Microsoft security essentials?

Dizzy_Ditzy

As it happened, the weekly email came to my desk on the very same day that my Norton ran out :jso saving me £40 or so is always gonna make me happy!

I have downloaded microsoft security essentials, is there anything else I need to download as well in terms of keeping safe online?

Please dont be too technical, I am blonde!!

Thanks :-)

Knarf44

Have a read of the last couple of pages of thread "Protect Your PC for Free: No Cost Anti Virus and other Software"

jayme1

nope nothing else MSE, windows firewall and automatic updating turned on is all you need

23n1th

A firewall unless you're using windows inbuilt one and a spyware scanner like SAS or MBAM. Also you should download the Norton uninstaller to make sure all of its component are gone.

JasX

-check your windows firewall is turned ON
-check windows is automatically set to download critical security updates
-other than that MSE will be perfectly sufficient

Also worth practicing good behaviours around not opening dodgy email attachments, not going to websites you get spam emails about and not clicking to install things that pop up from the internet -> all that 'click here to scan your computer for errors'.... 'install this codec to watch free !!!!!!'' ....'click here to get the super fun joke toolbar' kind of stuff, you can get other anti spyware stuff and 'suite' software to help you out there if you really can't help yourself on that front but with basic common sense you're fine with what you have.

Sublime_2

I use online armour free as opposed to the windows one. Just a personal preference.

23n1th

My personal secuirty is:

Always on:

Comodo firewall with Defense+
Avast Antivirus
OIbit Security 360 (though most here wont like it)
Winpatrol

On Demand:

Superantispyware
Malwarebytes antimalware
Eset online scanner
Hitman Pro

Browser:

Firefox with with the paranoid kit https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/theparadox/paranoia/ plus Ghostery
Tor Browser with above paranoid kit and Ghostery
Comodo Dragon Browser for 32bit windows http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php

Best security I use is common sense.

Donnie

Have you used the Norton Removal Tool to remove all traces of the program?

The_Grandmaster

I would recommend Donnie's actions of using the norton remover and also malwarebytes: Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.46 - FileHippo.com
Just remember to go to UPDATE, CHECK FOR UPDATES before running scans every so often.

Dizzy_Ditzy

thank you all, norton is no longer anywhere on my pc and all the security settings have been checked and triple checked :-)

i get far too confused with things like this, i see things that i dont understand and my mind switches itself off so i have read and reread this again and again!!

aliEnRIK

jayme1 wrote: »

nope nothing else MSE, windows firewall and automatic updating turned on is all you need

Really?

So its impossible to get infected if you follow that advice?