MSE - spread the word

[Zidane24]

lets see we have windows by microsoft, which has a built-in firewall created by microsoft, with a extremely intrusive built-in media player created by microsoft, with an update program that the default setting is to download and install the updates without asking permission and you want us to allow microsoft to encroach even further. i don't think so.

For the record, during installation of a retail copy of Windows you can choose your Windows Update download settings.

for the record the default is still auto download and auto install. i did not say you could not change it. no see any problems with allowing ms to protect your system after all the trouble they got into after xp was released and their collecting info they had no right to?

For the record....there is NO DEFAULT SETTING in setup...you have to choose one. Also...why are you concerned about MS encroaching further? THEY MADE THE OS!!! You can't encroach more than that...

I also beg the question...have you actually installed a retail build of Vista/7?

 

[ForeverZero89]

just run mse with the norton, if one doesn't catch things, the other will.

You wont find many here that suggest using Norton, and then you also wont find many here that suggest having and running two AV's at once on a single system.

why is that? ive got mse, adaware, avast, winpatrol and super antispyware runnng at the same time. i have no problems with conflicts or bogging.

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

just run mse with the norton, if one doesn't catch things, the other will.

You wont find many here that suggest using Norton, and then you also wont find many here that suggest having and running two AV's at once on a single system.

why is that? ive got mse, adaware, avast, winpatrol and super antispyware runnng at the same time. i have no problems with conflicts or bogging.

In most cases, its just to avoid any 'potential' problems. Personally I found MSE enough for me.

 

[Staple Head]

For the record, during installation of a retail copy of Windows you can choose your Windows Update download settings.

for the record the default is still auto download and auto install. i did not say you could not change it. no see any problems with allowing ms to protect your system after all the trouble they got into after xp was released and their collecting info they had no right to?

For the record....there is NO DEFAULT SETTING in setup...you have to choose one. Also...why are you concerned about MS encroaching further? THEY MADE THE OS!!! You can't encroach more than that...

I also beg the question...have you actually installed a retail build of Vista/7?

i bought 7 home premium as soon as the presale started. as for vista i just like a lot of users bought the ultimate version. do not imply again that i am illegal. i just personally think it is extremely poor judgement to have your security software by the same company that makes you os. as i said after xp was released microsoft took it upon themselves to gather far more than system info from xp users. after seeing how intrusive wmp is why would i ever chance a security product from ms. i'll be fair form the reviews mse probably is a good product, however a good product that most likely allow ms to spy once again just like they did under xp. i strongly recommend that you get you security software from a non microsoft company.

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

for the record the default is still auto download and auto install. i did not say you could not change it. no see any problems with allowing ms to protect your system after all the trouble they got into after xp was released and their collecting info they had no right to?

For the record....there is NO DEFAULT SETTING in setup...you have to choose one. Also...why are you concerned about MS encroaching further? THEY MADE THE OS!!! You can't encroach more than that...

I also beg the question...have you actually installed a retail build of Vista/7?

i bought 7 home premium as soon as the presale started. as for vista i just like a lot of users bought the ultimate version. do not imply again that i am illegal. i just personally think it is extremely poor judgement to have your security software by the same company that makes you os. as i said after xp was released microsoft took it upon themselves to gather far more than system info from xp users. after seeing how intrusive wmp is why would i ever chance a security product from ms. i'll be fair form the reviews mse probably is a good product, however a good product that most likely allow ms to spy once again just like they did under xp. i strongly recommend that you get you security software from a non microsoft company.

Actually I don't think he was implying you were a pirater or anything, I think he was asking perhaps because some OEM's set their default WU settings to auto-install without notification.

I personally trust the maker of the OS over anyone else.

 

[Zidane24]

for the record the default is still auto download and auto install. i did not say you could not change it. no see any problems with allowing ms to protect your system after all the trouble they got into after xp was released and their collecting info they had no right to?

For the record....there is NO DEFAULT SETTING in setup...you have to choose one. Also...why are you concerned about MS encroaching further? THEY MADE THE OS!!! You can't encroach more than that...

I also beg the question...have you actually installed a retail build of Vista/7?

i bought 7 home premium as soon as the presale started. as for vista i just like a lot of users bought the ultimate version. do not imply again that i am illegal. i just personally think it is extremely poor judgement to have your security software by the same company that makes you os. as i said after xp was released microsoft took it upon themselves to gather far more than system info from xp users. after seeing how intrusive wmp is why would i ever chance a security product from ms. i'll be fair form the reviews mse probably is a good product, however a good product that most likely allow ms to spy once again just like they did under xp. i strongly recommend that you get you security software from a non microsoft company.

Like Nova commented...It was just a check

Also...you would rather have a third party handle the OS's security?

Lets have an analogy...shall we?

