Thread: Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft today announced a limited beta version of Microsoft security tutorials, free for users to install anti-virus software, Windows XP, Vista system, or 7. New applications, which will be replaced by Windows Live OneCare, designed to cover the basic security needs of home users, and its easy-to-use interface seems to be taking the right approach to the implementation of this task.

It's easy to get started with Microsoft's security elements. When you first start it, the program will download and install Microsoft's most up-to-date virus definitions, and then scan your system. Once installed, the software will automatically save the current download new virus definitions every day, through Windows Update.

Microsoft security required interface is clear and clean design. At the top of the window, you'll see your computer's protection status protection, partial protection or protection. All four appear on the label: Home (this means you an overview of your settings, there is a scan button), update (where you can manually update your virus definition files), history (including records of all malicious software-ching reason for your system) and settings (self-explanatory).

You may spend most of their time in the Home tab; "set and forget" appropriately describes the elements of Microsoft security. The default setting for most users, although I would have expected Microsoft to provide some safety options - to scan removable drives, and check for updates before scanning your system, for example - in the first run through.

Unfortunately, some settings are a bit mysterious. For example, under the Settings tab in the default action, Microsoft's default security elements as Microsoft security elements proposed action, all the options no recommendations for action. You have to poke around the help system to find out the recommended action. In addition, I was initially confused, because Microsoft did not mention safety applications of Windows Update to automatically install new virus definition files. Therefore, you may assume that you have to constantly install new virus definition updates manually. A simple note on the Update tab would be a welcome clarification.

Whether the software can help Microsoft's PC security market monopoly remains to be seen, but Microsoft's security is a user-friendly elements of the anti-virus applications, should include the most basic user. Find out more about the Microsoft Security Essentials including malicious software detection and removal of the test as its official, the final version of the practices and topics visit our Security Center for the safety of the ongoing news reports and products.