Glenn499

RV I don't give a general recommendation for AV because everyone's computer usage is different. Some do banking and some do only email. One can check out AV programs at this link http://www.av-comparatives.org/en/comparativesreviews/summary-reports Check it out and you will see MSE is way down the list of locating and removing virus. My fear is that MS will bundle MSE with all OEM,s and will put all the paid AV software out of buisness. Remember Netscape. Hackers say they will love it when they have only one piece of software to by-pass. As you know, all AV systems contribute and use the same database for virus detection. When everyone else is out of the market, will MS keep up to date? They are still putting out updates for XP. Operating systems: Well, I am screwed there as I have become use to GUI systems and too lazy to go back to command line usage. So I use windows operating systems and launch desktop. I use Kaspersky Anti-Virus on my desktop and it does a great job for me. Have a good labor day and see you around the forum. Glenn

RV, You linked Wikipedia as a sourse. A web site with this banner: Welcometo Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. I am only saying Trusting Microsoft for your security seems completely naïve. Ifthey can’t build a secure operating system (Not effected by a ton of viruses),why would it make sense to run their product to stop their product from gettingviruses? MSE does not like ZoneAlarm as it restrict windows update. Later, Glenn

RV,

I would like to add the flip side to the free AV program MSE for your consideration. MSE does not contain a firewall. You will depend on Windows firewall. The Windows firewall blocks all incoming probes from the Internet but by default, does not block outgoing connections UNLESS you write a rule to block. In default setup, all outgoing connects that do not match a rule are allowed. In Windows firewall setup, there are no outbound "Block" rules, only "ALLOW" rules. So even if Windows firewall outbound protection is "ON", it is not doing anything. No outbound protection allow broadcast of your personal info or allows your machine to be used as a part of a botnet. MSE does not check incomming compressed files (ZIP,RAR) Most files or programs from internet are compressed. MSE does not check e-mails only attachments when they are moved to hard drive. MSE is the best free AV program out there but go in with your eyes open Glenn