Questions tagged [ms-security-essentials]
Microsoft Security Essentials is Microsoft's free anti-virus offering.It runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, but not on Windows 8, which has a built-in AV component.
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Would Microsoft Security Essentials be adequate protection? [closed]
Is Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) adequate protection for my computer?
What is the experience with this product?
I found out about a comparison of AV Suites. MSE did VERY well.
One that I found ...
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How do I install Windows Defender/MSE on Server 2012?
On earlier versions of Windows client and server you could install Microsoft Security Essentials, free antivirus from Microsoft. In Windows 8 client, it is integrated into Windows Defender. However, I ...
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Google Chrome detected as PWS:Win32/Zbot by MSE
Microsoft Security Essentials detected Google Chrome as a Password Stealer:
PWS:Win32/Zbot
Category: Password Stealer
Description: This program is dangerous and captures user passwords.
Recommended ...
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Windows Defender: Disable real time; keep scheduled and on demand scanning
I just upgraded to Win 10 (RTM build). I have disabled the built in AV's (Defender) real time protection because I do not run it, never did and have never gotten a virus (and I've had a computer for ...
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Remove the Microsoft Security Essentials icon
I've been using Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows 7 for sometime now and so far I don't have a bad word to say about it.
I would like to permanently remove the MSE icon from the task bar and ...
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How did my computer get compromised?
How is it possible that my up to date install of Windows 7 with UAC enabled and Microsoft Security Essentials running became compromised, seemingly in a website drive-by?
I've run ostensibly the same ...
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Is Microsoft Security Essentials a solid security suite [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Would Microsoft Security Essentials be adequate protection?
With the release of Microsoft's new Free security suite; Microsoft Security Essentials, the question has to be ...
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Windows Security Center Service can't be started
Win 7 Home Prem 32-bit
I recently had a trojan detection by MS Security Essentials which it caught and quarantined.
I now get the following in the action center - The Windows Security Center Service ...
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How to disable/enable Microsoft Security Essentials from the command line?
I would like to know how to disable and enable Microsoft Security Essentials from the command line.
This is a common procedure on build machines in order to speed-up the build process.
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Windows Defender vs. Security Essentials in Windows 8
What is the difference between Windows Defender on Windows 8 and Microsoft Security Essentials? They practically look alike, so is there a need to install Security Essentials?
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Is there a way to disable the tray icon for Microsoft Security Essentials?
It's running in the background, and seems to be working fine, but is there a way to disable its system tray icon so I don't have to see it down there unless it's detecting something going awry?
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Multiple Antivirus Software
I installed Microsoft Security Essentials on my newly rebuilt laptop.
When I was installing Adobe Acrobat Reader, it also installed McAfee Security Scan Plus - I did not see the option of not ...
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Microsoft Security Essentials for a business
This is 2 questions really -
Am I allowed to install Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0 in a business of 200 - 300 users?
Is Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0 adequate protection (real-time scanning, ...
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Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 uninstalled themselves without me doing anything
I left my Windows 7 x64 PC to do a backup overnight and when I looked at it in the morning, there was a pop-up saying I should go online to find an antivirus and enable windows defender. Turned out ...
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Will the mandatory update policy in windows 10 bring security issues?
Disclaimer: This question originated the following one: Can the mandatory update policy in windows 10 generate momentum/oportunity risk?; With the purpose to divide one broad question in two specific ...
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MS Security Essentials does not update automatically
I've installed Microsoft Security Essentials and my Windows XP Professional SP3 and it does not seem to install update signatures multiple times a day as I'm used to from other virus scanning tools. ...
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MSE v2.0.657.0 (latest) install error 0x80070643
I am having tremendous issues installing the latest version of MSE. The error dialog I am getting during the installation can be observed on the following image:
OS: Windows XP Home Edition SP3 with ...
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How to remove FBI Moneypak ransomware? [duplicate]
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Computer is infected by a virus or a malware, what do I do now?
My PC just recently got infected with FBI Moneypak ransomware. I'm using MS Security Essentials but it was not ...
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MsMpEng.exe (Windows Defender?) uses a lot of CPU at startup and runs two instances on a single core machine
I'm using Windows XP Professional SP2 on a single core AMD64 processor, and I've got two instances of MsMpEng.exe starting up when I start up and log in. They use 64MB and 32MB of ram and 140MB and ...
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should I install Microsofts free antivirus offering or just stay with AVG free [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Would Microsoft Security Essentials be adequate protection?
Microsoft's free antivirus program, Security Essentials, became available for download from the company's website ...