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    Microsoft's Free Security Essentials Antivirus Goes Final

    Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Software (Codename: Morro) Available on June 23rd
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    09/29/09

    In reply to Microsoft's Free Security Essentials Antivirus Goes Final
    Been using it since released to beta. And in the name of research, I've forced myself to browse porn websites daily to check its protection capability and it has, in fact, done its job. Now I must back to the lab for more research...
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    Image of ArrEmmDee ArrEmmDee
    09/29/09

    In reply to Microsoft's Free Security Essentials Antivirus Goes Final
    I was actually looking forward to this, but I remembered my university gets me a free copy of Norton (which is fantastic, because my university doesn't do much else for me). Norton seems a lot less bloated than usual so I'm very happy with it, but I will probably still try this out when I get Windows 7.
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    Image of bagellord bagellord
    09/29/09

    @ArrEmmDee: Dear god man. What is wrong with you!? Quick, somebody get this man some Avast/Avira/AVG stat!
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    09/29/09

    In reply to Microsoft's Free Security Essentials Antivirus Goes Final
    AVG is free, but AVG is also shit. Shitty shit shit as it were. I may have to sample this. Avast is actually not bad, but those who hate stupid noises may get irritated by the fact that it speaks to you by default, so you have to go into its settings to turn that nonsense off. I for one welcome our long-time coming freebie AV software.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 09/29/09 2:32 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
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    09/29/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Everyone loves free shit.
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    Edited by madog at 09/29/09 2:36 PM madog was starred madog was unstarred
    Image of Jux Jux
    09/29/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I wasn't sure if it was just my install, but it was a bitch to get AVG off of my machine.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    09/29/09

    @Jux: Some AV software behave like malware/spyware. Avira, for example, is a pain in the ass. There's a way to make it stop flashing ads at you to buy it, but nuts to that nonsense; it would be nice if it simply notified me that it stopped working and I need to pay a fee to get it up again. I don't need a huge window with happy business people telling me "This shit is GREAT! It's like a big CONDOM for the internet!", so I deleted that sucker. AV programs should not behave like adware. They shouldn't screw around with you. If they're trials, they should simply give me a notice that the trial is expired. They're intentionally annoying to force you to pay.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 09/29/09 2:45 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of aec007 aec007
    09/29/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: AVG Shitty shit shit.. Why?

    Been suing it for nearly 5 years now... Zero problems tons of viruses averted.

    @Jux:

    I've installed and removed several versions of AVG with zero problems for years...

    What are the problems you guys speak off?
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    bagellord promoted this comment aec007 was starred aec007 was unstarred
    Image of bagellord bagellord
    09/29/09

    @aec007: Do tell me, why have you been suing AVG for several years? Lol. Typo's are wonderful aren't they?
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    09/29/09

    In reply to Microsoft's Free Security Essentials Antivirus Goes Final
    I've had to clean a couple of people's home computers that were infected even with an updated version of AVG on it. I used to swear by it, but no more. I'm installing either Avast or Security Essentials now. I've been part of the beta on SE and have had good results.
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    GitEmSteveDave_JustAddHotWater promoted this comment token_illiterate_commenter was starred token_illiterate_commenter was unstarred
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    09/29/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: Where these trojans/backdoor programs/malware, which AVG tells you it doesn't protect against, and are usually installed BY the user willingly? [lifehacker.com]
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    Image of Nick2 Nick2
    09/29/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_JustAddHotWater: Is it wrong for me to start crying halfway through this horrible horrible video. MAKE IT STOP! I'LL BE GOOD! PLEASE END THE USER STUPIDITY!
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    GitEmSteveDave_JustAddHotWater promoted this comment Nick2 was starred Nick2 was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    09/29/09

    @Nick2: I'm cleaning a computer right now that got Cryptor that exact same way. Doing a system restore/repair as it infected the registry and also won't allow ANY program to go online now, even after I cleaned it out. I think it infected files, and there was no way to strip the virus, so the baby got thrown out with the bathwater.
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    Image of Pixlmonkey Pixlmonkey
    09/29/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_JustAddHotWater:

    check the hosts file, it probably got altered.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    09/29/09

    In reply to Microsoft's Free Security Essentials Antivirus Goes Final
    oh, man. this is gonna be like when matthew broderrick made the W.O.P.R. play itself in tic-tac-toe.
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    Image of thaeral thaeral
    09/29/09

    @Nick: Shall we play a game?
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    KTK1990 promoted this comment thaeral was starred thaeral was unstarred
    Image of KTK1990 KTK1990
    09/29/09

    @thaeral: How about some Global Thermonuclear War?
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    Image of tehsquish - Still plays Ultima Online tehsquish - Still plays Ultima Online
    09/29/09

    @KTK1990: Whose Global Thermonuclear War just went off in my mouth?
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    Nick promoted this comment tehsquish - Still plays Ultima Online was starred tehsquish - Still plays Ultima Online was unstarred
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    09/29/09

    @tehsquish - Still plays Ultima Online: guilty!!

