About three years ago I change my anti-virus on my home Windows machines from TrendMirco's PC-cillin to avast! Free Antivirus. With the exception of a couple of false positives, I have been extremely happy with the free version of avast! It didn't drag my machines down performance wise and provided me with the level of protection that I am looking for in my home computers.
However, that being said, I have chosen to test out Microsoft Security Essentials on one of my home computers to see how it stacks up against the same model pc running avast. So far the verdict is positive for the Microsoft product. I can schedule scans, run automatic or manual updates, and can customize some features such as real-time scan settings and exclusion lists. I have also not noticed any hit to performance on the box running Microsoft Security Essentials, as a matter of fact it is using about half the RAM avast appears to be using.
I'll continue to run Microsoft Security Essentials for a while and report back on anything negative, but so far it looks like another acceptable free security tool for you home computer.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Microsoft Security Essentials
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