Free Microsoft Anti Virus

Microsoft Security Essentials

Who wants a free anti virus? I do, thanks to my friend Sernan for telling me about this free anti virus from Microsoft. I’ve been using Kaspersky Anti virus for almost a year now and I upgraded from free version of AVG because there is a virus that AVG can not remove and Kaspersky was able to do it. To make long story short, my Kaspersky license is about to expire so I thought of giving a fee anti virus another shot. That’s when Sernan told me about Microsoft’s free anti virus.

Microsoft Free Anti Virus is called Microsoft Security Essentials and its free to download and use. It provides real-time protection for your PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Operating system must be a Genuine Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7.

Microsoft also stated that it is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple. It runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you want—without interruptions or long computer wait times.

I was surprised that the file I’ve downloaded was so small compared with other free anti virus I’ve used previously. It’s a tiny 8mb installation file. Downloading and installation was a breeze but Microsoft needs to verify if you are using a genuine Windows operating system first. After the verification it proceeds with the installation and then scanned my system for the first time. Oh yes I disabled Kaspersky Anti Virus first because you don’t want two anti virus working on your system at the same time.

Trojan found

Lo and behold it was able to find a Trojan in my system as I don’t really expect this free anti virus to find anything because I am confident that nothing can escape Kaspersky Anti Virus. It says that the Trojan resides on my temporary internet files. (see screenshot on the left.)

Well I think finding a Trojan that was able to escape Kaspersky is an Anti Virus worth in my book, free or not free. In this case, its a free anti virus which makes it more valuable application.

So I am not going to renew my Kaspersky subscription for the mean time and just try this Microsoft Anti Virus, well it’s free so I might as well make advantage of it.

You can download Microsoft Security Essentials here.

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