    /limp wrist
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    09/29/09

    @Nick: Shit, I'd piss on a spark plug if I thought it would do any good.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    06/18/09

    In reply to Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Software (Codename: Morro) Available on June 23rd
    'Morro??!??' Kinda sounds like 'borrow'. Who'd they steal, er borrow this from?
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/18/09

    In reply to Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Software (Codename: Morro) Available on June 23rd
    avast, avira, avg. do they all use the same engine or something? i haven't heard of the first two until today.
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    06/18/09

    In reply to Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Software (Codename: Morro) Available on June 23rd
    Symantec and McAfee have plenty to worry about. From Avira and AVG which both make better, cheaper, less resource-heavy software.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/18/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Damn straight. After McAfee's subscription died on my Dell, I eradicated that sucker and replaced it with AVG and now Avira. I'd never bother using anything else, though I had to do some Googling to find out how to kill that annoying Avira popup ad for their premium suite.
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    06/18/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: so you would suggest I try Avira over AVG?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/18/09

    @MadAsFishGrease_GitEmSteveDave:Yeah I'd say give it a whirl.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/18/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: once we whirl it how do we get rid of the pop up?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/18/09

    @Nick:


    1. Boot into Safe Mode (tap F8 repeatedly after you restart the computer)

    2. Log in using the Administrator account

    3. Go to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Personal Edition Classic\avnotify.exe

    4. Right-click avnotify.exe-> properties-> security-> advanced

    5. Under the Permissions tab click on SYSTEM under Permission entries:

    6. Edit-> Traverse Folder / Execute File-> deny-> ok ->apply-> yes -> ok-> ok

    7. Reboot the computer into Normal Mode (start-> shutdown-> restart)

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    06/19/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Just installed it in a loaner computer I am giving a Co-workers son while I clean his system and install some CCT's. He doesn't get a guardian like mine do.
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    Image of elchimpo elchimpo
    06/18/09

    In reply to Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Software (Codename: Morro) Available on June 23rd
    I smell another anti monopoly lawsuit
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/18/09

    @elchimpo: This is one "monopoly" I'd definitely support. With the amount of gooftardedness in these bloated AV suites, I'll be more than happy to get some free service from the OS makers themselves.


    If McAfee, Symantec et al ever take issue, they should not offer shitty software.

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    06/18/09

    In reply to Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Software (Codename: Morro) Available on June 23rd
    If it doesn't slow your computer down more than most viruses do, then it's already better than Symantec and McAfee.
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    Image of Beastage Beastage
    06/18/09

    @MichaelBrazell: well symantec norton 2009 is pretty fast but if anyone can make the fastest and lightest I guess MS are the ones, after all it is their OS.
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    06/18/09

    @Beastage: That's a crazy assumption to make. Microsoft's software is usually anything but fast and light.
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    06/18/09

    @jupigare: Hardly, their OS' aren't, but software tends to be pretty good. Possibly because it links to the OS hiding it's real usage, but still snappy.
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    06/18/09

    In reply to Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus Software (Codename: Morro) Available on June 23rd
    It all depends on how truthful they are about system performance.


    One of the primary reasons I don't torrent (or do anything else remotely "dangerous") is because I simply can't handle the sloth-inducing impact of Symantec and McAfee on my system. It drives me bonkers. (And trying to get rid of it once it's on there is the most maddening computer-ordeal I can think of.)


    Please note, this is my subjective experience. Your mileage may vary.

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    06/18/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: Are you saying that because you don't torrent, you don't need antivirus software?
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    06/18/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher: Not exactly. I'm saying that because I don't use antivirus software on my laptop at home, I limit what I do with that laptop (including that I don't torrent.)
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    06/18/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: Have you tried CCleaner and RevoUninstall? Both are great at rooting out programs from the roots. As for antivirus, I use AVG after having at least two computers w/McAffee get infected while supposedly protected, and only was able to get rid of the infection w/AVG.
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    06/18/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: NOD32 is incredibly light. I torrent and don't run an AV (at least, nothing realtime), and have yet to get a virus. It's all in prior research, I take a good half hour checking out the torrent, and md5s, and so.
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