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Offline 100Coogn

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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #15 on: October 04, 2013, 08:58:52 PM »
Been using Microsoft Security Essentials for a couple years.  No problems here.

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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #16 on: October 05, 2013, 03:35:10 AM »
Quote from: Skuzzy on October 04, 2013, 07:56:48 PM
I also have a hardened firewall at home, which most people do not have. 

Don't get me started - you know mentioning the F word will get me going...

FWIW I use McAfee (Enterprise, not the crappy consumer version), never had any issues.
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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #17 on: October 05, 2013, 06:14:38 AM »
Quote from: Vulcan on October 05, 2013, 03:35:10 AM
Don't get me started - you know mentioning the F word will get me going...

FWIW I use McAfee (Enterprise, not the crappy consumer version), never had any issues.

I know.  I really hesitate to call it a 'firewall' as it is more than that and less than that as the same time.  Over the years it has turned into a really nice network protection device.  It even manages to keep my Wife from getting bad things on her computer, which is something I did not think possible a few years ago.  She willingly opens every attachment that comes in her email, and falls for every phishing scheme known to man.  She is just a danger to herself and any network she is on.

That said, it has help escalate the protection mechanisms in the system.
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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #18 on: October 06, 2013, 03:35:05 PM »
w7 64 bit with firewall enabled,
MS Security Essentials, real time protection enabled.
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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #19 on: October 07, 2013, 12:55:05 AM »
Quote from: MADe on October 06, 2013, 03:35:05 PM
w7 64 bit with firewall enabled,
MS Security Essentials, real time protection enabled.

As a sidenote, Microsoft no longer recommends anyone to use MSE: http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2013/10/06/ouch_microsoft_no_longer_recommends_their_own_security_essentials_anti-virus_package
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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #20 on: October 07, 2013, 02:50:38 AM »
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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #21 on: October 07, 2013, 03:01:45 AM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on October 07, 2013, 12:55:05 AM
As a sidenote, Microsoft no longer recommends anyone to use MSE: http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2013/10/06/ouch_microsoft_no_longer_recommends_their_own_security_essentials_anti-virus_package

Can you point us to Microsoft actually saying that rather than to a third party website that may or may not have an agenda?  Not saying it's wrong but would like further confimation before taking this as fact.  A quick web search didn't turn anything up.

nm.  Found too many articles to make me a disbeliever.
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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #22 on: October 07, 2013, 03:10:48 AM »
Quote from: BaldEagl on October 07, 2013, 03:01:45 AM
Can you point us to Microsoft actually saying that rather than to a third party website that may or may not have an agenda?  Not saying it's wrong but would like further confimation before taking this as fact.  A quick web search didn't turn anything up.

You're right the source is missing. Best to ask the author.
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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #23 on: October 07, 2013, 10:33:44 AM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on October 07, 2013, 12:55:05 AM
As a sidenote, Microsoft no longer recommends anyone to use MSE: http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2013/10/06/ouch_microsoft_no_longer_recommends_their_own_security_essentials_anti-virus_package

Heh....I never trusted or used MSE.  The words Microsoft and Security are mutually exclusive, IMHO (to be fair...the same could be said for many IT software companies....don't get me started on "unbreakable" Oracle for example).

Thanks Skuzzy for the information.  I'm still not 100% comfortable with ditching a host-based antivirus, but I like you disable most of the delivery methods so it's not really an issue.  I have not been happy of late with AVG.  I have noticed new "functionality" added which appears to be impacting AH as you described.  I had planned to move to Avast, but may give ESET a try or simply ditch AV on my gaming computer altogether.  I've used Linux as my primary desktop for years so it's not really an issue for me to do so (my son and wife are another matter).
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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #24 on: October 07, 2013, 10:35:32 AM »
PC Pro has an article based on the same poor test results: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/384394/microsoft-security-essentials-is-designed-to-be-bottom-of-the-antivirus-rankings. It's based on an interview of a Microsoft senior program manager saying MSE will only provide baseline protection against "real" threats.
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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #25 on: October 07, 2013, 10:47:32 AM »
Quote from: Bizman on October 07, 2013, 10:35:32 AM
PC Pro has an article based on the same poor test results: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/384394/microsoft-security-essentials-is-designed-to-be-bottom-of-the-antivirus-rankings. It's based on an interview of a Microsoft senior program manager saying MSE will only provide baseline protection against "real" threats.

this was ms reply to the above test.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2013/01/16/lessons-learned-from-the-latest-test-results.aspx


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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #26 on: October 07, 2013, 10:52:56 AM »
Good to know that too  :salute
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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #27 on: October 07, 2013, 06:56:02 PM »
I fully expect MS to stop supporting Security Essentials at some point, no profit.
In the mean time, its enough for me, I limit machines use, I turn it off when not using it. Things have got thru, but theres MB to clean up things. If it ever got to bad, clean install fixes that. Fact is I do not trust the net or puter tech, so I put nothing useful in the box.
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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #28 on: October 08, 2013, 07:28:42 AM »
Avast :aok
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Re: Which Antivirus do you use - does it affect Aces High?
« Reply #29 on: October 10, 2013, 06:56:40 PM »
The one AV program everyone should stay clear from is ZoneAlarm.

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