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| windows 7 134 posts | Windows 7 built in anti-virus & spyware programs Windows 7 built in anti-virus & spyware programs. Are they worth keeping? On my XP, Avira worked just fine, along with some spyware programs. Your thoughts. |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc 15,045 posts CT | There are no built in programs. There is Microsoft Secuity Essentials, which you have to download. It is very good. The firewall, which you can use, is ok. Defender will be disabled if you download security essentials, as it is no longer needed. |
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| Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1 10,089 posts East Bay Area, CA | If your talking about this...http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/ yes it's really good, that's what I use and I like it. |
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Quote: Originally Posted by skostro  Windows 7 built in anti-virus & spyware programs. Are they worth keeping? On my XP, Avira worked just fine, along with some spyware programs. Your thoughts. The build-in Firewall you have in Windows 7 is very effective and capable. You might wanna download and install Microsoft Security Essentials Its pretty light weight and very good protection. Then you have UAC which is pretty good defensive feature. You could use Spyware Blaster for added security. If you have these then your secure  Hope this helps, Captain Edit: I guess Rich and Derek are quiet fast typers  |
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| Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 17,869 posts Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany | +1 - MSE is the way to go. |
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| windows 7 134 posts |
Quote: Originally Posted by richc46 There are no built in programs. There is Microsoft Secuity Essentials, which you have to download. It is very good. The firewall, which you can use, is ok. Defender will be disabled if you download security essentials, as it is no longer needed. Does 'defender' come built in? If I opt for another anti-virus, can/should 'defender' be deleted or un-installed during my first 'boot-up'? |
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| Windows 7 Pro 64 SP1 10,089 posts East Bay Area, CA | MSE will disable defender for you. |
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| windows 7 134 posts |
Quote: Originally Posted by whs +1 - MSE is the way to go. |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc 15,045 posts CT |
Quote: Originally Posted by skostro
Quote: Originally Posted by richc46 There are no built in programs. There is Microsoft Secuity Essentials, which you have to download. It is very good. The firewall, which you can use, is ok. Defender will be disabled if you download security essentials, as it is no longer needed. Does 'defender' come built in? If I opt for another anti-virus, can/should 'defender' be deleted or un-installed during my first 'boot-up'? If you install MSE, which you should. Defender will be turned off automatically. It is built in, but not needed with MSE |
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| windows 7 134 posts |
Quote: Originally Posted by derekimo MSE will disable defender for you. What if I opt for Avira? |
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