{"id":15,"date":"2010-06-10T19:42:38","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T00:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paulbegley.com\/2010\/06\/stop-paying-for-windows-security-microsofts-security-tools-are-good-enough\/"},"modified":"2010-06-10T19:42:38","modified_gmt":"2010-06-11T00:42:38","slug":"stop-paying-for-windows-security-microsofts-security-tools-are-good-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.paulbegley.com\/?p=15","title":{"rendered":"Stop Paying for Windows Security; Microsoft’s Security Tools Are Good Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stop Paying for Windows Security; Microsoft’s Security Tools Are Good Enough<\/a><\/p>\n

I have been using Microsoft Security Essentials since it was in beta.  It does a good job, with very low overhead, and high rate of accuracy, including malware and Trojans.  <\/p>\n

If you use Security Essentials, keep your workstation patched, and use multiple browsers with ad blocking software, you can feel pretty secure running Windows.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Security Essentials
http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security_essentials\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Recommended Firefox Add-Ons \u2013 AdBlock Plus
https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/1865\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Recommended Chrome Extensions \u2013 AdBlock v2.0
https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/extensions\/detail\/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom<\/a><\/p>\n

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Technorati Tags: security<\/a>,Microsoft<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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