I'd like to hear from Freepers who use Microsoft's Security Essentials anti-virus ( Vanity )

12/28/09

[TomGuy]

I use Avast! free home edition. It updates daily. I am happy with it.

I formerly used AVG free home edition, but it started to have conflicts with some of my other software.

[JoeProBono]

AVIRA FREE

[WestwardHo]

Comodo free. Unless things have changed,dump Norton.

[kingu]

Use firefox and AdBlock extension. Three years and no bugs on my XP machine.

[newfreep]

I use MSE on my XP machine - auto update and no problems here.

[LibFreeOrDie]

so am relatively low risk for a virus

Not true. Legit sites can be infected.

Ditch Norton. It keeps trying to sell you online backup space.

Get Kaspersky. Works better than Norton or McAfee.

[Frantzie]

I use Avast on one machine and AVG on another. I think you are right about AVG. I like PC Tools for a pay version. You can get a 3 user license for about $30. Norton is a nightmare and is almost impossible to uninstall. Norton is like a virus.

[surfer]

Works great...no problems. I have used them all and this is right up there with all of them...but it is free!

[gaijin]

I consider Avira BETTER than Norton. I love it!

[surfer]

BTW...this is the first AV that I have used that I don’t even notice is there until it detects something. Very lightweight and efficient.

[WaterBoard]

I used Avast for years but MS Security Essentials works better and best of all is free.

[My hearts in London - Everett]

Getting rid of the Norton crap can be a pain. I was able to uninstall it from my new Toshiba laptop, but have been unable to do so from my daughter’s Toshiba notebook. It keeps giving a message that another app is still loading.

[koraz]

My brother-in-law computer geek told me about Advest - a free program that you can find on the web site www.savemybutt.com. I have been using it for over a year with good results. Only problem is that you need to get norton off your pc first.

[TomGuy]

I dumped Norton when I had Win95.

It conflicted with everything. I recall having to have a special configuration just to accommodate Norton.

Next, I went to McAfee, which eventually became a nightmare system — bloated and intrusive.

Next, Trend Micro, which also became bloatware.

Next, AVG.

Now, Avast!.

[Tzfat]

Never use Norton. It drags every system down. MSE is light weight and effective. To top it off, it is free.

[Tainan]

another AVIRA bump. Also Comodo is a very good free firewall.
Do the daily updates on Avira. Comodo will notify you of available updates.
I will also recommend this anti-virus prog(its also free) for your, and others, consideration. I have been using it for several weeks

Immunet Project

[My hearts in London - Everett]

I have never used any of the security programs with come with a machine. I install ZoneAlarm for the firewall, Avast for the anti-virus and anti-spyware, anti-rootkit and Malwarebytes Anti-malware ~ all of which are FREE and have never had one problem.

[CedarDave]

Tech PING!

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