Microsoft Security Essentials

You're too busy to spend a lot of time worrying about protecting your PC. With Microsoft Security Essentials, you get high-quality protection against viruses and spyware, including Trojans, worms and other malicious software. And best of all, there are no costs or annoying subscriptions to keep track of.

It's very easy to install Security Essentials using it is even easier than one might expect. Updates and upgrades are automatic, so there's no need to worry about having the latest protection. It's easy to tell if you're protected – when the Security Essentials icon is green, your status is good. It's as simple as that.

When you're busy using your PC, you don't want to be bothered by needless alerts. Security Essentials runs quietly in the background, only alerting you if there's something you need to do. And it doesn't use a lot of system resources, so it won't get in the way of your work or fun.

This software is made by Microsoft to help Windows users to keep their computer secure.Since this software was developed by the company which does the most popular operating system, MSE works perfectly on Windows machines (all operating systems).

The interface is simple and menu is well organized for quick access to all its functions.From the main window you can start the Scan process in quick, full or custom mode.At the Update tab you can run the update process with a single click.In History you see quarantined and all detected items.

In Settings tab you have more menus and you can set a schedule for this antivirus to start automatically,set default actions like remove or quarantine malware and infected files,real-time scan for downloads or monitor local activity (files and programs accessed).Can scan removable USB drives and set an automatic process to remove items from quarantine.

At Microsoft Spynet you can join or not a community who will respond online to problems regarding new computer threats.

As a conclusion of this review, Microsoft Security Essentials works fast,is easy to install and use and combined with Windows Firewall offers the basic protection you need to work with your computer.