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Old December 10th 19, 10:11 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Ken Blake[_4_]
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Default “Microsoft to end updates to Windows 7’s free AV software, Security Essentials”

On 12/10/2019 1:39 PM, Panthera Tigris Altaica wrote:
On 2019-12-10 13:42, Lynn McGuire wrote:
“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 is not the best antimalware product for Windows, and
that's putting it mildly.





True. However Microsoft Defender is much better.


However, if Microsoft stops supporting it, you
will need something else. Stay away from Norton and McAfee;



I agree.


Avast is,
sadly, following in their footsteps. AVG is now part of Avast. There
aren't that many top-tier products left.



But there are are some, including Defender.


--
Ken