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Old December 10th 19, 08:54 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Alek
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Default “Microsoft to end updates to Windows 7’s free AV software, Security Essentials”

Lynn McGuire wrote on 12/10/2019 1:42 PM:
“Microsoft to end updates to Windows 7’s free AV software, Security
Essentials”

https://www.computerworld.com/articl...ssentials.html

“When support for Windows 7 ends on Jan. 14, Microsoft will also stop
providing new malware signatures for its home-grown Security Essentials
software.”

Ok, this is not good. Microsoft is playing hardball here.

I am not impressed with any of the other antivirus products.

Lynn


"Security Essentials, a free antivirus (AV) program that launched in
2008, was originally limited to consumers. However, in 2010, Microsoft
expanded the licensing to small businesses
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/13752/windows-security-essentials-eula,
defined as those with 10 or fewer PCs. Two years after that, *MSE was
replaced by Windows Defender* with the launch of Windows 8."

Don't you have Windows Defender?