Cause of windows security updates 13/10/10

Hopalong X · 17 Oct 2010

Dave76

+1 Then run Malwarebyes evey so often just in case.

Doo0592 · 17 Oct 2010

Oooo Avast, I had forgotten about that one. I remember liking it before so I think I'll give it another whirl :P

Doo0592 · 17 Oct 2010

Does windows defender do the same job as MSE then?

Hopalong X · 17 Oct 2010

MSE supercedes Defender. Also it runs very nice with Avast.

Mike

Dave76 · 17 Oct 2010

Hopalong X said:

Dave76

+1 Then run Malwarebyes evey so often just in case.

Yes, that's what I do also, forgot to mention that.

Doo0592 said:

Does windows defender do the same job as MSE then?

No, not really.

MSE is much, much, better.

madtownidiot · 17 Oct 2010

Defender really ought to have been called Defenseless.. I have never seen defender take any action, except in the process of blocking a legitimate application.. MSE is much better, and seems to work well with other security software installed as a backup

Anak · 17 Oct 2010

Dave76 said:

Most recommended from this site, MSE for malware and Avast for anti virus.

I'm running both now and have no issues or virus/malware.

Can anyone explain then, The usefulness of the "Real Time protection/scanner in MSE?

Taken from the Program Settings page:

Real-time protection enables Microsoft Security Essentials to monitor your computer all the time and alert you when potential threats, such as viruses and spyware, are trying to install themselves or run on your computer.

This is assuming of course that one is running "real time" along with another A/V.
I have noticed several members that run an extra A/V along with MSE, and have not had problems.
But is it not the "Golden Rule" not to run two active A/V's simultaneously?

That is why I have stayed away from running two at the same time, but if it is possible, then I say "Great"! The added protection is most welcome.

madtownidiot · 17 Oct 2010

MSE by itself is middle of the road at best, because it doesn't get updated frequently enough to keep up with new threats, and provides no protection at all against rogue AVs and other malware that is released between updates, but if you purchase malwarebytes and enable the protection module to back up MSE, you end up with a very user-friendly malware protection setup that rivals anything on the market. On the average day, malwarebytes is updated at least 4 times.

Anak · 18 Oct 2010

Thanks for the clarification madtown.

CarlTR6 · 18 Oct 2010

Anak said:

Dave76 said:

Most recommended from this site, MSE for malware and Avast for anti virus.

I'm running both now and have no issues or virus/malware.

Can anyone explain then, The usefulness of the "Real Time protection/scanner in MSE?

Taken from the Program Settings page:

Real-time protection enables Microsoft Security Essentials to monitor your computer all the time and alert you when potential threats, such as viruses and spyware, are trying to install themselves or run on your computer.

This is assuming of course that one is running "real time" along with another A/V.
I have noticed several members that run an extra A/V along with MSE, and have not had problems.
But is it not the "Golden Rule" not to run two active A/V's simultaneously?

That is why I have stayed away from running two at the same time, but if it is possible, then I say "Great"! The added protection is most welcome.

Avast was designed to be compatible with MSE. It is an exception to the golden rule.