In case of the ad-/spyware testset, MSSE detected 12,935 out of 14,222 samples what’s a detection score of 90.95 per cent. MSSE was able to detect 536,535 samples what’s a very good detection score of 98.44 per cent. For this, we used our set of 545,034 current malware samples, including viruses, worms, backdoors, bots and trojan horses. We continued testing the detection rates of Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows XP. Microsoft Security Essentials coped reasonably well against a larger set of malware, as reports. Microsoft has certainly brought fore an excellent product. Now that’s a really good performance for a first-time software. As I expected Security Essentials came out with a great score and a detection rate of 98.44 %. It immediately detected a test worm that I had placed in my USB Drive and cleaned it up.Īlthough MSE was launched a couple of days ago, I was waiting for the Test results from, which conducts independent tests on protection software, to come out so that I can outline its performance. MSE also scans any external drive attached to the computer, in real-time. Security Essentials Performance and Detection Rate:
Although I am not sure, if installing multiple anti-virus software on their computers would work for everyone. Hopefully if one of them misses a threat, the other would detect it. Now, you can have the protection of two anti-virus software. I installed it alongside AVG Free and it works quite well. You can start the scan and forget about it while continuing your work.īefore installing, MSE mentions that we should remove any other antivirus software from the system to avoid conflict. After installation, it takes another 5-10 minutes for the latest updates to be downloaded and another 20 minutes for the initial scan.Ĭompared to most other free antivirus software like AVG Free, Avast, and Avira – MSE runs smoothly in the background, consuming less memory than any other antivirus software. The setup is about 8 MB and takes 5 minutes to install. Security Essentials is quick to download and install. However, MSE is based on Microsoft’s Enterprise Protection Software which has a good reputation, thus improving its ability to detect malware on your computer. Its an improved version of One Care, the antivirus from Microsoft that didn’t get a good response from users. Its free to use for anyone with Genuine Windows Operating Systems. Microsoft recently launched a new free anti-virus product – Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) which scans for malware and provides real-time protection for Windows OS.
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