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Microsoft Security Essentials
Level: Beginner
Are you a Microsoft user and do any of the following apply?
- You are tired of paying money to Norton, McAfee, etc. for virus protection.
- You are not sure if the FREE virus protection (AVG, Malwarebytes) is actually doing anything.
- You currently don't have any virus protection installed.
Then why not try the FREE virus, spyware, and malware protection from Microsoft called Microsoft Security Essentials. (Yes I said FREE!)
http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/
The following is how Microsoft describes their product:
About 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.
Here is what others have to save about Microsoft Security Essentials: (out of 5 stars)
SuperSite for Windows: 5 Stars
If you would like to install, the whole process is painless.
First go to http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/ and press the Download Now button.
Once installed, there are 4 simple parts to the program.
Home: Gives you an overview of the status of your system.
The Update Tab: Give you the status of your latest definitions. If you are out-of-date, then it would indicate it here.
The History Tab, is a good place to check every once in a while to see if things have been going as planned.
And finally the Settings Tab. This is where if you need to tweak things a bit. But in all likelihood, you will probably leaves the default settings alone.
Summary:
I have installed Microsoft Security Essentials on all my Windows machines. No viruses have been found, but I did not expect to find any.
I have not experienced any performance problems either.
Anyone else have any positive/negative experiences with Microsoft Security Essentials?
If so please comment below.
Good Luck!
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