McAfee VirsuScan & Microsoft Security Essentials - that both are necessary?

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• Conflict between McAfee and Microsoft Security Essentials?

  I installed Microsoft Security Essentials on a system that had McAfee.  I thought I had the features on McAfee off the coast.  I started a full scan with MSE.  He locks up in Microsoft/Installer, which is where McAfee says that he kept finding three horses of Troy, ZeroAccess.ee, ZeroAccess.eh and generic.DX!12536d125737.  I finished the scan, but now at startup, Windows says that it has identified a problem and you need to restart in one minute.  I discovered that when I made off McAfee, it was only 15 minutes, therefore, it was still running when MSE was running her scans.  Now all McAfee services are turned off, but the problem persists.  I guess that both programs are in conflict.  The one minute message that the computer will be restarted lights Mode safe as well.  I did a restore (Vista) system and still have the problem. I guess I should remove one of the security programs but do not know what should be my plan of action.  Any help?

  Repost - See the post from Stephen Boots and run one of these "hot" spares and potentially eliminating your malware problems: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/protect_scanning/apparently-got-a-virus-wednesday-discovered-it/a1c1f188-8895-4391-90ac-f3d4c2d76418

  Alternatively, if Malwarebytes could not find try TDSS Killer or Hitman Pro. But one of these rescue disks might be the best...

  Make sure that you have a good processor and 4 GB of RAM preference if you install Win 7.  If you reformat / reinstall the OS which should also remove the malware.

  Good luck...

• Can I use Microsoft Security Essentials even if McAfee is installed but has expired?

  Can I use Microsoft Security Essentials even if I had already installed McAfee anti virus, but it is already expired?

  You must remove McAfee before installing Security Essentials, they both can cause conflicts.

  McAfee removal tool - uninstall of McAfee

• How can I prevent Microsoft Security Essentials send alarmist alerts popups on my computer?

  I have an excellent paid with Vipre antivirus.  Does Microsoft Security Essentials that I use them instead.  They are harassing me with continuous pop ups saying my computer requires immediate cleaning. Is not!  It's very annoying and constant.  How can I stop this?

  Your computer is infected with the malware disguised as Microsoft Security Essentials. You can use Vipre support - http://www.vipreantivirus.com/ or you can use some of these malware scanners to remove malware:

  ESET Online Scanner

  http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/

  Trend Micro Housecall

  http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

  Microsoft safety scanner

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx

  Additional malware removal tools:

  McAfee Stinger

  http://www.McAfee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/Stinger.aspx

  TDSS Killer

  http://support.Kaspersky.com/5350?El=88446

  HitmanPro

  http://www.SurfRight.nl/en

  SuperAntiSpyware

  http://www.SUPERAntiSpyware.com/

  Jim

• Why are there redundant for Microsoft Security Essentials download sites?

  Original title: Microsoft Security Essentials:

  At the insistence of some other people on this community, I decided to start another thread for this exact same topic:

  Why are there redundant for Microsoft Security Essentials download sites? I went on the first site in my search on the web:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=520

  It looks pretty official to me, however, there is only one problem with the above site. Download options are way too vague for us lay people. After publication on the website of MS Community, I was quickly corrected on my ad which does not seem to be an idle thread and offered a link to download the instructions and frequently asked questions that did not work. Much later, I was offered another site to download with different language options and a more detailed description of download:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Security-Essentials-all-versions

  Well, I have to ask the same question again, but in a different way: why society billions of dollars allows this kind of nonsense (multiple and various download sites on the web) occur under their name? Excuse me if I look a little frustrated on this problem, but I am!

  Here's what the site was used initially. I still don't know which version to download for use on this site. The only distinction: "amd64" or "x 86". I don't know looking below that mean both.

  Version:	Date of publication:
  4.4.0304.0	10/11/2013
  Name of the file:	File size:
  ENUS\amd64\MSEInstall.exe	13.0 MB
  ENUS\x86\MSEInstall.exe	10.6 MB

  Download sites are for companies and technicians who need to deploy these.  Basically, the people who understand and who need these details.

  For consumers (users of this community site), the printable page is simply microsoft.com/security_essentials

  Here, you can easily get the version you need.

• dose Microsoft security essentials not to see the place but mcafee has always said he's here

  dose Microsoft security essentials not to see the place but mcafee still says he's here, because of this I can't install or uninstall completely either.

  What is your level of service pack? If you are unsure, check by simultaneously pressing the keyand of windows logo button pause newsletter.

  BTW, please uncheck this as replied, if the matter is not resolved. Thank you

• Error: 0x800106ba: is it true and OK that Microsoft Security Essentials disables Windows Defender?

  Is it true and OK that Microsoft Security Essentials turns turn off Windows Defender?

  Yes.

  It's real and OK.

  Read this bit of info:

  If you have Microsoft Security Essentials, AVG, McAfee, Norton, etc. installed, they have a conflict with Windows Defender, or turn it off.

