Microsoft Security Essentials

[noaccount]

thank u both for the links, below is pcmag chart (hidden in their site) and published yesterday in case anyone else is interested, looks promising... but it is probably advisable to wait for more thorough independent testing before jumping into conclusions ( as these tests are done in VM environment with a restricted number of malware samples ).

[Polkadot]

Here is a link to a test/review by AV-Test Gmbh. Note that this test was done on the Beta version.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...akes_the_grade

[ghozz]

thank u both for the links, below is pcmag chart (hidden in their site) and published yesterday in case anyone else is interested, looks promising... but it is probably advisable to wait for more thorough independent testing before jumping into conclusions ( as these tests are done in VM environment with a restricted number of malware samples ).

I'm surprised FortiClient got a bad rating. At virus bulletin it passed the 100% test everytime since Jan 2008. So, which 1 to trust?

[hellnoire]

Day to day, a virus scanner's role and rank will change. So... currently, it's one of the lowest, but it doesn't mean it's going to stay there forever.

[thathagat]

well an interesting read here............http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sec...ofts_free.html

[saturn]

I think this was touched on in an earlier post.
http://www.infopackets.com/news/secu...y_software.htm

[Polkadot]

If 10% of the (legitimate) Windows users run this program, there will be 45 million users contributing to the SpyNet. With numbers like that, the numbers of malwares detected will rise quickly, and the false positive numbers should drop to near ZERO.
With time, this may become a must-have program.

[ceyfer]

Norton again?...and read the feedbacks/comments there

Microsoft Security Essentials: “Reruns” Aren’t Just for TV Anymore

While Microsoft is stripping down and delivering less protection, Norton is delivering more comprehensive protection from the bad guys.At the end of the day, MSE is a rerun no one should watch.

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Security Essentials rated 'very good' by testing firm - Gregg Keizer

Microsoft's free Security Essentials antivirus software identified 98% of over half a million malware samples, an accuracy rating an independent testing company calls "very good".

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Microsoft Security Essentials review - ( UPDATED WITH INDEPENDENT TESTS, October 1 2009. )

[thathagat]

its amusing that symantec is ruffled by something that according to them is not even average.....ummm why lose sleep O ! norton over such trivialities....it smells fishy.....

[ceyfer]

Microsoft's Security Essentials Kit - Softpedia