>>http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>>http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>> >>>> >>>>For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> >>>For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> __________ NOD32 4478 (20091003) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