  Microsoft Security Essentials has its own integrated version of the defender and it automatically disables the version of Vista in Windows Defender.

  If it's not:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/turn-Windows-Defender-on-or-off

  Turn Windows Defender on or off the information on the link above of Microsoft.

  Hope the above explains the common compatibility issues with Windows Defender and other security programs.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Update Microsoft Security Essentials KB2804527 fails. Ran the recommended "Fix it" and that failed.

  In recent weeks, I had a rash of customers, who have all had problems with Microsoft Windows Update across different versions of Windows.

  Currently, this client is running Windows XP with installed MSE.  Windows Update has the MSE KB2804527 update as an important update, but it fails.

  I tried the recommendations I found in the community, and I tried to run the recommended tool 'Fix It' on it, all this without success.

  I'll try to get a live chat support or phone support session goes with Microsoft, but am posting this to the community to be a 'good citizen', so to speak.  :)

  Someone at - it solve this problem yet?  What is happening with MSE updates?  Why are they scrambling so frequently by various platforms? \

  Thank you, in advance.

  MJS

  Here are the specific consumer forums.

  Consumers will find support for Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) in these forums: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/mse

  TIP: If the Version of Client Antimalware 4.2.223.0 appears in MSE Help | On & Defs of MSE are not more than three days, your client need not worry KB2804527.

• Problem: Windows Security Center gives me a "alert" that my anti-virus is turned off, but I am running Windows defender and Microsoft Security Essentials.

  Windows Security Center gives me a "alert" that my anti-virus is disabled.  I have Win XP Professtional and'm running Windows defender and Microsoft Security Essentials times which I recently uninstalled, restarted the computer and reinstalled more updated.  I read related security problems, but I have not found a match.  I have a screenshot of the Win Security Center Alert, but unable to attach.  It is said: ' Windows found multiple antivirus programs on this computer, but they all report that they could be updated or disabled. " Click on the recommendations for suggested actions... [what I did without success, i.e. update.  «[I uninstalled, stop, rebooted and reinstalled and updated]»

  When I shoot to the top of MSE it says, "protection is enabled, and updated definitions.

  Windows Defender said: "Nothing detected" and "computer running normally."

  Before the uninstall and update, I ran System Mechanic from Iolo, who has done wonders for speed.

  Norman

  When it comes to antivirus software, you want one and only one installed and running on your computer.  Two or more may come into conflict with eachother and degrade performance.  I advise you to uninstall Windows defender and use soley mse.

  also I strongly suggest that you avoid using "PC optimization" tools.  They can help a little, but they often do more harm than good.

• my microsoft security essentials protection that is free was hijecked

  My microsoft security essentials protection that is free was hijecked by something to try to sell me a security system and won't let me get online or any what internet.

  Well, you're on the Internet now. :-)

  Seriously, use a PC working group and download everything you need on one of these USB flash (thumb) drives, which you will then be connected to your sick PC.
  EDIT:
  Follow the instructions VERY CAREFULLY in this guide:
  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-security-shield

• After XP SP1 installation, activation of windows and upgrade to SP3, Microsoft Security Essentials said that I need to get Windows Genuine?

  My brother-in-law gave me his laptop Dell Latitude D610 to work on. It was loaded with virus and almost completely non-functional. I installed an old windows XP Home Edition SP1 upgrade disk (I had to insert my plu too Windows 98 disc) on it because I had no original disks supplied with the computer. I am therefore perfectly legal with that.  I installed it and I activated it until I went through updates. When I finished updates of service pack to download SP2 to the execution of the method to update to SP3. I tried to install Microsoft Security Essentials however it would not load and said I had to VALIDATE windows. I already got it activated prior to all other updates. How can I fix it? When I try to validate windows all I see is a white screen, so I can't go any further!  So basically I have 2 problems I need to validate (the computer says that Windows is already activated when I click on the button "Activate Windows"). And I get the white screen when I try to validate... Please help I know it's legal software, just old.

  Hello

  
  Method 1:
  
  Visit the genuine Microsoft software Site of diagnosis and start the Diagnostics.
  http://www.Microsoft.com/genuine/diag/
   
   
  Method 2:
  Also, follow the steps in troubleshooting the Microsoft KB article and check if it works.
  Windows Genuine Advantage does not validate a copy of Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/916247
   
   
  You can also perform validation again at the http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/validate

• Microsoft is aware of a rogue security alert that mimics alert Microsoft Security Essentials?

  See this site for more details.

  http://Clubhouse.Microsoft.com/public/post/001648ea-976f-4cfa-A528-0e4ffe23a8ec

  I was wondering if Microsoft knows about this threat.

  If Microsoft knows about this alert, how they classify this threat? What they call it?

  I know that no anti-virus software will detect all at the same time, I only meant that Microsoft should be aware of this, because the creators of thugs try to imitate Microsoft Security Essentials alert them and attract users in the purchase of products not authorized.

  I know how to check whether or not the alert is Microsoft Security Essentials.

