kryyst, I haven't tried MSSE, is it anything like Microsoft's forefront security?
They use the same core engine but Forefront has more features that tie in with enterprise enviro, plus I've got conflicting results that MSSE won't run on server OS versions, XP, Vista and 7 only. I haven't tested it on win2k3 server or win2008 server yet myself, though I'm tempted to (MS's official word is if you run server you have to run Forefront, some articles I've read are to the contrary).
As you can see by the chart the core anti-virus features are essentially the same and if you trust forefront then there's no reason to not trust MSSE. What it comes down to is manageability in the enterprise enviro.
You'll note that in this feature list is says MSSE runs on WS 2008....so again, mixed signals. If your questions for home or small office use and don't need the centralized management then I currently can't see any reason why you couldn't run MSSE. Reading through the licensing there is nothing that says you can't use it for free in the business world, unlike free editions of AVG or AVAST that say free for personal use only.
Been checking out MSSE for the last couple of days. So far, so good. But then, like others have stated, I'm not retarded so it's difficult to say how well it does for detection and prevention.
I should install this on my FIL's computer when I rebuild it and see how it does with him.
I've been using Avira for a couple of years now and always found it great. However this last week or two I have found that it has not been updating. Their updates have always been hit and miss for connectivity but I what can I expect for free? For some reason it takes over an hour to update at the moment, with terrible download speeds, about 0.3Kb/s.
Everyone else that I know using Avira is suffering from the same problem. I have been doing manual updates from Avira's site, but I'm giving it another week and then finding a new antivirus. It's all very well having the best antivirus but if it's constantly out-of-date then what's the point???
All of my machines are going to Microsoft Security Essentials; it's not really free since I'm paying for it with Windows so there's someone to yell at if it isn't working. And it should never not work since it's provided by the same guys that make the OS so presumably they'll know ahead of time when changes to the OS affect their scan engine.
Miss rates below 10% are perfectly acceptable as long as I don't get false positives at all. Honestly, I only need antivirus to make the Security Center shut up. NAT and safe browsing habits go a long way and it's not like antivirus can help if another exploit like DCOM RPC or Server service comes along.
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Maybe they should hire Stryper for their next commercial?
Who has two thumbs and owns every Dokken song ever made?
/me thumbs at himself.
THIS GUY.
They use the same core engine but Forefront has more features that tie in with enterprise enviro, plus I've got conflicting results that MSSE won't run on server OS versions, XP, Vista and 7 only. I haven't tested it on win2k3 server or win2008 server yet myself, though I'm tempted to (MS's official word is if you run server you have to run Forefront, some articles I've read are to the contrary).
As you can see by the chart the core anti-virus features are essentially the same and if you trust forefront then there's no reason to not trust MSSE. What it comes down to is manageability in the enterprise enviro.
You'll note that in this feature list is says MSSE runs on WS 2008....so again, mixed signals. If your questions for home or small office use and don't need the centralized management then I currently can't see any reason why you couldn't run MSSE. Reading through the licensing there is nothing that says you can't use it for free in the business world, unlike free editions of AVG or AVAST that say free for personal use only.
What the .....
I have to admit, that's an awesome ad campaign
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ditto
Gonna try me some Avira.
I should install this on my FIL's computer when I rebuild it and see how it does with him.
Everyone else that I know using Avira is suffering from the same problem. I have been doing manual updates from Avira's site, but I'm giving it another week and then finding a new antivirus. It's all very well having the best antivirus but if it's constantly out-of-date then what's the point???
~Cyrix
Miss rates below 10% are perfectly acceptable as long as I don't get false positives at all. Honestly, I only need antivirus to make the Security Center shut up. NAT and safe browsing habits go a long way and it's not like antivirus can help if another exploit like DCOM RPC or Server service comes along.
-drasnor