Microsoft Security Essentials Frequent Scan?

For reasons I have no idea of, this program keeps saying my system is not protected and I need to perform a scan. I have uninstalled this program an gone back to Avast. Anyone have an idea as to why all of a sudden this is taking place with Security Essentials?

Thanks
Wildman

 

I had the schedule set for Sunday at around 6:00 P.M. A check before I uninstalled it showed that it had run at that time. I will be frank and say I never did fully like MSE as I thought it was way to dependent upon IE to function well. I may be wrong but that was an to some extent is still my opinion.

Thnaks
Wildman

 

I am with you all the way Starbuck, just to add my backing, MSSE is my choice and also use FF exclusively.
Why there should be any thoughts that MSSE is linked to IE I find hard to comprehend, one is a browser, the other is an antivirus. OK both made by Microsoft but that is the only link I can see.

I used to use Avast and did so for a very long time, however, there seems to have been some sort of shift in their business etiquette and the way they do things, so some things changed, and quite badly for me, the program suddenly started throwing up too many false positives and rescuing important program files out of the Avast quarantine was getting to be a pain. I dumped it and decided to try MSSE, although it doesn't as yet get very good revues from those various antivirus testing groups and companies, it works well enough for me.

Nev.

 

I've been using a mix of Avast and MSE. I have a server running WHS and Avast makes a product that works on that OS. I also have it on a few as the server based version communicates well so I know the wife is letting her antivirus definitions update. I've been using MSE on my main desktop lately. The last few majors updates to Avast have made it unusable out of the box..it's a very needy antivirus. Lots to click and think about. It just wasn't worth changing all the buried settings. MSE has been working fine for me. Behavior is 95% of not getting infected anyway, so any detection difference is not as important as it might sound. Not to mention, most viruses you'll get infected with were released too new to be in anyone's update. But, I do understand folks using each of them as needed. No idea about the comment about IE and MSE. They're entirely different products.

-etavares

 

Okay, I'll try MSE again, just hope it does not keep telling me I'm not protected and need to run a scan when I will have it set to do so weekly.

Thanks
Wildman

 

I have mine set to scan on Sunday mornings, but this week it missed due to not being on at the time, so I got the message. Just do as Starbuck said and run one manually, in quick scan mode it will quietly get on with it in the background, while you are doing something else. Once it has done so, unlike other AV's it doesn't nag that it found nothing. It will only allert you if it does find something.

Nev.

 

Thanks. I unchecked the box that said run only if computer is idle (something to that effect may not be exactly what was shown). This may have been my problem, time will tell. I also was seeing Avast start to act differently. Revo found a bunch of items even after it had apparently been uninstalled.

Thanks
Wildman

 

No (and I literally mean no) antivirus will completely uninstall itself. You'll want to run the corresponding removal utility. Each antivirus has its own. See here for Avast's:

http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility

-etavares

 

That is why I have Revo Uninstaller on my machine. Works well with other programs one uninstalls as well, I use the strongest option an it always finds items that have been left behind and gets rid of them. Only one it has not been able to handle has been MSE an for that I go to the Microsoft Site.

Thanks
Wildman

 

I have used Revo a dozen times to completely remove MSE from computers without an issue.
Maybe you didn't stop MSE in config first.

 

I previously used Microsoft OneCare, which has now been replaced and branded MSE.

 

I use Revo all the time, but I would still run the antivirus removal tool. Revo has to search, whereas the antivirus removal tools know exactly what they are looking for.

-etavares

 

hi dstm, hope all is going great for you'
prayers, love to you

Now to all I must tell you,

I have been using microsoft security essentials for years, ever since
Our ken b advised me , and just want you to know for me it is exceptional.
as is malwarebytes.

hugs kenB
and thank you.

kayrose

 

I must say of all the ones I have tried over the years MSE appears to be the easiest. Let's hope it does not go the way the others have and become bloated and or cumbersome.

Thanks
Wildman

 

Well no matter what I try MSE keeps wanting me to do a scan on very frequent bases. This is unacceptable to me an thus once again MSE has been uninstalled from my machine. I will try Avira (FREE) again.

Thanks
Wildman

 

Aggggggg Avira has done gone an become bloated,slows down ones machine. Looks as if I'll have to deal with MSE after all unless some one knows of another Free virus program that is not a resource hog an does a good job.

Thanks
Wildman

 

FIW, I use MSSE without incident. My desktop stays on 24/7 and MSSE runs entirely on it's own. I have the same issue with MSSE on my notebook that I use infrequently.

Bill