Running Microsoft Security Essentials
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Yesterday I downloaded the installation files for Microsoft Security Essentials beta, Microsoft’s free consumer antimalware program. So, is it any good?
Well, so far I’ve got as far as downloading the files, installing the application on a couple of test machines (You don’t think I’m brave/crazy enough to roll this out on production machines, do you?), set it up and thrown a few test viruses at the app. So far, so good, but I’ve still got a lot of questions:
* What’s stability like?
* How quickly will the app respond to new threats?
* How much of a performance hit is the app on systems, especially when running scans?
* How long until hackers start busting holes in the app?
* What will other security vendors make of it?
These and more questions will be answered at some point in the future …
