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Microsoft security essentials

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  • 08-01-2020 12:04pm
    #1
    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭


    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


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    mordeith
    Registered Users Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭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


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    TuringBot47
    Registered Users Posts: 991 ✭✭✭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.


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭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!


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭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...?


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    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,510 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


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


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    #7
    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭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!


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    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,510 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


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


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭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/


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    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,510 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    sticker wrote: »
    Below link installed fine...

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

    Meant Security Essentials


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭sticker


    Sorry! - Here

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


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    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,510 ✭✭✭✭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


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭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


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    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,465 ✭✭✭✭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.


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    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,510 ✭✭✭✭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


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    #16
    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭sticker


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Probably didn't install then



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

    Thanks!


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    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,397 ✭✭✭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.

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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