Why Microsoft's muscling of Symantec is good

Petey7 · 14 Nov 2010

malexous said:

s31 said:

MSE has the best benchmark for free versions

Which benchmark?

Ditto. Several independant groups have tested MSE and several other AVs to see which is best. MSE usual ranks well, but so does Norton and a couple others. Which one specifically are you refering to?

s31 · 14 Nov 2010

malexous said:

s31 said:

MSE has the best benchmark for free versions

Which benchmark?

cant remember but as petey7 mentioned there are quiet a few

Skulblaka · 14 Nov 2010

I'm using Norton 360, it's awesome.

malexous · 15 Nov 2010

Why not Norton Internet Security 2011?

Norton Update Center

Skulblaka · 15 Nov 2010

malexous said:

Why not Norton Internet Security 2011?

Norton Update Center

Oops, I meant Norton 360. Not sure which year, it's at least 2010.

Shak 10 · 15 Nov 2010

MSE is a quality piece of freeware and in my view all the average home pc user needs, **** symantec anyone who views their software as reliable or effective needs to get off the crack pipe.

Petey7 · 15 Nov 2010

Skulblaka said:

malexous said:

Why not Norton Internet Security 2011?

Norton Update Center

Oops, I meant Norton 360. Not sure which year, it's at least 2010.

They don't go by year with 360. The newest version is 4.0.

madtownidiot · 15 Nov 2010

What Microsoft ought to do is give windows away, they retain the rights to the source code, but the operating system should be free of charge... all of it's built in features as it stands right now, and then offer the rest of it's other products for a price via windows update. They would make a hell of a lot more money if everyone who could afford a computer didn't ever have to worry about the operating system not working, and the entire issue this thread is based on would be nullified.

Skulblaka · 15 Nov 2010

Petey7 said:

Skulblaka said:

malexous said:

Why not Norton Internet Security 2011?

Norton Update Center

Oops, I meant Norton 360. Not sure which year, it's at least 2010.

They don't go by year with 360. The newest version is 4.0.

Then mine's the latest.

minimeister · 16 Nov 2010

Phone Man said:

Don't put much stock in this author. He can't even figure out how to control Norton's scans. I just starting using NIS 2011 and have no trouble finding the settings I need to control NIS. I do remember that when I first tried NIS 2009 it was confusing, but this new version has lots of settings but are well documented. It is good that MS is in the anti-virus game and the more competition the better. I wonder why no one has complained about Windows Defender being installed with Win 7. They do sell programs that do the same thing.
If you can't compete with a good product then just sue everybody else. I found NIS 2011 on sale for $19.99 for 3-PC version and at that price it was a no brainer since in most tests it out performs the free products. I am set for the next year and will see how things shake out in the future.

Jim

Windows Defender is disabled or uninstalled when you run MSE.

"Q: Is Microsoft Security Essentials designed to replace Windows Defender?
A: No but if you are running Microsoft Security Essentials, you do not need to run Windows Defender. Microsoft Security Essentials is designed to disable Windows Defender in order to manage the PC’s real-time protection, including anti-virus, rootkits, Trojans and spyware"