Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is an (AV) product that provides protection against different types of such as and Before version 4.5, MSE ran on windows xp window 7vista window 8 but not on and later, which have built-in AV components. MSE 4.5 and later do not run on Windows XP. The allows home users and small businesses to install and use the product It replaces a discontinued commercial subscription-based AV service, and the free which until Windows 8 protected users from only adware and spyware.
Built upon the same virus definitions and scanning engine as other Microsoft antivirus products, MSE provides real-time protection, constantly monitoring activities on the computer and scanning new files as they are downloaded or created and disabling detected threats. It lacks the of OneCare or the centralized management features of
Microsoft's announcement of its own AV software on 18 November 2008 was met with mixed reactions from the AV industry. three competing dismissed it as an unworthy competitor, but and appreciated its potential to expand the consumers' choice of AV software. AVG, McAfee, and claimed that the integration of the product into Microsoft Windows would be a violation of
The product received generally positive reviews praising its , low resource usage and freeware license. It secured certification on October 2009, having demonstrated its ability to eliminate all widely encountered malware. However, it lost the certificate on October 2012, having shown a constant decline in protection and repair scores. In June 2013, MSE achieved the lowest possible protection score, zero. According to a March 2012 report by anti-malware specialist MSE was the most popular AV product in North America and the second most popular in the world, which has resulted in the appearance of several programs that try to impersonate it.Microsoft Security Essentials is an (AV) product that fights malicious software including It replaces a discontinued commercial subscription-based AV service, and the free which until only protected users from and spyware. It automatically checks for and downloads the virus definitions it relies on from , a web-based software service updated three times a day. Users may alternatively download the updates manually from the Microsoft Security Portal website. On 30 September 2011, a faulty definition update caused the product to incorrectly tag google chrome as malware. The issue was resolved within three hours. MSE originally ran on and window 7 although versions 4.5 and later do not run on Windows XP and Microsoft stopped producing definition updates for Windows XP on 14 July 2015.
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