Download Microsoft’s free anti-virus.

Ozzy89

Security Essentials is Microsoft’s basic anti-virus to cover latest malware definitions. Unlike other resource hungry premium anti-virus packages, Security Essentials is less heavy on RAM usages; therefore it won’t add further system delay. The package is maintenance free and ready-to-go straight out the box. The best part of the deal is Security Essentials is absolutely free, there avoid assassinating your hard earn cash on other anti-virus that are resource hungry and cost a fortune to run. :money:

Download link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download

closed

it's uses plenty of ram

MSE



AVAST

penrhyn

MSE is built into Windoze 8 as standard.

Ozzy89

penrhyn wrote: »

MSE is built into Windoze 8 as standard.

true, this thread is for those who doesn't know the existence of MSE.

Ozzy89

closed wrote: »

it's uses plenty of ram

MSE



AVAST

It uses less than other known antivirus applications.

chunter

ah but is it any good? Afraid not. Rubbish, in fact.
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/307816-microsoft-security-essentials-tanks-another-antivirus-test

Interesting..
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372364,00.asp

Ozzy89

chunter wrote: »

ah but is it any good? Afraid not. Rubbish, in fact.
http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/security-software/307816-microsoft-security-essentials-tanks-another-antivirus-test

All the people I have introduced the anti-virus to have reported that there computer runs smoothly and they have less virus alerts than previously.

Graystreet

I think the question to be asked is, is the reason for the reduced number of virus alerts simply because the software is incapable of detecting them....

Ozzy89

Graystreet wrote: »

I think the question to be asked is, is the reason for the reduced number of virus alerts simply because the software is incapable of detecting them....

it downloads the latest definitions daily. :money:

TrickyDicky101

Ozzy89 wrote: »

it downloads the latest definitions daily. :money:

So what? That wasn't the issue that was posed by Graystreet.

fwor

Ozzy89 wrote: »

it downloads the latest definitions daily. :money:

That says nothing about the ~quality~ of the virus definitions, does it?