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Back to Avast...? MSE issues
I recently UN-installed Avast, suspecting it may have been causing problems.
I then installed MSE, its being recommended as a lighter-weight and (presumably) less intrusive AV program.
I'm now having second-thoughts about MSE and would appreciate opinions. I am intending to pair an AV program with MBAM Premium.
What I don't like about MSE:
1) It changes settings without permission -- like reconfiguring Windows Updates back to Automatic (not wanted).
2) Its own automatic updates CAN'T be disabled -- at least in any convenient way.
3) It seems to engage in frequent unknown internet chatter.
4) I'm now getting slower starts than ever, plus new errors (such as: "Microsoft Security Client OOBE" stopped due to the following error: 0xC000000D).
I would like an AV program that will not cause more problems than it cures. And one that will not call home unless I ask it to, i.e., no clouds. Impossible?
Would love to hear of anything that's worked (or not!). Thanks for any advice.
(And I've been reading that it can be difficult to fully rid one's system of MSE!)