Don't feel bad, I got it exactly backward. -----Original Message----- From: Mario [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 7:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: having Eset Smart Security
(egg on face)dah... I knew that, really I did. I had a brain freeze. thanks for the reminder. On 2/11/2016 7:33 PM, Brian Vogel wrote: > Mario, > > Up through Windows 7 Windows Defender was basically an > anti-malware, anti-spyware, anti-PUP program and Microsoft Security > Essentials, which you had to intentionally install, was Microsoft's > antivirus program. Windows Defender can safely run on any Windows > machine prior to Windows 8 that has another third-party antivirus > program running. It hurts nothing to let Windows Defender run with > antivirus software running on a Windows 7 machine. > > Once you get to Windows 8 and beyond, the old Microsoft > Security Essentials antivirus function was rolled into the existing > prior functions of Windows Defender and the full-function antivirus > version of Windows Defender was born. You must absolutely not run > Windows Defender in a Win8 or later environment if you choose to use a > third-party antivirus. In fact, most third-party antivirus programs > check to see if Windows Defender is active on Win8 or Win10 machines > when they're being installed and intentionally disable it. One should > never, ever, ever, have more than one antivirus program running on a > machine at the same time. > > Brian > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to [email protected] Archives located at: http://www.groups.io/g/jfw/threads Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, posts received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at [email protected]. -=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View This Message (#38549): https://groups.io/g/jfw/message/38549 Mute This Thread: https://groups.io/mt/605960?uid=21656 Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/jfw/editsub?uid=21656 Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/jfw/leave/46502/1292106160/xyzzy Group Home: https://groups.io/g/jfw Contact Group Owner: [email protected] Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
