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@ajstringham Yes, and ironically it works better than the on premise solution ever has for me. I've been using it at my current employer for a year now and tested it thoroughly against an on premise solution at a previous employer. It outperformed in both cases the on premise version. So yeah, I'm a fan of cloud AV solutions, especially if they work well.
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@Bill-Kindle sure thing - would you rather play with home or business version? The scan technology is the same but the portal functions are deeper in business. There's a business trial here (don't worry, the sales folks know not to pester SpiceHeads
http://www.webroot.com/customerSupport/trialRegistration.php?trpd=WSAB&loc=usa&lang=en and I can get you a home copy to play with if you'd rather that way. -
@Nic Thanks, the business version is what I would be more likely to test. I still rely on MSSE for home ATM, wouldn't mind trying it out there too.
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@bill-kindle Tell me MSSE is something I've never heard of from overseas. Tell me it's not MS Security Essentials...please...
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@ajstringham said:
@bill-kindle Tell me MSSE is something I've never heard of from overseas. Tell me it's not M$ Security Essentials...please...
No comment.
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@Bill-Kindle ok cool - go ahead and use the business trial link and I'll see about getting you a home code
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@Bill-Kindle said:
@ajstringham said:
@bill-kindle Tell me MSSE is something I've never heard of from overseas. Tell me it's not MS Security Essentials...please...
No comment.
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Sorry to disappoint.
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@Bill-Kindle said:
Sorry to disappoint.
LOL. Just MSE is as bad as it gets. Even Microsoft says it's bad. If you want to go free for home use, go Avast. However, that's a moot point if you end up getting Webroot.
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@Nic Thanks, the business version is what I would be more likely to test. I still rely on MSSE for home ATM, wouldn't mind trying it out there too.
@scottalanmiller He had said it was his home machine that's running MSE. I pray that he's not using MSE at his office.
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Microsoft does not say MSSE is bad. They say it's a baseline that all other AV's should shoot to be better than. !=bad.
I know you don't like it @ajstringham but I do. The only reason I've moved away from it for other options (namely Webroot) is because I like the journaling feature webroot has.
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@Dashrender said:
Microsoft does not say MSSE is bad. They say it's a baseline that all other AV's should shoot to be better than. !=bad.
I know you don't like it @ajstringham but I do. The only reason I've moved away from it for other options (namely Webroot) is because I like the journaling feature webroot has.
We use it via InTune. It is pretty decent.
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@Dashrender said:
Microsoft does not say MSSE is bad. They say it's a baseline that all other AV's should shoot to be better than. !=bad.
I know you don't like it @ajstringham but I do. The only reason I've moved away from it for other options (namely Webroot) is because I like the journaling feature webroot has.
"Microsoft has admitted Windows users should install antivirus above and beyond its own Security Essentials, describing its protection as merely a "baseline" that will "always be on the bottom" of antivirus software rankings." - http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/384394/microsoft-security-essentials-is-designed-to-be-bottom-of-the-antivirus-rankings
Yes, a baseline != bad but saying how it'll always be on the bottom and that users should use something else? That sounds pretty bad in my book. YMMV
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@ajstringham said:
Yes, a baseline != bad but saying how it'll always be on the bottom and that users should use something else? That sounds pretty bad in my book. YMMV
Microsoft has vendors to appear. They can't just say that you shouldn't use "pay for" products without causing a huge problem in their ecosystem. They've as much as stated that there is reason to have to get anything else and are only saying what is necessary to keep their customers (our vendors) happy: "Now, Microsoft has said it sees Security Essentials as merely the first layer of protection, advising customers to use additional, third-party antivirus - although the company stressed that wasn't because the product wasn't good enough to stand on its own."
There is little doubt that Webroot, Vipre, Sophos, etc. are mostly better than MSSE, but Microsoft has been very clear that it is a competitive product and of real consideration.
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I didn't really know much about Webroot before this discussion, but I have to say it sounds really cool. I especially like the cooperative nature of how it finds new threats. I definitely want to hear more from those of you that demo it.
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@dominica what do you want to know? It's an antivirus when it's doing it's job and you're not surfing sites that have bad things on it it's no different than nearly any different.
I notice no additional load on my PC, but my phone - well that's another story. I put the mobile version on my Galaxy S4 and I'm noticing a considerable slowdown. I don't know if it's because the phone came with another AV on it already that I can't uninstall or disable.
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@scottalanmiller I agree. Since Microsoft is still selling MSSE as the protection in their Intune product line they make sure it stays relevant or people might leave Intune.
