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    What's everyone's opinion of Microsoft Security Essentials, now that it has been out for a while? What about AVAST Free 5.0? Both seem pretty kickass compared to previous efforts.
    Feb 01, 2010 6:43pm PST
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    What's everyone's opinion of Microsoft Security Essentials, now that it has been out for a while? What ab... : dealie

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      It seems this thread comes up every morning and every night, now. It's good for being free, good enough f... : aggressorThis person is cool!
      • Yeah, my impressions are pretty good, too. I guess I was more interested in how it stacks up against Avas... : dealie
      • No, it's good. It also happens to be free. : EbuThis person is cool!
    • MSE seems pretty solid. I recommend it to anyone looking for a free solution. : MmmmmooThis person is cool!
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      MSE is free, no nags, good interface, it actually detects stuff, installs very fast, updates over WSUS if... : doomedThis person is cool!
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        I mean free antivirus for server : doomedThis person is cool!
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          This. MSE really should just be built into Windows. : rosewoodThis person is cool!
          • Cant, they'll get sued by Europeans... : MeestaNob
    • happy with it. : yacoub35
    • I think Nod32 is still the pinnacle of paid, with Avira and MSE being tied for best free... : etherboy
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      MSE has gotten some pretty good reviews in tests, and doesn't 'expire' like a lot of the other free ones ... : ziprThis person is cool!
      • Big time agreed here. Very nice not to have to deal with that shit. : megarust32This person is cool!
    • MSE seems to just work. No problems, and no constant reminders to 'buy our non-free product for better se... : master_disaster_17
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      I browse a lot of porn site and my computer would explode from viruses if it was not for MSE. : UtopiaThis person is cool!
      • now that's how you sell an antivirus program : industroThis person is cool!
    • I had installed on my mom's computer but my brother didn't like it for some reason. I thunk he said it di... : prime8This person is cool!
    • I've run MSE on a few infected laptops that have come in. It found stuff that Malwarebytes, Eset, Trend ... : mrwolf710This person is cool!
    • Given the shack recommendations I just downloaded this and will see how it works out. : limpossibleThis person is cool!
    • I enjoy using MSE. It's simple, it's free, and it works. : MercFox1