Been reading around and researching a bit and I'm hearing REALLY mixed things about the MSE / default Defrag / Windows Firewall when in comparisn to third-party applications such as ESET nod32 / O&O / ZoneAlarm.
The majority seem to favour third-party utilities because of general distrust in Microsoft and a number of other factors vague to me.
Examples include some users claiming that relying on a second-party / default security suite is very risky, given Microsoft's history. Others just seem to think third-party aps are better.
Currently I am using MSE / default Defrag / Windows Firewall and CCleaner.
However due to the above reasons I am having trouble deciding whether I should pick an independant security application for given tasks.
What is sevenforums' consensus?
The majority seem to favour third-party utilities because of general distrust in Microsoft and a number of other factors vague to me.
Examples include some users claiming that relying on a second-party / default security suite is very risky, given Microsoft's history. Others just seem to think third-party aps are better.
Currently I am using MSE / default Defrag / Windows Firewall and CCleaner.
However due to the above reasons I am having trouble deciding whether I should pick an independant security application for given tasks.
What is sevenforums' consensus?
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