MS free virus protection

[igiveup]

Just came across this free software from Microsoft. Currently running it on Window 7. Runs good in the background.

Is it just as good as AVG?

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Microsoft-Security-Essentials.shtml

[Bluvertigo]

How good is Microsoft's free antivirus software?
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1067


If you get a sense of deja vu when you see Microsoft Security Essentials, that’s no accident. It’s a pure superset of Microsoft’s antispyware product, Windows Defender, which was publicly released nearly three years ago and is included by default with Windows Vista and Windows 7. Microsoft Security Essentials adds antivirus protection—both real-time protection and on-demand scanning—to the mix. It shares the same engine and signatures as other Microsoft antimalware products, including the enterprise-focused Forefront and the monthly Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool.

[smirnoff]

Its actually quite good.

Low impact and accurate scanning..so it seems ms listened here as well when doing windows 7.

[Mr. Apollo]

Yeah, it's good. It's not the best but considering the cost it's pretty good. It also integrates nicely into Windows.

[dutchdude]

I think Anti Virus software are going to be a thing of the past . Its the other nasty that you should worry about .

[Shinma]

For free,
Following worth consideration,



AVIRA AntiVir (http://www.free-av.com/)
avast! Home Edition (http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html)