NIM Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccl0 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 you're quick. i was just about to post this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIM Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 you're quick. i was just about to post thisA friend from Microsoft popped a message to me, so I decided to post immediately I was waiting for this, since I had strange issues with Nod32 on Vista and I suspect on Windows 7 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 ok i tested the beta from this security and it seems it's a nice one small and doesn't take any ram but i'm happy with my NOD32 for now and by the way Microsoft Security Essentials hits RTWthat should be RTM ?? or what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIM Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 No, that should be RTW - Released to Web since it won't be included as bundled product.MSE is not allowed to run any higher than low priority, uses CPU throttling, and won't run any active code if the PC isn't idle, basically, it was designed to run in a perf envelope of XP on a low-end netbook...So, really restricted, even during the beta it never caused a slowdown or hiccup, which is pretty impressive considering that even Symantec does that from time to time. Latest version of Symantec should is lightweight and pretty good, but the biggest minus is that it doesn't contain anti spyware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 oh my mistake i didn't know that there is an RTW thx for the infoyeah i used it for a month in the betabut it didn't catch any virus ( i thought it was bad)then i reinstalled Nod and made a scan and didn't find so i was sure that it was a great tool it works silently i may return to use it when i reinstall windows and thx for the latest version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUZR4LIFE Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 A friend from Microsoft popped a message to me, so I decided to post immediately I was waiting for this, since I had strange issues with Nod32 on Vista and I suspect on Windows 7 too.What issues did you have with NOD. I haven't had any issues yet. Well, that I am aware of. Do you think Essentials will be as good as the leading AV pro.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccl0 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 i'm a big fan od nod32 myself. it didn't seem to adversely effect my system performance and had a low memory footprint. however, it seems like with every new version the memory usage has gone up a little. i think version 2 used less than 20mb ram. ver 3 used less than 50. this is unofficial testing, just what i noticed in task manager. i'm interested in trying out this one from m$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIM Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 I can confirm that MSE isn't working on my Windows Vista (laptop) on which I have also installed Checkpoint with Endpoint Security for VPN connections.After the reboot, PC just freezes. I suspect that these two applications interfere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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