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In the AV world, to many MSE is seen as malware anyway.
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In the AV world, to many MSE is seen as malware anyway.
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In the AV world, to many MSE is seen as malware anyway.
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Of course it is. MSE is a free competitor to their processor-hogging crapware.
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Yes few resources seem to be used in the MSE detection system.
It is now so bad it usually fails to get classified in testing. |
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In the AV world, to many MSE is seen as malware anyway.
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So what do you need to do to protect your Windows XP computer? Here are some options, along with the costs associated with each:
Option 1: Upgrade your current computer. Microsoft recommends that you switch to a supported operating system, ideally Windows 8.1. Of course, there's a cost associated with that. You can upgrade to Windows 8.1 for $119.99 if your computer meets the system requirements (run the Microsoft upgrade assistant to see if it does). You also could upgrade to an older system that's still supported but cheaper than Windows 8.1, such as Windows 7 ($89.99, Amazon). Option 2: Buy a new computer. If your computer doesn't meet the requirements to operate Windows 8.1, you'll have to buy a new one if you want to use Microsoft's newest operating system. Prices will vary depending on size and specifications, of course, but several 15-inch laptop computers that support this Windows system start at around $400. |
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In your world maybe it does
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security...in-dennis-test http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Mic...der,19452.html So it recently got failed thrice. Its loss is in fact a bit of a plus. |
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http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft...fication-again
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security...in-dennis-test http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Mic...der,19452.html So it recently got failed thrice. Its loss is in fact a bit of a plus. None of those links support that. MSE is rubbish, but not seen as Malware at all. |
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Do you live in America? It's just that I've noticed that you've put the prices in dollars.
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So it recently got failed thrice. Its loss is in fact a bit of a plus.
Microsoft (quite rightly IMO) assumes that if you have MSE or Windows Defender enabled that you have automatic Windows Updates enabled. The AV tests don't, so they test MSE on Windows 7 with SP1but no further patches (SP1 came out 3 years ago yesterday), while MS tests MSE/WD with the latest security updates installed. It's worth noting that when you do the same tests on Windows 8.1 (i.e. with far more security updates present from the start) that the results are much better for Windows Defender. I also find it laughable that AV Test claims that MSE runs on Windows 8.1. If you're testing security software, you could at least make an effort to get the name of the product correct. |
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Thank you. Is Microsoft security essentials a virus checker ? Can you run it in conjunction with avast which I run at the moment along with malwarebytes ?
I've asked my local dealer and he says he can't sell windows 7 disks and i should get one from a "shop" rather than online at amazon etc. |
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..Microsoft (quite rightly IMO) assumes that if you have MSE or Windows Defender enabled that you have automatic Windows Updates enabled.The AV tests don't, so they test MSE on Windows 7 with SP1but no further patches ..
If you like to take a gamble then go ahead and take the risk. No, multi AVs do not run very well together NE5. But it is likely near unheard of for MSE to add anything to an AV mix. |
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Thank you. Is Microsoft security essentials a virus checker ? Can you run it in conjunction with avast which I run at the moment along with malwarebytes ?
I've asked my local dealer and he says he can't sell windows 7 disks and i should get one from a "shop" rather than online at amazon etc. Amazon or Ebuyer are fine for buying Windows 7 DVDs, and will probably be cheaper than a shop like Currys/PC World. Windows 7 upgrade retail would probably set you back about £150, but the OEM version of Windows 7 Home Premium would be just over £70, but you'd need to do a clean install with that. OEM disks can only be installed on one PC, whereas retail disks can be used on a series of PCs (only one at a time though). If you are going to put Windows 7 on your machine, just make sure the hardware is up to it. If it has less than 2GB of RAM, it probably wouldn't be worth spending the money. |
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If you are going to put Windows 7 on your machine, just make sure the hardware is up to it. If it has less than 2GB of RAM, it probably wouldn't be worth spending the money.
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Oh look, yet another Zero Day malware hole in IE.
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014...tack-ms-warns/ Only applies to IE 9 and IE 10 so like I mentioned a few times before, each new generation can add extra security holes. It does not apply to XP IE 8, though for safety reasons I do avoid using as much as I can anyway. The sad thing is that IE 8 holes may leak post April, many of which may simply run via the OS not the browser. Embedding IE8 in the whole OS system added another attack vector that cannot be avoided. "people should avoid using IE 10 whenever possible" (I omitted the superfluous to me, 'For the time being, ') |
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There must be millions on xp.... are we being slowly hounded off
The net ? I feel as though LM back on 56 k. Dial up My browsers are not working as good as they used to its taking me an age just to get on google I have some old Macromedia software that won't work with newer versions of Windows, so will continue with XP till the bitter end. Unless you have a hardware problem, I suspect a clean reinstallation of XP will solve your problems with lagging. As this thread seems to have gone on and on, and off the original subject in many posts, I haven't read every post, so maybe this has been suggested already - but if you haven't found a solution yet, I suggest trying a full reinstall of XP. |
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I'm using XP, Avast and Opera to surf.
Still feels as nimble as it used to feel and I plan on using XP long after the expiry date. Will probably add a free firewall program like Zone Alarm after XP support ends. |
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Yet another April option, pinched from the Linux thread.
http://www.android-x86.org/releases/releasenote-4-4-rc1 |
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xp
im going to stay with xp...and most likely have duel boot with windows 7.amazon are doing w7 32bit home premium for around £50.
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I'm using XP, Avast and Opera to surf.
Still feels as nimble as it used to feel and I plan on using XP long after the expiry date. Will probably add a free firewall program like Zone Alarm after XP support ends. |
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ah. I used to use zone alarm in the past when I had windows 98 etc
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Yet another April option, pinched from the Linux thread.
http://www.android-x86.org/releases/releasenote-4-4-rc1 |
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Fund a Linux that runs smooth for the machine.
That UNetbootin 'auto installer' is a lazy way to install. |
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That's interesting. I might consider that for the remaining XP machines in our house. Either that or Ubuntu Linux. Someone told me that one of the recent Ubuntu versions would be ideal for the old XP systems. I was thinking of dual booting XP and Ubuntu on the desktop as the XP partition can still be used for playing games and using non-internet software that doesn't work on Mac/Windows 7/Windows 8.1.
Using Ubuntu might be a time consuming process to set up, but when it is done, how long is it likely to last and how protected is it from viruses and malware etc ? |
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