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Netta wrote:
John, Where do I go to check to see if microsoft is providing a virus protection for me with windows updates You don't. Go to microsoft.com and search for Security Essentials. Windows Updates does NOT provide you with virus protection. It seems that you don't have *any* protection at the moment. C |
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Netta wrote:
John, Where do I go to check to see if microsoft is providing a virus protection for me with windows updates You don't. Go to microsoft.com and search for Security Essentials. Windows Updates does NOT provide you with virus protection. It seems that you don't have *any* protection at the moment. C |
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try this: http://www.avast.com
"Netta" wrote in message ... John, Where do I go to check to see if microsoft is providing a virus protection for me with windows updates -- lovely "John" wrote: Hi I need recommendation for an Antivirus for win xp. In the past I have avoided Norton Internet Security as it seems to take too much system resources and slows the pc down. I have always used Norton Antivirus, while for firewall I use win xp built-in firewall and router firewall. For spy ware I use Windows Defender. My question is can I move to the Norton Antivirus 350 without putting too much strain on resources or is plain Norton Antivirus still better for reasons I have described above? Many Thanks Regards |
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try this: http://www.avast.com
"Netta" wrote in message ... John, Where do I go to check to see if microsoft is providing a virus protection for me with windows updates -- lovely "John" wrote: Hi I need recommendation for an Antivirus for win xp. In the past I have avoided Norton Internet Security as it seems to take too much system resources and slows the pc down. I have always used Norton Antivirus, while for firewall I use win xp built-in firewall and router firewall. For spy ware I use Windows Defender. My question is can I move to the Norton Antivirus 350 without putting too much strain on resources or is plain Norton Antivirus still better for reasons I have described above? Many Thanks Regards |
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"Netta" wrote in message ... John, Where do I go to check to see if microsoft is providing a virus protection for me with windows updates -- lovely Microsoft Security Essentials: http://www.microsoft.com/security_es...s/default.aspx -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA |
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"Netta" wrote in message ... John, Where do I go to check to see if microsoft is providing a virus protection for me with windows updates -- lovely Microsoft Security Essentials: http://www.microsoft.com/security_es...s/default.aspx -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA |
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On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:58:05 -0800, Netta
wrote: John, Where do I go to check to see if microsoft is providing a virus protection for me with windows updates Microsoft does *not* provide virus protection for you. You need to install anti-virus software, from Microsoft (Microsoft Security Essentials) or from some other vendor. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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On Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:58:05 -0800, Netta
wrote: John, Where do I go to check to see if microsoft is providing a virus protection for me with windows updates Microsoft does *not* provide virus protection for you. You need to install anti-virus software, from Microsoft (Microsoft Security Essentials) or from some other vendor. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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Although Microsoft does not provide any resident Anti-Virus protection for Windows
(any version) it does provide a resident protection program against malware and another to scan against malicious software. These are named "Windows Defender" and "Malicious Software Removal Tool" (MRT.exe), respectively. Windows Defender is included with Windows as standard from Vista and above. For XP (SP2 or greater), you can download and install Windows Defender from Microsoft Downloads : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en If you have Microsoft Update enabled, then the "Malicious Software Removal Tool" will be automatically downloaded each month to your [system32] directory. Just type MRT.exe into the "Run" box to start this application. If you don't have Automatic Updated enabled (I recommend that you do, though) you can obtain MRT.exe from : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Also, you can go to the Windows Live website and perform a [free] Safety Scan for viruses and other malicious code on your PC. For the Windows Live Safety Scan, go to : http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/howsafe.htm == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Netta" wrote in message ... John, Where do I go to check to see if microsoft is providing a virus protection for me with windows updates -- lovely "John" wrote: Hi I need recommendation for an Antivirus for win xp. In the past I have avoided Norton Internet Security as it seems to take too much system resources and slows the pc down. I have always used Norton Antivirus, while for firewall I use win xp built-in firewall and router firewall. For spy ware I use Windows Defender. My question is can I move to the Norton Antivirus 350 without putting too much strain on resources or is plain Norton Antivirus still better for reasons I have described above? Many Thanks Regards |
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Although Microsoft does not provide any resident Anti-Virus protection for Windows
