Microsoft Security Essentials

[Embattle]

About Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.

Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that 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.

Microsoft Security Essentials 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.

Virus, Spyware & Malware Protection | Microsoft Security Essentials

 

[MYstIC G]

Will see what the mem and CPU usage is like on one of the drone PCs at work.

 

[Syri]

I've installed it on my pc, currently running windows 7 rc1 x64. idle, it's using no cpu time and 680kb memory. Can't find any other tasks running that look like they're linked to it either, unless there's an infamous svchost type task floating about for it.
switch to a full system scan, cpu usage hovers between 3 and 0, and memory is at 2.8mb.
so for performance, they've done a bloody good job... now, just need to see how it handles a virus, I don't really plan on getting infected just to test it though.

 

[TdC]

pretty awesome. don't know if I'm willing to ditch my avp for this quite yet though

 

[MYstIC G]

eicar | THE ANTI-VIRUS OR ANTI-MALWARE TEST FILE

Easy test. It jumped straight on the download.

 

[Ch3tan]

Fucking LOL, MS spam bot not called Aada on the forums!