Security Essentials

Mobile cybercriminals are turning to 'legally gray' methods of getting money by using hidden adware and chargeware, according to a new report from Lookout. Rogue Mobile Ads Threaten U.S. Smartphone Users : Read more

I'm looking for an antivirus that's free without using a torrent. I was using Microsoft security essentials, but I kept getting an error with the OOBE file in my event viewer. I believe that was causing my pc to crash. I'm still not sure. A solution on microsoft's website said to delete the file...

A huge number of iOS and Android apps can track and record your location, according to a Bitdefender report. Over a Third of iOS, Android Apps Snoop on Your Location : Read more

Microsoft flip-flops on last week's decision, decides to extend Windows XP version of Microsoft Security Essentials until July 2015. Microsoft Grants XP Anti-Virus Software a Reprieve : Read more

I'm just curious what programs you folks use to clean and maintain your PC. Also, how often do you run/perform these tasks? It's probably my OCD but I like to do my maintenance once a week. Whether that's overkill or what I've never actually researched but so far for me it works. "Once a week"...

In short, what on earth is this and how do I get rid of it? Tdsskiller, malwarebytes and Microsoft security essentials haven't found anything malicious, and I dont know where this is from.

so i started getting a pop up window, it started to slow down my PC so i ran Microsoft Security Essentials(full scan) and it found 2 Trojans & 2 adwear , it said it removed it so i went back to surfing the net and the pop up was still there, so i ran Microsoft Security Essentials(full scan)...

Do you like Microsoft Security Essentials? Opinion seems divided. A recent Which consumer report in the UK gave a big thumbs up. However, other places urge us to avoid it. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AV-TEST-Certification-Security-Essentials-Double-Failure-0-Day,20524.html...

I recently discovered that Microsoft Forefront and MSE are allowing "Angryscan.a" While Forefront, MSE, Malwarebytes, Combofix, CCleaner see nothing, I'm concerned as to why Microsoft's antivirus is allowing this (even though it appears it is not on my laptop) when I never made the entry. I...

New build, Windows 7 Home Premium. I installed Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). Then decided I didn't want it so I did a uninstall from add programs. Kept getting an error referencing it then a Kernal 41 crash. Found and deleted the folder it was in Program data .... computer ran fine...

Hey! Quick problem; I feel like I'm missing something... My husband's Norton scrip is up, so we decided to go with Microsoft Security Essentials since that's what I have and love. We uninstalled Norton using programs/uninstall AND the Norton uninstall tool from their site. I've looked to make...

Every two months, AV-Test takes a look at popular antivirus software and security suites and tests them in several ways. In their latest test which was performed on Windows 7 during September and October, Microsoft Security Essentials didn't pass the test to achieve certification. Although that...

I'm getting very high CPU usage on my pc (spikes from 40% to80-90% constantly) and I usually have no background processes so I was told that it is a virus. I tried malwarebytes and MS security essentials, and neither of them found a virus. Idk if this should be on CPU forum or this anti-virus...

Do I need to uninstall the several malware programs on my computer before I install a software firewall? I also have microsoft security essentials running.

Do I need to run Microsoft security essentials, malawarebytes, and spyware at the same time? Or is security essentials enough? Thanks in advance.

I recently went to a fake youtube site by accident and got a trojan named Trojan.Tracur which has a file name of arg133726.exe Microsoft Security essentials notified in about 10 sec that it had detected a threat and it asked me to clean my computer. It delted the trojan and all seemed to be...

Sorry for posting again but the thread was automatically closed 0.o Original Post is here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/243841-49-unusual-virus-problem-microsoft-security-essentials#t883744 I was suggested to use MalwareBytes and ComboFix. My questions are : 1. what is 'safe mode with...

Today Microsoft Security Essentials detected a threat on my PC. I clicked on 'Clean Computer' option and it said that the computer is cleaned and I will have to restart the PC. Later it showed the status of the PC as protected. When I checked the history , It was as follows...

Microsoft Security Security essentials indicated that my desktop was infected with worm:win32/gamarue.B. It said it was removed, but the task manager showed it as running. I ended the task and I am running a full system virus scan. It seems that the worm first infected the computer on 12/5...

Hello, Samsung Kies (v2.0.3.11082_152) is using 185872K of memory (WinXP machine with 2GB RAM). I have excluded Kies.exe from Microsoft Security Essentials scan process, but still facing this memory squeeze! Advice please.