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Thread ID: 117783 2011-05-04 23:17:00 MSE: poor performance? pcuser42 (130) PC World Chat
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1199493 2011-05-05 23:31:00 Twice my MSE at home has been disabled, i have upgraded to Nod32 because of this Gobe1 (6290)
1199494 2011-05-06 00:25:00 it's ironic how everyone has been going crazy over an Antivirus program from Microsoft.

Think about that... Antivirus. from Microsoft.


“YOU WOULDN’T STEAL A CAR”. “Yeah, but I would if I could download one”.

With the increasing uptake of 3D printing.. that might not be totally impossible in the future...
Agent_24 (57)
1199495 2011-05-06 00:55:00 At least it doesnt crash, like most of them do Speedy Gonzales (78)
1199496 2011-05-06 00:57:00 At least it doesnt crash, like most of them do

Norton Antivirus?
QW. (15883)
1199497 2011-05-06 00:59:00 it's ironic how everyone has been going crazy over an Antivirus program from Microsoft.

Think about that... Antivirus. from Microsoft.

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Which is exactly what I thought when it came out. Defender was a waste of space, there others not much better. BUT. Real world testing proved it was pretty good.
pctek (84)
1199498 2011-05-06 01:11:00 At least it doesnt crash, like most of them do

I don't think I've ever had an antivirus program 'crash', even Norton - although it does perform satanic rituals on your registry...
Agent_24 (57)
1199499 2011-05-06 01:11:00 Which is exactly what I thought when it came out. Defender was a waste of space, there others not much better. BUT. Real world testing proved it was pretty good.

Yeah I know it's not bad, it's just the concept is funny. I still think HIPS stuff is the way to go now though...
Agent_24 (57)
1199500 2011-05-06 02:54:00 ...digressing a bit for a rant
good ol security suites. AV with bloatware tacked on.
Why are they still so popular??
The most unstable, system throttling, more likely go rouge & block internet access POS bit's of software you could install.

a banana for you, Security Suites.
:banana
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:banana
1101 (13337)
1199501 2011-05-06 03:01:00 Well while I'm happily blocking whatever the hell I feel like, you can have fun when 0-day malware hits your PC because your AV vendor didn't send definitions out fast enough... Agent_24 (57)
1199502 2011-05-06 04:25:00 :groan:The test is meaningless. clement (16342)
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