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Is Microsoft Security Essentiala enough?

  • 07-02-2010 05:17PM
    #1
    hmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭


    I have a new laptop, used mainly for the internet, but definately not file sharing. Is Microsoft Security essentials enough protection? I have been regularly scanning, and I make sure to keep it up to date? What do you think? I don't want (I think) any other virus protection that would slow things down on the laptop.


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  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    That's all i use. I would also use firefox or chrome as your browser as they'd be more secure than IE.


  • #3
    hmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭hmac


    Thanks for that Alanstrainor. I've switched to Mozilla Firefox. It's not so different to IE, so I'll soon get used to it. Does Security Essentials automatically work with it now?


  • #4
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    hmac wrote: »
    Thanks for that Alanstrainor. I've switched to Mozilla Firefox. It's not so different to IE, so I'll soon get used to it. Does Security Essentials automatically work with it now?

    The two are separate. Firefox is your internet browser and security essentials is your anti virus/spyware/malware software. Security essentials will work no matter what browser you use, it's just that some browsers are more secure than others.


  • #5
    hmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭hmac


    Thanks for that. Do you think I need any "firewall"? Not too sure what that is. I'm running Windows7.


  • #6
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Windows 7 has a built in firewall, which is on by default. It's more the sufficient.


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  • #7
    WIZE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,597 ✭✭✭WIZE


    Whats with Google Chrome Installation

    It has corrupted two laptops of mine where I had to reinstall Windows on both of them


  • #8
    wingnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,945 ✭✭✭wingnut


    Installed it on over 100 machines (school) without a hitch.


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