Microsoft just released the first beta version of Security Essentials 4 (MSE4).
Users interested in downloading and testing the software have to sign up for the beta test and provide either a Windows Live ID or Connect ID.
According to Microsoft, the new version has received a new "protection engine" with better detection and cleanup features. MSE4 will automatically remove malware and not require user action in cases of "high-impact malware infections". The user interface has been slightly changed and further simplified. Microsoft says that the new version is optimized to make better use of background resources, won't use as much memory and won't degrade a PCs performance during scans and cleanups.
Some users may notice that the current version of MSE is 2.1. Apparently, there will not be a version 3 of the software.
Offtopic: How many times has that image been reused?
Offtopic: How many times has that image been reused?
The only issue I have is that it can freeze the computer for 30-60 seconds during a background definition update.
I hope MS puts those bastards out of the consumer business!
Hopefully the automatic removal can be disabled. I don't want any application deleting files without my knowledge and/or permission.
Recommend everyone to use mse
Sorry but the only thing Avast had that was usefull was its boottime scane which could only be done in 32bit Windows. Since 7 is becoming more dominant and 64bit is the most dominant, thanks to very cheap RAM prices, that part of it is useless.
I have been using MSE since its first beta and I have yet to get a virus. Then again I repair PCs for a living and know what to avoid. But I have had quite a few using Avast that have viruses get past it. Not so many with MSE.
But it lets alot slip by.