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Security Essentials is good, probably adequate... Mebbe not.
I just feel naked without the full Kaspersky Internet Security.
Occasionally I'll run another program to check it, but not as much as I used to.
Don't like Avast or AVG.
There used to be a great Free program Hitman Pro.
Based in the Netherlands, it ran (and kinda poached) a combo of the best pay programs in existence.
You could just watch them all, by name, run consecutively.
Now I see there is a short-hand Highly rated Cloud version of it
HitmanPro 3 (32-bit) - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com
and it's a Free trial but Pay Program.
I Haven't tried it. Read the reviews, maybe it's what you're looking for.
Searching CNET's Download.com is very useful in finding utility programs, free or pay.
Questions: Does any one use this free antivirus software from Microsoft, and if so do you like it? If you do not like it, do you have any suggestions to other free antivirus software that you do like?
Thinking about using Microsoft Security Essentials for 2014. Thanks! :thumbs:
According to Leo Laporte , Microsoft Security Essentials is the best free antivirus program out there. < The Tech Guy | with Leo Laporte >
Been using it for a few years and it caught every virus, etc. (5) and quartineed it immediatly. From what I've been told, don't run any other anti virus malware program with it.
I'm going to be buying a new laptop next week and I ain't going to use the antivirus program that usually comes with the computer, first thing I'm going to do is download Security Essentials.
Thinking about picking up a Chromebook since they are so cheap. Anyone know anything about Chromebook OS ?
I found that anything Microsoft wants to take over my computer, probably because I don't read all the small print. But still, if I want to install a security program, that doesn't mean giving up FF or Chrome.
I use OpenDNS. Can be optionally set up on the router to avoid installing any software on the PC.
Fortunately, Win 7 on up has a decent System Restore facility that works pretty reliably, although it has failed to allow the user to easily save the restore file to a location outside of the PC.
According to Leo Laporte , Microsoft Security Essentials is the best free antivirus program out there. < The Tech Guy | with Leo Laporte >
Been using it for a few years and it caught every virus, etc. (5) and quartineed it immediatly. From what I've been told, don't run any other anti virus malware program with it.
I'm going to be buying a new laptop next week and I ain't going to use the antivirus program that usually comes with the computer, first thing I'm going to do is download Security Essentials.
Thinking about picking up a Chromebook since they are so cheap. Anyone know anything about Chromebook OS ?
Questions: Does any one use this free antivirus software from Microsoft, and if so do you like it? If you do not like it, do you have any suggestions to other free antivirus software that you do like?
Thinking about using Microsoft Security Essentials for 2014. Thanks! :thumbs:
I just got one, and the only things against it is not having skype capabilities, and my wacom tablet doesn't work with it... so for graphics I have to use my pc. Other than that, I love the thing. The keyboard is fantastic, and as I do a ton of writing, I don't mind the fact all my docs are secured by google.
Pete is wrong; you can work offline, and when are most people not online?
What I don't miss is having to deal with updates, and there is no virus protection BS to deal with.
Another thing I love... it boots up in seconds.
I've got the HP Chromebook 14. And the price... laughable.
At some point I can see these things killing PC's.
Not true. I can do all the writing, presentations, access files offline.You need to be online to use Chromebook effectively and far from all people are online 24/7, especially in the 3rd world. Plus internet does go down.
Would be nice .. but... No calls. Only text messaging.Also it has skype... www.outlook.com has Skype built in now
Not true. I can do all the writing, presentations, access files offline.
Would be nice .. but... No calls. Only text messaging.
Skype now available worldwide for Outlook.com users, adds HD video calls - Neowin
So what's your point? Can't use my tablet to do graphics. Can't use skype. Other than that it's great.Did not say you could not...
I read the article AND the comments, and would love for Skype to work, but it doesn't on chromebooks.Did you even read the article... hell read the headline lol!
Yeah, those aren't viruses but trojans, nothing is going to defend you from what amounts to be stupid users. When one of those things pops up (infected site) go immediately to task manager and kill the IE process. Anything else and the trojan is likely to place. If you don't do that, and instead click anything else, you still have a chance. MSE will catch the infection afterwards and is fairly good at cleaning trojans.
MSE, the free version, isn't really supposed to be used for server products, there's a pay version available for server products. However it does work and does a good job of it as long as you keep the definitions updated. The real problem for servers comes when you have some low knowledge admin who browses from the server (bad, bad practice) and doesn't know how to lock down a server.
For regular computer users who are windows OS, MSE is the best available. The rest suck goats either in detection or resource usage, or both.
Does the Spybot come in to conflict with antivirus software that I currently have? You have some good ideas here.Actually, I run AVG for virus protection, and for trojans I use Spybot Search and Destroy, which is just about 100% effective against trojans, as well as malware and spyware.
You can get Spybot Search and Destroy here. Only get it at this link. There are a couple of other products that disguise themselves as SBS&D, but are malware themselves. BTW, the free version is not crippled in anyway. The pay version has some extra bells and whistles, but you don't need them.
Finally, I have Win Patrol, which prevents programs from starting without your permission. It will ask you the first time you run a program, then remembers your answer. This is great for dealing with drive by downloads and nuisance software which sometimes come bundled with packages (like Spigot, and other crapware which installs helpers in your browser, hijacks your home page and search preferences, and does other annoying stuff). You can get that here. The free version is all you need.
Does the Spybot come in to conflict with antivirus software that I currently have? You have some good ideas here.
Just be careful with that last. CNET's download.com has become rife with script kiddies placing trojans. Kaspersky is a good hand holding piece of software if you don't know how to use best practices.
Does the Spybot come in to conflict with antivirus software that I currently have? You have some good ideas here.