If your AV software needs a manual to use it its junk

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Hi all
I get absolutely flabbergasted when I see complex tutorials and large manuals (Kapersky must be one of the worst offenders with a tome the size of the New Testament) on how to operate the "security package".

The Average Joe in my experience will just bin these -- he just wants to activate the package (or even better doesn't want to know anything about it at all) , and then forget it.

That's why I think MSE / FSC from microsoft will win out.
Even the server FSC version has a nice clean and simple interface and gives the users all the information they are likely to need in sorting their system out.

Runs so you hardly notice it and does its job up their with ANY of the others. - Might not be the best but overall scores highly on all categories thrown at it (Ms Client Frontside Security -- this is the server version of MSE pacakage).

In fact you could probably make a rule of thumb stating that the more useless and ineffective the AV software is the more complex will be the documentation and the more cackhanded and complex will be the actual business of getting it to work correctly.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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Well said Jimbo!!
 

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i like my avast pro, light little program that scans in the backgorund, dont even know its there. Until you get a virus of course!
 

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point blank period. I use Microsoft Security Essentials but sadly its in beta...and once the full release is out i still hope its free o_o
But i recommend MSE! It is a simple antivirus can do much with a few clicks. And also doesnt affect boot up time :D
MSE is great for Windows 7 users
 

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yes it is good to use and the scan times for a qucik scan are less than five minutes. go MSE!
 

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point blank period. I use Microsoft Security Essentials but sadly its in beta...and once the full release is out i still hope its free o_o
But i recommend MSE! It is a simple antivirus can do much with a few clicks. And also doesnt affect boot up time :D
MSE is great for Windows 7 users

DUDE!
MSE came out like 2 months ago for FREE! (full version)
It will always be free!

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/
 
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point blank period. I use Microsoft Security Essentials but sadly its in beta...and once the full release is out i still hope its free o_o
But i recommend MSE! It is a simple antivirus can do much with a few clicks. And also doesnt affect boot up time :D
MSE is great for Windows 7 users

DUDE!
MSE came out like 2 months ago for full (full version)
It will always be free!

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/

realy? oh snap....i thought it was in beta LOL sorry about that. i was told its in beta -.-
 

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I was the one who misled you Brian... sorry for that :o

+ one for your first post, tho' :geek:
 

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I was the one who misled you Brian... sorry for that :o

+ one for your first post, tho' :geek:

i blame you lol jk
its ok ^.^
 

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