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nikospc

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hi
is microsoft security essentials and bit defender the same thing? and can i have microsoft security essentials and avast running or do they conflict?

thanks
nick
 

Random_tech

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Aug 24, 2015
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no, they are not the same, MS security essentials is horrible, however bitdefender is one of the best, if not the best.
and i am pretty sure that MS security essentails gets turned off automatically by windows to stop the interferance between the two programs