In aWindows 7virtual machine, MSE detected 17 out of the 23 malware/viruses, preventing their installation.
Rootkits and keyloggers scored the poorest marks with 2/5 and 1/4 recognized.
Performance is comparable to other modern security suites, with 40MB of memory used when idle.
An additional 3MB is taken when opening the user interface.
Overall, I noticed a visible increase in the system’s speed when compared to Kaspersky’s Anti-Virus.
Microsoft Security Essentials is currently in beta.
It does however check to see if the copy of Windows is legitimate.
There’s nothing wrong with the app itself, the concept behind it screams " paradox'.
It’s created by the same people that made Windows.
Otherwise how can you justify its creation?
Simpson giving a signed confession.
I can already imagine the headlines: “Microsoft fined $100 million for making Windows secure”.
What do you think aboutMicrosoft Security Essentials?
Do you think it’s a threat for other security companies?
Are you ready to ditch your for-pay Antivirus?
