It is set to run an automatic quick scan at 8 AM on Sundays. Yesterday (Sunday) the message appeared at around 7:30 AM telling me I have not run a scan for a while and should run it which I did. At about 8:00 AM the scheduled scan took place. Why am I getting the [...]

Windows Update is necessary to patch up vulnerabilities to the OS. However, if you are wanting to get protection from virus and spyware, I suggest that you use Avast or Avira instead:http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-down…http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antiv… As for antispyware, I suggest that you get the pro version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware:http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/mal… The lifetime license is only $25 and will protect [...]

Just wondering. Just replaced McAfee with Microsoft Anti Virus (long story).

Putting two anti-virus programs on your computer is a bad idea. An anti-virus program looks a lot like a virus to another virus scanner- it’s snooping around in places that it shouldn’t be, reading all of your files, and giving you lots of pop-up notifications. The two scanners will be so busy blocking each other, [...]

A free antivirus software developed by Microsoft. You can use it to protect your PC from virus infection.

Can I use my computer while running a Full Scan of Microsoft Security Essentials? Am I compromising the quality of the scan? Will processes currently in use based on the applications I’m using still be scanned just as if they were inactive?

I found a virus yesterday and deleted it, but the strange thing was that Security Essentials randomly scanned my computer. The virus was win32fakevimes. And today it also started a random scan of my computer. The schedule scanner was set at Sunday 8:00 pm and its Wednesday today. Why is security essentials running random scans [...]

Last night after trying to download what was evidently a virus (trojan, 2 kinds) I tried to get an anti virus, as my trial had run out awhile ago and I forgot to get a new one.. Anyways my computer is just acting odd and dreadully slow so I download AVG Free and then once [...]

Hands down, Bitdefenfder is miles ahead of MSE. The only pro MSE can claim is that it’s free.

Recently this Microsoft Security Essentials started popping up on the bottom right part of my desktop screen and it says, “Attention: Security Essentials detected 1 potential threat and suspended it. Click clean computer to remove.” However clicking on clean computer does not fix the problem as it keeps popping back up again. I have Malwarebytes [...]