[access-uk] Re: Microsoft security essentials
- From: "Barry Hill" <barry.hill3@xxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 09:34:00 -0000
Hi Ali
For usability, MSE is great, but read this article below that I got from
http://sportnu.com/
Once again, Microsoft's Security Essentials has finished at the bottom of
the list during AV-Test's latest evaluation of antivirus products. The
German-based testing firm pitted 28 antivirus programs (a mix of free and
paid offerings) against 153 pieces of zero-day malware and 12,327 pieces of
known maware on Windows 7 machines in a three-part test that scores on
protection, performance and usability.
The tests, which were conducted in December, not only had Microsoft's free
antivirus tool (version 4.6) coming in dead last among 28 competitors, but
it scored 0 out of 6 points in the category of malware protection. It fared
a better when it came to performance (4 out of 6) and scored a perfect 6
points when it came to usability. However, if your antivirus is not
successful in blocking threats, ease of use will never make up for that
glaring weakness.
Microsoft in the past has spoken out against AV-Test's findings in the past,
saying that while the testing firm rates the products based off of missed
malware detections, Microsoft prioritizes protection based off of real-world
malware use and potential risk to end users.
In a blog from 2013, Microsoft's Joe Blackbird said that the majority of
malware tested against its products would rarely be encountered in the wild.
"Our review showed that 0.0033 percent of our Microsoft Security Essentials
and Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection customers were impacted by
malware samples not detected during the test," wrote Blackbird. "In
addition, 94 percent of the malware samples not detected during the test
didn't impact our customers."
According to the latest batch of testing, when it comes to antivirus
protection, you get what you pay for. That's why it's no surprise that the
three products that claimed perfect scores in the category of protection are
all paid products. Avira's Antivirus Pro 2015, F-Secure Internet Security
2015 and Trend Micro Internet Security 2015 were all awarded the company's
seal of approval. All three blocked 100 percent of both known and new
malware attacks during the December testing.
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Ali
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 8:29 AM
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Subject: [access-uk] Microsoft security essentials
Hi all,
what do people think about the above?
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Thank you
Ali
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