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Last edited by brianzion; 23 Aug 2010 at 08:42. Reason: error
Last edited by brianzion; 23 Aug 2010 at 08:42. Reason: error
Concerning automatic updates, there seems to be a bit of lag time from when the newest update is released by the Microsoft Malware Protection Center and when it actually gets installed on a machine. I can't speak for everybody else but my MSE updates are delivered via the usual Windows Update as an optional update. If you have your WU set to "Install updates automatically (recommended)" you'll definitely get them but probably a few hours after the actual release time depending on servers, internet traffic, etc.
In the beginning MSE 1.0 updates seemed to come out twice a day during the week and once a day on weekends and holidays. MSE 2.0 appears to offer updates more frequently. If you think your computer has fallen behind, you can always get the latest definition directly from MMPC:
Install the latest Microsoft Security Essentials definition updates - Get the latest definitions - Microsoft Malware Protection Center
Hi guys nice articles and post. I have a question about the settings on this software. Should i check to create a system restore point?
I think the thing that MSE lacks which you get with a paid for AV is a spam filter for outlook, and you also lose some other features that a paid for AV offer. I do think the reason for this is because if they gave you an AV with full funcionailty then it would probably be anti competative, so I do think there is still good reasopn to buy an AV subscription.
I have been using MSE since it was 1st introduced. The only thing that concerns me is that I have never seen one item in any of the Threat windows. Anybody else experience that?