Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0.1611.0

[Bizarre™]

<img src="http://www.nsanedown.com/images/logos/MSSE.png" class="logo" alt="Microsoft Security Essentials" title="Microsoft Security Essentials" />Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple. Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you want—without interruptions or long computer wait times.

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[mosaji]

Is the performance of this product better than ESET/Bitdefender/kaspersky

[DKT27]

Good you have frontpaged it. :D

For the people who don't have genuine XP, I recommend to use a VLK to use this.

So anyone tested it yet?

[Pedrito]

I tested it and i can say it's very slow, at least with my system. Slow on scans and it also slows the system when you're doing something.

Tested in Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit, using AMD Athlon Dual Core Processor 4050e 2.10 GHz.

[Siddharta]

The important question here is: how compatible is this new product with other antivirus protection installed in your P.C. ? No one has mentioned the point anywhere....I would like to hear from your expert knowledge!!! I am all ears ;)

[DKT27]

Cmon Kunfutse. Two AV protection installed on a PC? How can it make a PC run properly?

[Siddharta]

I thought that this new software from Microsoft was a sort of complement .......substituting Windows Defender and expanding its possibilities. And with regard to Pedrito´s comment....did you install it together with any other software protection in your PC? Because that could explain your computer slowing down.

But what I want to hear is Bizarre's opinion who posted this new programme after all. ;)

[DKT27]

Well even I want Biz's review on it. As I'm unable to test it. :(

[mara-]

Well, I just installed this, and I can't say I notice slow down. It's indeed slow on scanning files, but even during full scan my system is responsive as if there is no scanning. I'll have to use this for a while, since ESET is leaking for me all the time. I really hate when they screw something like this.

Cheers ;)

[DKT27]

@mara- : Don't forget to review it for us. ;)

I think you may also like to test fake lab made virus on it. And don't forget the keygens. :P

[Lite]

There will always be an issue having two con-current anti-virus tools running owing to them using kernel mode drivers for the same purpose.

The main slow down noticed when using this tool is during system start-up, otherwise performance impact is negligible. Detection ratios are equal to One Care, so are pretty decent. This will only improve in my opinion.

The target market of this tool is those without a current AV solution and those with "older", low performance, machines.

[Bizarre™]

FYI: All credits go to LeetPirate who created the frontpage for this program.

[mara-]

OK, I just removed this. I don't know about detection, but on my system it's really resource hog. After Welcome Screen, Desktop shows, few programs are load and then my systems freeze about 3-5 minutes, while this antivirus is doing something. After that system is back to normal, but I can see in Task Manager that it is using 100MB all the time, what is too much. I would not recommend this for now, until they improve it a little more.

Cheers ;)

[Pestbest]

Hmmm, in mine it almost consumes no memory

[donizme]

Hmmm, in mine it almost consumes no memory

After clicking on task manager, click on show processes from all users. That will show the true memory use.

[KotaXor]

Hate SpyNet....send stuff to M$ wtf..Cannot even turn it off. wtf<br />With other AV, usually you can prevent it from sending stuff to vendor.<br />Gonna to stick with EAV.

On XP Pro, it uses about 50MB, about the same as EAV.

[angelt]

I've been using Microsoft Security Essentials since the beta stage. I highly recommend it. Before using this one I was using Windows Live OneCare on Vista.

When I upgraded to Windows 7 RC and then to RTM, I couldn't continue using Windows Live OneCare because it was incompatible with Windows 7. So, I installed

Norton for 15 days free, then I installed Panda Beta for Windows 7, and finally when Microsoft started Microsoft Security Essentials Beta program, I was one of the first testers.

That was around three or four months ago, this past tuesday September 29, 2009, my pc recieved an automatic update to this version: 1.0.1611.0. I can tell you, I'm a happy man

no more worries or payments. My pc is working flawlessly, I only use Microsoft Security Essentials, no other anti-virus or spyware software. I'm not just a regular internet user, I download

regulary movies, games, music, software from private and public torrent sites. Never had a virus problem, Microsoft Security Essentials has protected my pc.

[DKT27]

Good, now that's a positive point. I will take it into consideration. ;)

[LeetPirate]

Ok not everyone will like what I'm about to say but here goes.

MSSE is faster than MalwareBytes Anti Malware. MSSE detected a virus on a system today that MBAM missed completely, NOD32 detected it as well but sadly NOD32 said it could not clean it (yea I'm pissed at that load of shit NOD32 gave me there too but this isn't about NOD32). MBAM lags windows startup considerably, whereas MSSE does not. I don't particularly care about the fact that MSSE sends virus data to SpyNet, I send data to ESET as well from NOD32, not a big deal but still they should include the option to disable that feature for the benefit of users who wish to limit this kind of thing. After today's real life experience, I could care less how good MBAM looks on paper, MSSE is higher on my list and has replaced MBAM on systems I fix from now on. RAM usage I ignore, ram is too cheap these days for it to be a problem. I can only see it using 2 processes totalling 45MB of RAM, same as NOD32. Win7 is currently running with MSSE, NOD32, uTorrent, Firefox, Thunderbird, etc loaded with I am only seeng 1.13GB of RAM in use so no problems with memory IMO.

