Anyone familiar with Microsoft Security Essentials? I have an outdated Kaspersky

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#1 eldubious

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I have an outdated version of Kaspersky 2009. And I'm staring at the microsoft security essentials page with a huge "download now" situated at the top.

I was wondering should I get it? Windows Automatic Updates always downloads and updates the latest fixes every month, but I don't even have the application!

If I do get it, should I uninstall Kaspersky or let them work together?

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#2 daddyboom

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I have it and I actually think it's pretty good for being a free anti-virus software. (If you have Windows that is) Also I've heard it's sometimes not a good idea to have multiple antivirus software of your computer, but I'm not entirely sure.

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#3 eldubious

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Yeah I have Windows XP.

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#4 cd_rom

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Microsoft Security Essentials is actually one of the best free anti-virus's you can download.

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#6 nilzg

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Also I've heard it's sometimes not a good idea to have multiple antivirus software of your computer
daddyboom

Actually it's not good to do that. So if you do, uninstall Kaspersky

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#7 MAILUR_DAEMON

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its decent, i used to have it, then i got AVG, which also has a basic free version that i think is better than MSSE. also, it wouldn't be a bad idea to couple MSSE with malwarebytes. since malwarebytes isn't running all the time it won't conflict with MSSE, just run malwarebytes if you think you have a problem that MSSE didn't pick up.

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#8 cybrcatter

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I have an outdated version of Kaspersky 2009. And I'm staring at the microsoft security essentials page with a huge "download now" situated at the top.
I was wondering should I get it? Windows Automatic Updates always downloads and updates the latest fixes every month, but I don't even have the application!
If I do get it, should I uninstall Kaspersky or let them work together?
eldubious

It works well, but I prefer Avast's free anti virus. Definitely uninstall Kaspersky when you finally get a new antivirus.

13 years ago

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#9 GHlegend77

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When Norton was outdated for me, I made this thread: http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27241103&page=0 And yeah, I downloaded it. But don't uninstall Kaspersky. Wait until you have the money to upgrade it :3

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#10 cybrcatter

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[QUOTE="GHlegend77"]When Norton was outdated for me, I made this thread: http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27241103&page=0 And yeah, I downloaded it. But don't uninstall Kaspersky. Wait until you have the money to upgrade it :3

Which one did you download? Your post is a little ambiguous. If his subscription has expired, then he needs get a new one now and uninstall Kaspersky. You don't want two Antivirus programs running, and you don't want be without a working antivirus prog.

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#11 Hexagon_777

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Why not just get Comodo, Avast, or AVG, all of which have free options? And you shouldn't have two anti virus programmes running on the same computer.

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