Lets say you bought yourself a Toyota Corolla. Lets say that one of the front wheel bearings went out. Who would you take it to-to get it fixed? Moe & Joes car repair down the road or the experts at the Toyota dealership that made the car. I hope that this is a no-brainier...

Lets take this to computers. Third party anti-virus makers make good products...I won't argue that. You have to realize though that only MS knows the OS...line by line. Everyone else settles for what MS provides in dev kits, etc. There may be issues with the OS that only MS knows about and only issues they can fix. This could carry over to potential security problems that may be only possible to resolve for themselves.

Conclusion? MS makes the OS and knows it like the back of their hand...who better to fix the problems that they have

 

[Staple Head]

DarkNovaGamer

on offense but i believe anyone trusting all of their software needs to one company is asking for trouble.you are asking for them to eventually deliver inferior products because they have no competition, you are asking them to spy on you.

Zidane24

lets see i have a shop just down the street that i know is as good or better than the dealership / authorized repair center at under half the price. i am going their. ms wants to be the only software company in the world, and i for one am not going to help them get there.

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

DarkNovaGamer

on offense but i believe anyone trusting all of their software needs to one company is asking for trouble. you are asking for them to eventually deliver inferior products because they have no competition, you are asking them to spy on you.

I am? Last I checked my computer is still MY computer. I choose to do all this. I trust Microsoft, many trust them. They are a company, and like all companies they have their secrets.

If I didn't want to be 'spied on' as you say. I'd fully switch to Linux. As for the no competition and inferior products, thats not true. One person wont halt a good product from being developed.

 

[Wishmaster]

Ive had no issues at all with NIS. But, I was curious if MSE was equal to or better than than NIS 2010.

According to Av Comparitives MS got the Gold Award for:
On Demand Detection & Low False positive rate (NIS got bronze for false positive)

But NIS was better at catching & detecting threats real time and Removing them before they ever infect the system.

Results of the tests here for those interested.
http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/summary/summary2009.pdf

 

[echrada]

I was browsing a random PC store and of course saw copies of Kaspersky and Norton. However, with Microsoft Security Essentials, these are now unnecessary. I decided to post this. So, at the risk of being booted out of stores, advise people looking for new antimalware apps to get MSE:

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

I agree with you and I have been recommending this to all my customers.

 

[zezasu]

I don't understand why people complain that MS will spy on you trough its Spy-net for MSE. I leave it alone but there is a way to disable it and stop it from sending information back to MSE about the virus's it gets and why. I am pretty sure it analyzes and shows statistics of what kinda and where from and etc. It needs data to know what type of virus are being fed into the wild ( Internet).Heck I think all Anti virus companies do that also so they can be up to date and help protect the customer since they want to make money. Heck Google chrome is always connecting to Google, might as well as say its spying on me too.
I used to pirate and don't deny it, I was only 16 and I couldn't afford things, therefore I could be scared of having it installed. I am now 20 so 4 years have passed so I've learned more, etc etc have more money now.

And you can block it trough registry and the local host files if you feel it invades your computer to much. It is a great product and while it doesn't get everything I do use malwarebytes along with it. Works good.

 

[severedsolo]

gotta admit... i tried MSE, and didnt like it... but then iv been with zone alarm for well over 5 years, i guess old habits are hard to break, im not saying MSE is a bad product, it seems obvious from all the glowing reports on here, and my own experiences, it gets the job done, but i also found the interface to be difficult to use, not because it actually is difficult to use you understand, its just i found myself looking for it in the same places zone alarm puts things and to be perfectly honest i neither had the patience or the time to learn the new one,

sorry about this, i just read that back and realised possibly most pointless post ever... but iv typed it out now so ill post it :roflmao:

 

[Terrorz]

I have been using it for about a day now along with malwarebytes, and I have too say im impressed with it, and it barely uses up any resources on my laptop, and I tested it on my crappy WinXP PC, and it did detect every one of the viruses I put...

 

[Terrorz]

I have been using it for about a day now along with malwarebytes, and I have too say im impressed with it, and it barely uses up any resources on my laptop, and I tested it on my crappy WinXP PC, and it did detect every one of the viruses I put...

i assume a virus mse missed cut you off like that.

What language you speaking

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

I used to use ESET Smart Security it worked fine when my license expried i went to MSE. I have to MSE does a good job and ESET used to do a great job if i had money i would have renewed my ESET license.
IMO I really don't like Norton becasue to most of my clients it used to create more problems than help.

 

[Dinesh]

Ive had no issues at all with NIS. But, I was curious if MSE was equal to or better than than NIS 2010.

According to Av Comparitives MS got the Gold Award for:
On Demand Detection & Low False positive rate (NIS got bronze for false positive)

But NIS was better at catching & detecting threats real time and Removing them before they ever infect the system.

Results of the tests here for those interested.
http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/summary/summary2009.pdf

Hi there, NIS 2010 is better.

 

[ken9122]

IMO most AV's are only as good as the last update.

Ken