Microsoft Security Essentials Final Released - Page 2

Computer Guru · #16 November 1st, 2009, 08:23 AM

I have 5 purchased licenses for NOD32, but I uninstalled 4 of them and put MSE instead when I saw how great it was.

Makaveli213 · #17 November 1st, 2009, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Coolname007

Cool.

How good is it at keeping malware from getting on the system in the first place?

It is better than Eset and as good as Kaspersky and BitDefender. I have run various tests myself, especially around Sweetest Day when known malware was going to hit, and MSE stopped it all. Even when i purposefully let it by, MSE still protected me.

Originally Posted by Computer Guru

I have 5 purchased licenses for NOD32, but I uninstalled 4 of them and put MSE instead when I saw how great it was.

I have been recommending it and running it myself since the Beta. I couldnt believe it myself until i ran some tests. It really is that good even being by Microsoft.

Coolname007 · #18 November 1st, 2009, 04:08 PM

Great!

I guess I'll go ahead and install it then in XP (and also maybe Vista), even though I rarely access the Internet anymore from Windows. I usually do it from Linux.
But its always good to have a safeguard.

kairozamorro · #19 November 2nd, 2009, 05:06 AM

Yeah I put it on W7 the other day to try it out and I'm very impressed. It definetely beats out the AVG W7 version I was testing during the beta that kept giving me problems and slowing the system down. Along the lines of Defender simple like interface and looked through some of their videos on it.

shedrock · #20 November 2nd, 2009, 07:25 PM

I installed the version for WIn7 but I couldn't figure out why my CPU fan high speed kicks in and just stays on. When I checked the Task Manager, there are 13 instances of explorer.exe. This keeps happening even on a fresh installation. I have no issues with WinXP though.

Shedrock

Makaveli213 · #21 November 2nd, 2009, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by shedrock

I installed the version for WIn7 but I couldn't figure out why my CPU fan high speed kicks in and just stays on. When I checked the Task Manager, there are 13 instances of explorer.exe. This keeps happening even on a fresh installation. I have no issues with WinXP though.

Shedrock

Are you 110% positive that it was MSE that caused this? I have seen various reports that many 3rd party applications can cause this as well.

Computer Guru · #22 November 2nd, 2009, 09:24 PM

Try this:

My Computers | Tools | Folder Options | View
Uncheck "Launch explorer windows in a separate process"

shedrock · #23 November 2nd, 2009, 10:10 PM

Are you 110% positive that it was MSE that caused this? I have seen various reports that many 3rd party applications can cause this as well.

When I uninstall it, the problem goes away.

Uncheck "Launch explorer windows in a separate process"

This option is not currently checked. I alwyas leave the default.

Update: I just tried re-installing it and it is happening again. This time just 9 instances. Could it be a problem with Avira having a conflict?

Shedrock

kairozamorro · #24 November 3rd, 2009, 12:25 AM

Probably. You shouldn't have multiple antivirus/firewalls installed/running at the same time.

shedrock · #25 November 3rd, 2009, 01:31 AM

I figured that. I'll go try it without Avira and see what happens.

Cheers!
Shedrock

Addendum:

I uninstalled Avira and this seemed to have resolved the issue, so it might have been some conflict I guess.

Shedrock

Terry60 · #26 November 3rd, 2009, 01:36 AM

I uninstalled AVG 9 (only a few days old) and Comodo from Vista and installed this, and it was very clean and smooth, so I followed up with removing AVG from W7, and it's just as quick and clean here too.
(It does warn not to install with other Anti-Spyware or Anti-Virus programs)

Coolname007 · #27 November 3rd, 2009, 01:37 AM

Originally Posted by shedrock

I uninstalled Avira and this seemed to have resolved the issue, so it might have been some conflict I guess.

Shedrock

Cool.

Computer Guru · #28 November 3rd, 2009, 06:36 AM

Funny!

If you install any other combination of AV software, Windows, via the 'Security Center' aka 'Activity Center' will complain about having two different AVs present..... but I can also verify that having both NOD32 and MSE installed at once produced no such response. Guess MS doesn't consider MSE to be a complete AV solution as of yet.

kairozamorro · #29 November 5th, 2009, 03:55 PM

Same thing happens with Defender. Its just that if Windows detects a third party product it automatically disables Microsoft's product and when its no longer there the MS products kicks in again.

Terry60 · #30 November 5th, 2009, 08:05 PM

One strange effect I've noticed.
In another thread I talked of the strange behaviour of Vista MC, where my live TV had to be kick-started after a boot, by stop/starting the MC receiver service.
In W7 (both Vista and W7 used AVG) this behaviour didn't happen. Live TV just worked.
Now I've replaced AVG with MSE, live TV needs to be kick-started on W7, but seems to work OK now on Vista ???