Thanks. For some reason I never saw CNET in my search results. After reading the review I decided the lack of anti-spam and anti-adware make it a poor choice since I like my security wrapped up in a single bundle. I'll go visit Steve anyway since it has been a long time since I was there. Don -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Chisolm Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 11:33 AM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Microsoft Security Essential Don, I don't know how truly independent it is, but you can read one at http://tinyurl.com/yhmw37q I have always thought that it is a good idea to use more than one anti-spyware program. Steve Gibson (who, in my opinion, is the best malware expert) has referenced MS Security Essentials several times in his podcasts . . . see the transcripts or listen to episodes 202, 208, 216, and 218 at http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm ~ Dan --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------