The important question here is: how compatible is this new product with other antivirus protection installed in your P.C. ? No one has mentioned the point anywhere....I would like to hear from your expert knowledge!!! I am all ears ;)

Works fine together with NOD32.

Cmon Kunfutse. Two AV protection installed on a PC? How can it make a PC run properly?

I've tested up to 4 or maybe 5 at once, quite a few of them are compatible with each other.

OK, I just removed this. I don't know about detection, but on my system it's really resource hog. After Welcome Screen, Desktop shows, few programs are load and then my systems freeze about 3-5 minutes, while this antivirus is doing something. After that system is back to normal, but I can see in Task Manager that it is using 100MB all the time, what is too much. I would not recommend this for now, until they improve it a little more.

Cheers ;)

That freeze happened once on the first time I rebooted after installing it, never happened since.

[DKT27]

Well if you recommend I'm really thinkin to try it. But what I have seen about MBAM that it does slow the startup but it's the first program to appear on the tray bar.

It's good that you included the RAM usage. It was the main concern for me. 45MB is acceptable.

Can you tell me how much can it slow down the PC in normal live protection? Can it work properly on my P4 2.66GHz?

You are right about the NOD32 it does have that problem.

Well I remember my white hat friend told me that there he had used 3-4 AV runnin. So is it a myth that you shouldn't have two AV runnin?

[LeetPirate]

Well if you recommend I'm really thinkin to try it. But what I have seen about MBAM that it does slow the startup but it's the first program to appear on the tray bar.

It's good that you included the RAM usage. It was the main concern for me. 45MB is acceptable.

Can you tell me how much can it slow down the PC in normal live protection? Can it work properly on my P4 2.66GHz?

You are right about the NOD32 it does have that problem.

Well I remember my white hat friend told me that there he had used 3-4 AV runnin. So is it a myth that you shouldn't have two AV runnin?

I have not noticed any slowdown but if there is any it is too small to notice. Having more than 2 AV running is not a myth, some poorly coded n00b antivirus makers demand that you remove all other AV programs because they could not make their own AV compatible, like Kaspersky for example. NOD32 works well with others, and Norton 2009 as well. MSSE should have no problems running alongside those.

[karachidude]

@Leet

Thanks for the first hand insight

[DKT27]

@Leet: Thanx for the definition. It's good that I can use it with ESET. Well I'm a bit lazy to unfix the box, mara-fix, restart, uninstall ESET, restart, install MS SE, restart. So it's good that I can use it with ESET. Thanx again. :)

[angelt]

Microsoft Securyty Essentials is enough antivirus and spyware protection, so, why would people waste disc space and cpu in having a needless second antivirus installed.

I'm using Windows 7 RTM, and Microsoft Security Essentials. My computer is well protected. Having two antivirus programs intalled at once in one PC, is like having two rifles, you can only shoot one at the time.

Well if you recommend I'm really thinkin to try it. But what I have seen about MBAM that it does slow the startup but it's the first program to appear on the tray bar.

It's good that you included the RAM usage. It was the main concern for me. 45MB is acceptable.

Can you tell me how much can it slow down the PC in normal live protection? Can it work properly on my P4 2.66GHz?

You are right about the NOD32 it does have that problem.

Well I remember my white hat friend told me that there he had used 3-4 AV runnin. So is it a myth that you shouldn't have two AV runnin?

I have not noticed any slowdown but if there is any it is too small to notice. Having more than 2 AV running is not a myth, some poorly coded n00b antivirus makers demand that you remove all other AV programs because they could not make their own AV compatible, like Kaspersky for example. NOD32 works well with others, and Norton 2009 as well. MSSE should have no problems running alongside those.

[HX1]

Well believe it or not .. that is not true.. You can pull the triggers at the same time..and you may find that there is more to protecting a computer than just AV..I do however see it as a waste to run two programs at once.. I use one that has the highest on average of all of them in all areas..I feel that would be the best protection and knowledge that would help you protect your system better..Lot of things to consider... but everyone chooses to do what they want .. ad whatever they feel is needed...

My decision goes a little farther beyond just a placement on a score board but rationalization on the results...

GDATA Total Security is a prime example of running two AV engines at once..along with a culmination of tools including backup and registry protection.. a lot in one package..Good I have tried it .. Liked it but it was more than what I needed.. if I had a little better system I would probably use it...