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Installing Microsoft Security Essentials
amyawake
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I have windows 7. I am concerned to get the max security (in the wake of game over zeus virus). I currently have Malware and McAffee. Is it a good idea to also get MS Sec Essentials?
I was going to proceed with this but hit a snag ie. a sign came up saying to completely remove any internet security programme (antivirus/anti spy software) before installing it. This would mean Malware and McAffee wouldn't it? If so, surely these are better than MS sec essentials. What are your thoughts/experiences on this?
I was going to proceed with this but hit a snag ie. a sign came up saying to completely remove any internet security programme (antivirus/anti spy software) before installing it. This would mean Malware and McAffee wouldn't it? If so, surely these are better than MS sec essentials. What are your thoughts/experiences on this?
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Get Avira, Avast, AVG, Panda, Kaspersky or Nod32. I'm fairly sure each of those is a better bet than MSE at the moment. This is what has been suggested to you in your other threads.
Get rid of Mcafee
Use the FREE version of Panda. Its a case of install it & forget about it as it updates in the background.
You will only need to use to do a virus scan.
You would have to uninstall McAfee and then install MSE.
Stick with what you know how to use, keep McAfee updated, along with Windows and your Web Browser(s) and any linked stuff like FlashPlayer, Java, any Web Browser add-ons etc.
It's you the user that need to educate yourself about the methods of transmission of such Viruses and Malware. This is a big part of the problem which is largely ignored.
Better the devil you know.
Don't start panic installs of unfamiliar software in some vaguely 'better' preventative measure.
Stick with McAfee until your subscription ends then think about moving. Good user security habits are your biggest defence.
Surely Only for XP not on Win7?
OP If McAfee is screwing with your PC performance wise then switch. If it's not then leave it alone
Malwarebytes will happily work along side either
2 of you mention Panda as being better than McAfee - in what way? I like McAfee since it provides a useful, visual guide when google searching, i.e. the green tick (or not) as to what is safe to click on.
AFAIK McAfee is not and never has been free. http://home.mcafee.com/store
It's possible, of course, you have BT Net Protect (McAfee) which was/is free with some packages http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=27269
Insofar as it will work happily alongside anything. I run the paid version of Malwarebytes and regularly have to shut it down because it's slowing my system to a crawl.
No they haven't?
No, it hasn't. MSE has been built into Windows 8 and 8.1 as Windows Defender (which confusingly has nothing to do with the old Windows Defender years ago). It's automatically turned off when a different antivirus program is installed, and it'll be automatically turned back on the moment the antivirus program is uninstalled.
MSE support for Windows 7 and under still exists.
It could be that McAfee Safety Scan that comes with Flash updates or Java. Absolutely useless.
MS EMET is probably the only way to harden the security beyond 'standard' AV/AM etc.
It probably will be beyond the understanding of many users, so it depends which tin hat you want to wear.
Unless the real-time protection in the paid for Malwarebytes is heavy on resources. I was thinking about getting the paid for version for the real-time protection. I can't say if it's because your computer's slow or if it's because you have something on your system because I don't have the paid for version.
At least MSE is quantified, even if it comes out some where between middling and useless.
Tbh, it's not the best
http://www.av-test.org/en/home/?avtest[type]=3
MS themselves have been actively advising consumers not to use MSE as they no longer support it.
Then they should remove the download of it if they're not supporting it.
Do you have a link to that, because I've only ever seen it in the context of XP - due to XP being unsupported?
No, they've not said that.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/security-essentials-product-information#tabs1=overview
The only comment MS may have made is that MSE provides 'basic' protection. It is still better than no antivirus at all.
And even that's not quite right as they've said that they will support MSE on XP for a while (don't recall for how long, maybe a year?)
Try and run MSE on XP.
MSE stopped on my XP machine early April.
Just stay well clear of AV threads like I do otherwise you'll get wound up by the idiotic comments and the endless useless comparisons every bloody week!