(any version) it does provide a resident protection program against malware and another to scan against malicious software. These are named "Windows Defender" and "Malicious Software Removal Tool" (MRT.exe), respectively. Windows Defender is included with Windows as standard from Vista and above. For XP (SP2 or greater), you can download and install Windows Defender from Microsoft Downloads : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en If you have Microsoft Update enabled, then the "Malicious Software Removal Tool" will be automatically downloaded each month to your [system32] directory. Just type MRT.exe into the "Run" box to start this application. If you don't have Automatic Updated enabled (I recommend that you do, though) you can obtain MRT.exe from : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Also, you can go to the Windows Live website and perform a [free] Safety Scan for viruses and other malicious code on your PC. For the Windows Live Safety Scan, go to : http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/howsafe.htm == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Netta" wrote in message ... John, Where do I go to check to see if microsoft is providing a virus protection for me with windows updates -- lovely "John" wrote: Hi I need recommendation for an Antivirus for win xp. In the past I have avoided Norton Internet Security as it seems to take too much system resources and slows the pc down. I have always used Norton Antivirus, while for firewall I use win xp built-in firewall and router firewall. For spy ware I use Windows Defender. My question is can I move to the Norton Antivirus 350 without putting too much strain on resources or is plain Norton Antivirus still better for reasons I have described above? Many Thanks Regards |
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"Tim Meddick" écrivait
: Although Microsoft does not provide any resident Anti-Virus protection for Windows (any version) it does provide a resident protection program against malware and another to scan against malicious software. I just double-clicked on the MS Security Essentials on my taskbar to check what you say and on the Home tab it says "Real-time protection : Enabled" (my Win and MSE are in French so it's a translation), to me that looks like "resident Anti-Virus protection". Am I wrong? |
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"Tim Meddick" écrivait
: Although Microsoft does not provide any resident Anti-Virus protection for Windows (any version) it does provide a resident protection program against malware and another to scan against malicious software. I just double-clicked on the MS Security Essentials on my taskbar to check what you say and on the Home tab it says "Real-time protection : Enabled" (my Win and MSE are in French so it's a translation), to me that looks like "resident Anti-Virus protection". Am I wrong? |
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I do apologise - MSE final release was on 29 September 2009 and although I was aware
of M$'s plans to launch a [free] resident AV protection program I am woefully behind the times and didn't know it had already been released. For anyone else reading this who wanted true resident Anti-Virus protection free from Microsoft, you can download Microsoft Security Essentials from : http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...e-en-us-xp.exe == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Doum" wrote in message .. . "Tim Meddick" écrivait : Although Microsoft does not provide any resident Anti-Virus protection for Windows (any version) it does provide a resident protection program against malware and another to scan against malicious software. I just double-clicked on the MS Security Essentials on my taskbar to check what you say and on the Home tab it says "Real-time protection : Enabled" (my Win and MSE are in French so it's a translation), to me that looks like "resident Anti-Virus protection". Am I wrong? |
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I do apologise - MSE final release was on 29 September 2009 and although I was aware
of M$'s plans to launch a [free] resident AV protection program I am woefully behind the times and didn't know it had already been released. For anyone else reading this who wanted true resident Anti-Virus protection free from Microsoft, you can download Microsoft Security Essentials from : http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...e-en-us-xp.exe == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Doum" wrote in message .. . "Tim Meddick" écrivait : Although Microsoft does not provide any resident Anti-Virus protection for Windows (any version) it does provide a resident protection program against malware and another to scan against malicious software. I just double-clicked on the MS Security Essentials on my taskbar to check what you say and on the Home tab it says "Real-time protection : Enabled" (my Win and MSE are in French so it's a translation), to me that looks like "resident Anti-Virus protection". Am I wrong? |
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Hi John
I have solutions for you: Go microsoft website, download M windows essentials and get yourself avg anti-virus which very lite then, you will tell me, enjoy. Bingo "John" wrote: Hi I need recommendation for an Antivirus for win xp. In the past I have avoided Norton Internet Security as it seems to take too much system resources and slows the pc down. I have always used Norton Antivirus, while for firewall I use win xp built-in firewall and router firewall. For spy ware I use Windows Defender. My question is can I move to the Norton Antivirus 350 without putting too much strain on resources or is plain Norton Antivirus still better for reasons I have described above? Many Thanks Regards |
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