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- Skill Level:
- Basic
- Platform:
- Windows
Requirement(s):
- XP: 500 MHz processor, 256 MB RAM
- Vista/7: 1.0 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM
- 140 MB of available hard disk space
Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time and on-demand protection from viruses, spyware, and other malware for standalone workstations. It works with genuine Windows XP 32-bit SP2 or SP3, Vista 32/64-bit SP1 or SP2, Windows 7 32/64-bit. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free alternative to other anti-malware packages, but may conflict with other anti-malware tools.
Average Rating: 
Based on 3 Ratings
- Rating:
- Pros:
- Improves performance on systems with 512MB of RAM. Seems to have less overhead on the system resources. All systems installed on working faster than they were with other Antivirus applications. We have tried many others. We have Updates well and plays well with older systems.
- Cons:
- None so far.
Get it! It works! Free! Usable! Usefull! No excuse for not having AV protection!
- Rating:
- Pros:
- Seems like if works perfectly so far. It is free, that always helps
- Cons:
- None so far. I just hope Microsoft dosen't start charging.
Great
- Rating:
- Pros:
- small footprint and more importantly, it doesn't slow down your system
- Cons:
- none yet
try it, microsoft seems like they got it right!
