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INDEX Requirements Development Features Working Removal of virus Bibilography

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE)

Introduction
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is a free antivirus software product created by Microsoft that provides protection against different types of malware such as computer virus, spyware, rootkits and trojan horses for Windows XP (IA-32), Windows Vista, and Windows 7 (both IA-32 and x64). Microsoft Security Essentials replaces Windows Live OneCare, a commercial subscription-based antivirus service and the free Windows Defender, which only protected users from adware and spyware. Unlike the Microsoft Forefront family of enterprise-oriented security products, Microsoft Security Essentials is geared for consumer use. Microsoft Security Essentials received positive reviews upon its release. In June 2011, it was the most popular antivirus software product in North America and one of the most popular four in the world Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home or small business PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.It is a free download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and is automatically updated to protect your PC with the latest technology. Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you wantwithout interruptions or long computer wait times. Before installing Microsoft Security Essentials, we recommend that you uninstall other antivirus software already running on your PC. Running more than one antivirus program at the same time can potentially cause conflicts that affect PC performance.

Minimum system requirements for Microsoft Security Essentials

Operating System: Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)*; Windows Vista (Service Pack 1, or Service Pack 2)*; Windows 7*

For Windows XP, a PC with a CPU clock speed of 500 MHz or higher, and 256 MB RAM or higher. For Windows Vista and Windows 7, a PC with a CPU clock speed of 1.0 GHz or higher, and 1 GB RAM or higher. VGA display of 800 600 or higher. 200 MB of available hard disk space. An Internet connection is required for installation and to download the latest virus and spyware definitions for Microsoft Security Essentials. Internet Browser: o Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 or later. o Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later. Microsoft Security Essentials also supports Windows XP Mode in Windows 7. For more information see the system requirements for Windows XP Mode in Windows 7.

Development
Microsoft announced plans for a free consumer security product, codenamed Morro on 18 November 2008. It marked a change in Microsoft's consumer antivirus marketing strategy: Instead of offering a subscription-based antivirus with a host of other tools, such as backup and a personal firewall, Morro would be free for all genuine installations of Windows not intended for business use (with an exception for small home based businesses) and offers protection against all types of malware. Microsoft Forefront would be offered alongside Microsoft Security Essentials, with central management tools not present in Microsoft Security Essentials.

On 23 June 2009, Microsoft opened a public beta to 75,000 people in the United States, Israel, People's Republic of China and Brazil. At the time, Microsoft stated that Microsoft Security Essentials would be finalized and released before the end of 2009, in 20 markets and 10 languages. The final build was released on 29 September 2009.

Second version
On 19 July 2010, Microsoft released a technical preview of Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0. On 16 December 2010, Microsoft Security Essentials version 2.0 passed the technical preview stage and was officially released to public. This version includes Network Inspection System, a network intrusion detection system that works on Windows Vista and Windows 7 as well as a new anti-malware engine that employs heuristics in malware detection. Version 2 can also integrate with Internet Explorer to protect users against web-based threats.

Features
Microsoft Security Essentials is a security suite designed for consumers and lacks centralized management features which are found in Microsoft Forefront Client Security. It includes the same anti-malware engine (dubbed "Microsoft Malware Protection Engine", or MSMPENG for short), and virus definitions that all other Microsoft desktop anti-malware products share, including Forefront Client Security, Windows Live OneCare, and Windows Defender. Before installation, Microsoft Security Essentials checks for the validity of the installed copy of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Security Essentials requires no registration or personal information. Microsoft Security Essentials disables Windows Defender, since Microsoft Security Essentials also provides protection against spyware and adware. Using default settings, archived files are decompressed, and then scanned. File downloads and e-mail attachments are also scanned. Its Dynamic Signature Service attempts to better identify malicious files by checking for updates if an application exhibits suspicious behavior.] Before taking action against a suspect file, Microsoft Security Essentials prompts for user input. If no response is received in ten minutes, then the suspected malware is handled according to its default action, letting Microsoft Security Essentials determine what to do with the malware. System Restore points are created before removing found malware.

Microsoft Security Essentials automatically checks for and downloads virus definition updates which are published three times a day to Microsoft Update.

Working of antivirus

Before installation make sure there is no other Antivirus or spyware application running on the machine. However, you dont need to turn off Windows Defender, because MSE takes care of it for you.You will have to validate your copy of Windows to be able to install and use Security Essentials.The user interface is basic, simple, and easy to use. After installation it will update the virus definitions right away. After that it will update itself automatically in the background so once installed it truly is a set it and forget it process.

After the database is updated the computer status turns green. There are 4 tabs at the top that allow you to control different functions. Under Settings you can choose what actions it should take with malware based on its threat level.

By default Real-time protection is enabled but if you want to disable it you want. The Real-time protection is light on system resources and doesnt slow down other processes at all.

It shows a green icon in the notification area letting you know your system is protected.

Progress is displayed while a manual scan takes place and tells you the amount of time it takes. Scan times will vary between systems based on amount of files and hardware performance.

It works like most other Antivirus apps and lets you scan a single file.

Removal Of Infected files

If a threat is detected a red attention screen pops up in the Notification Area and you can clean the threat right away based on your recommended actions or find out more detail about the threat.

If you want more details, they actually provide a good amount of information on a threat. When in the details screen you can change the recommend action if you want and clean it from there.

During out tests we tried to download an infected file, but MSE stopped it and wouldnt allow the download to continue unless manually selecting to ignore it. This is very nice so someone doesnt ignore the warnings, click out of the screens, and try to download and install the app anyway. For testing we ran this on the 32-bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium but it will also work with XP and Vista. It is light on system resources and runs quietly without constantly popping up messages and annoying you. It does pop up a message when it matters though. If a threat is found it will pop up a red alert to let you know about the malware and decide what actions to take. Its nice to have a free antimalware utility that is easy to use and effective. While Microsoft doesnt always offer the best security solutions, they seem to have gotten this one right.

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