microsoft security essentials

Any body using MS security essentials? Why so many updates is it necessary
to down load that many, using a lot of disk space!

Hi, pacca.

Yes! MSE is doing a fine job for me and has ever since it first appeared
last year.

I have Windows Update set to download the updates and ask me when to install
them. Then I set MSE to check for the latest definitions before running its
weekly scan.

Each downloaded Definition Update apparently overwrites the previous one, so
they do not continuously gobble up more disk space. At least, my entire
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials folder tree uses only 17 MB
(not GB) of space after several months of continually-updated use. For
today's large hard drives, that is not much space.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2010 (15.3.2804.0607) in Win7 Ultimate x64)


"pacca" wrote in message news:OTc5s5$...

Any body using MS security essentials? Why so many updates is it necessary
to down load that many, using a lot of disk space!

To add to R.C.'s comments, it is usual for any antivirus to update at
least once a day because of the number of new or altered virus released
into the wild everyday.


On 2010-07-30 13:08, R. C. White wrote:
> Hi, pacca.
>
> Yes! MSE is doing a fine job for me and has ever since it first appeared
> last year.
>
> I have Windows Update set to download the updates and ask me when to
> install them. Then I set MSE to check for the latest definitions before
> running its weekly scan.
>
> Each downloaded Definition Update apparently overwrites the previous
> one, so they do not continuously gobble up more disk space. At least, my
> entire C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Essentials folder tree uses
> only 17 MB (not GB) of space after several months of continually-updated
> use. For today's large hard drives, that is not much space.
>
> RC

Agreed with all. I really like MSE. It's the lowest impact AV I've used, and
seems to be doing its job. Unfortunately, it's not available for XP x64, but
is for Vista and Win7 64-bit versions.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/Russel


"pacca" <> wrote in message
news:OTc5s5$...
> Any body using MS security essentials? Why so many updates is it
> necessary to down load that many, using a lot of disk space!

In article <>,
says...
>
> Agreed with all. I really like MSE. It's the lowest impact AV I've used, and
> seems to be doing its job. Unfortunately, it's not available for XP x64, but
> is for Vista and Win7 64-bit versions.

I suggest you look at Immunet http://www.immunet.com/main/index.html

It was recommended in "Windows Secrets" and has both free and paid versions
which work along side other AVs without conflict.

I am using it with MSE on Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit.

In message <> "Charlie Russel-MVP"
<> was claimed to have wrote:

>Agreed with all. I really like MSE. It's the lowest impact AV I've used, and
>seems to be doing its job.

Agreed. It's the first I haven't removed with disgust, which is about
the highest praise I can offer in the AV community these days.

Anyone looked at Forefront client? Is it the same basic engine as MSE
just with management capabilities?