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I have had a few problems with MSE letting things thru that other virus scanners have found.
This is by design. MSE decides to mostly watch for items that they deem a virus/worm and some Trojans. Malwarebytes can handle the other malware. Using Malwarebytes and MSE together works for most people. Avast can be a bit much at times, but some users seem to need that. I've not tested Panda for many months now, so I'm not sure how it is doing these days.
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MSE found some infected files so I took care of those.
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Ran a scan using avast from my husbands computer and it found even more.
When stuff is flagged as bad by some security software (antivirus, anti-malware or cleanup tools) those that created the software can contact the creator of the security app and present their case for why they are not creating bad software. There is a large collection of software that could subjectively be declared bad. Avast and MSE differ on what is declared bad. The security app that finds the most items is not necessarily the best one. This is especially true for anti-malware tools. Some tools flag things that are not really bad just to trick people into thinking that they are the best product.
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Ran a fourth scan using panda from the netbook and it found even more.
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So, I don't really trust any anti-v to work as well as it should.
You would need to research each item found before you could say that having Panda find "
even more" items is a good thing. Don't be fooled by snake oil tactics. That said, if you are going to compare the detection rates, the computer should not be online between tests. Any media used to install/update the security product in question must be clean. How you determine that the media is clean (not infected) is problematic.
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My question right now is - is panda firewall batter than windows firewall?
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Does it make a difference? And how?
You probably are not going to get forum members to agree on this point. The Windows firewall mostly looks at keeping things from automatically getting into the computer. If you download something, you have brought it past that firewall and Windows figures that you meant to do that. Therefore, the Windows firewall does very little to stop apps that are on the inside from connecting to the Internet (the outside). Firewall software that automatically denies outgoing traffic can be difficult to maintain. I think that Panda's firewall automatically allows outgoing traffic just like Windows does. I really cannot say if Panda's firewall is better.
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I can help people by proxy now and they are also grateful!
There is no need to change things for this thread, but it is best to only handle one topic at a time in a thread. When you use a search engine (Google, Bing, Yahoo....) to find solutions to computer problems, those search engines present returns based on a complex ranking system. Each ranking system is different, but most give weight to forum thread titles. This thread will probably be among the first few pages of results if one searches for the phrases
"windows update" "find optional updates" in the same query. You will be helping others find their solutions if you stick to the thread topic title in future threads.
IMO: HP used to make fine hardware. HP has always made horrible software. I avoid HP when I can.
I'll let
Layback Bear continue to help you with the printer issue.
