Been using  mse for ages with no issues

I have used any anti-virus software on my last two FSX only rigs since 2008 and haven't had any issues since I don't browse the web with it. On my other computer that I do use for Web browsing, I've used NOD32 for years and like it a lot.

all of the anti virus are crap. you dont need a anti virus to protect your PC, as long that your being careful what your are accessing. 

True  but  all it takes just one virus  to make your day  rather at least have mse installed than nothing at all

MSE is just about dead last in effectiveness, I would not trust it.

 

What a few of us are saying here is to use a combination of Security.Essentials and Malwarebytes. Its a very effective combination that wont cripple PC performance.  Paid for anti-virus programmes tend to be overblown and come with a large dose of sales hype and intrusive pop-ups   In reality, unless a user is regularly surfing adult content sites, downloading from pirate torrent sites and opening suspicious email attachments , they will likely be a low-risk user and could, in theory, do without anti-virus altogether and instead run Malwarebytes once a week to be sure, and perhaps image their hard drive with the likes of Acronis for peace of mind. 

Its getting the balance right between threat and paranoia I guess ;-)

I have used any anti-virus software on my last two FSX only rigs since 2008 and haven't had any issues since I don't browse the web with it. On my other computer that I do use for Web browsing, I've used NOD32 for years and like it a lot.

Meant to say that I haven't used any anti-virus in my last two FSX computers.

NONE for ages, never had any problems, I'm not using torrent sites or other malicious site, you know xxx and such!

 

 

NONE for ages, never had any problems,

 

The other argument of course is, that apart from perhaps a drop in performance, we'd never know we had a virus if we had no anti-virus program to detect it.  So for those not running any AV, an online scanner would be better than nothing..

 

http://www.malwarehelp.org/online_anti_virus_scanners.html

 

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we'd never know we had a virus if we had no anti-virus program to detect it.

 

 

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Your right 

 

Which one your using from that list?

Which one your using from that list?

 

I'd run Malwarebytes once a week to make sure you're clear of trojans etc....

https://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/

(Untick the box that says "Enable 30-day trail'  when installing it)

 

And run this online scanner every so often as well...

http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/scanner/online/free.html

 

Its also a good idea to run C-Cleaner beforehand to flush out temp files...

https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

(Untick the 'cookies' tickbox for whatever browser you use if you want to keep online login passwords).

 

Hope this helps.

 

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Thank you!

I have been with Avast! since 2002, I'll stick with it to the bitter end. It doesn't bother my FSX-MS at all. When I go to a bad web page, BANG! & DONE with it + a latter message that it BANGed it. No stupid Y/N question. KILL! Love it.

 

Note; There is no full automation antivirus. Once a month do check and do clean up. No way out of it.

 

Cheers,

True  but  all it takes just one virus  to make your day  rather at least have mse installed than nothing at all

Exactly, each to there own but I wouldn't see the point of building a house and then removing the doors.