Microsoft security essentials

sticker

Hi All,

I've just setup a new PC with wondows 10 - I'vew insatlled microsoft security essentials. Would this suffice for all antivirus and spyware threats?

Or am I better off paying for a good antivirus?

Thanks,

Conor

mordeith

sticker wrote: »

Hi All,

I've just setup a new PC with wondows 10 - I'vew insatlled microsoft security essentials. Would this suffice for all antivirus and spyware threats?

Or am I better off paying for a good antivirus?

Thanks,

Conor

The above coupled with responsible use will be sufficient

TuringBot47

I use Ms Security Essentials and Malwarebytes.

Also, always run as a non-admin user.
So you might have "sticker" and "stickeradmin" windows accounts.

sticker

TuringBot47 wrote: »

I use Ms Security Essentials and Malwarebytes.

Also, always run as a non-admin user.
So you might have "sticker" and "stickeradmin" windows accounts.

Thanks!

sticker

Edit - Do I just install Malwarebytes or will there be a conflict with M/Soft sodtware and need to tell windows?

Is Malwarebytes free OK or best to use Pro? - Pro says it replaces antivirus...?

fritzelly

W10 comes with everything you need by default, why were you installing it seperately?
Even Malware bytes not really needed

sticker

fritzelly wrote: »

W10 comes with everything you need by default, why were you installing it seperately?
Even Malware bytes not really needed

OK - Good to know. Many Thanks!

fritzelly

Actually just checked and it's not even available to download for W10 - where did you download it from?

sticker

fritzelly wrote: »

Actually just checked and it's not even available to download for W10 - where did you download it from?

Below link installed fine...

https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/

fritzelly

sticker wrote: »

Below link installed fine...

https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/

Meant Security Essentials

sticker

Sorry! - Here

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/download/details.aspx?id=5201

fritzelly

sticker wrote: »

Sorry! - Here

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/download/details.aspx?id=5201

Not for Windows 10 - if that installed OK it may cause problems with the inbuilt protection. You should remove it

sticker

fritzelly wrote: »

Not for Windows 10 - if that installed OK it may cause problems with the inbuilt protection. You should remove it

Its not appearing in my add/remove prog list. The security tab is showing all green notifications...

So if I keep the default settings with windows 10, it should be sufficeint for a good security platform?

Thanks

Alun

As others have said, if you've installed Windows 10, you don't need to install anything extra at all, it's built in to Windows itself now.

fritzelly

sticker wrote: »

Its not appearing in my add/remove prog list

Probably didn't install then

sticker wrote: »

So if I keep the default settings with windows 10, it should be sufficeint for a good security platform?

Yep, it has all you need and as said above common sense

sticker

fritzelly wrote: »

Probably didn't install then



Yep, it has all you need and as said above common sense

Thanks!

Gadgetman496

Microsoft security essentials was replaced with Microsoft Defender & is built into Windows 10.

It is plenty good for protection but if you add Malwarebytes too you are well covered.