  When the time protection real Microsoft Security Essentials detects something, it always appears from the tray icon, it shows not directly from the alert, whereas the fake one appears directly on the center of the screen of the computer.

  Anyway, the whole point is that I don't want too many antispyware software on my computer, I prefer to use portable applications for the detection and removal, such as rescue of vipre, portable superantispyware, doctor web cureit, norman malware cleaner. I don't want to have separate antispyware software more, that drives me crazy, if I have these installed I will need to be updated regularly, they don't have no automatic updates unless if I buy the full version.

  I know that it will be easier to tell if the alert is false or not, once Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 is installed on the computer, because Microsoft has removed the "Clean computer" button in alert details, it does appear on the alert since the icon of the status bar, while the false, they imitate the alert from MSE version 1.

  Maybe the alert doesn't really matter, the thing that matters is the threat to which the alert draws in

  Well, it seems that now, Microsoft has finally got the hang of this threat, the threat is now classified as Rogue: win32.fakepav

  Hope that Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 coming out soon, so the user can make the distinction between the legitimate and the fake more easily alert.

• Windows Security Center indicates that microsoft security essentials is off, but essential security says that it is running and up to date.

  I ran a scan and update Microsoft security essentials and the little green house with the checkbox appears in my toolbar, but the Windows Security Center, said although it is turned off, but it tell me how can I activate...

  I ran a scan and update Microsoft security essentials and the little green house with the checkbox appears in my toolbar, but the Windows Security Center, said although it is turned off, but it tell me how can I activate...

  See this thread: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-security/my-safety-center-says-i-have-no-functioning/10a9ed7a-def7-4d50-9980-7d2ca68904a3

  Kind regards...

• Is it true that I must not Windows Defender if I have Microsoft Security Essentials?

  I have Microsoft Security Essentials on my laptop with Vista 64 - bit - is it true I don't have Windows Defender? because I can't get to open-

  Hello

  Yes; It is true.

  MSE has its own version of Windows Defender and disables the installed Vista Windows Defender by default and there is nothing to worry.

  Here is the information about it.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/protect/Forum/MSE-protect_start/Windows-Defender-and-Microsoft-Security-Essentials/5309cb8d-02e1-40E8-974f-0dcedb9ab9fd

  See you soon.

• PC is infected by JS/FRAMEREF. Product a virus struck on my PC, even when it is turned off. Microsoft Security Essentials is waiting with an alert as soon as my PC starts. Goose bumps!

  I have a virus called TROJAN horse: JS / FRAMEREF DETECTED BY MICROSOFT SEVCURITY ESSENTIALS. He resurfaced at every hour and MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIAL FLAGS THERE AND ASK ASK A REBOOT OF MY SYSTEM. MICROSOFT ESSENTIALS LIST IT AS FILE: C:\Documents and NetworkService Settings\Temporary Internet Files\content. IE5\v8zk6vsy\dsvftg[1].htm
  My security definitions are all to date, but the Microsoft safety scanner, and Microsoft Security essentials can not remove. It is not a Web site, because the alert comes back even if Internet explore is not selected.
   
  Help, please. This is what they call a number of root?
   
  Thank you
   
  James Squirewell

  Suggest that you first spread malware as the cause of the problem by following these steps:

  I. - delete your temporary files

  Click Start > all programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup
  Reset

  II. - have your system scanned as a result of security/antivirus installed.

  III. - run this tool from Kaspersky: how to remove malware belonging to the family of Rootkit. Win32.TDSS

  http://support.Kaspersky.com/viruses/solutions?QID=208280684>

  IV.- run Power Eraser

  http://security.Symantec.com/nbrt/NPE.aspx?lcid=1033>

  V.- Stinger

  http://www.McAfee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/how-to-use-Stinger.aspx>

  VI. the free AppRemove r

  http://AppRemover.com/>

  In this sense, there is a great 3rd third party tool which removes a large number of anti-malware applications - you can choose to remove the installed version, or has no traces in the registry of the facilities.

  http://AppRemover.com/>

  It is a tool of good reputation - it will ask you what you want to do before you make changes to your system. Well worth a try if you believe that traces of a previous tool anti-malware are still present on your system.

  VII. - download, install, update and run both of these tools to a-squared free scans:

  MalwareBytes anti-malware (MBAM)

  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free>

  SUPERAntiSpyware (SAS)

  http://SUPERAntiSpyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html>

  VIII. - run the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 System File Checker (Sfc.exe) tool:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310747>

  IX. - run SFC/scannow Windows 7 & Vista

  File system (CFS) Auditor verifies that all files of Windows 7 are where they should be, and they are not corrupt.

  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/HT/SFC-SCANNOW.htm>

  `~`

  If no malware has been detected, there's a Fixit on this page that will reset Windows components to update:
  Read the article KB971058 via Internet Explorer-(only( )
  How to reset Windows Update http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058components >

  Suggest you download and Save it. Then, close all the open programs and web browsers.
  Run Microsoft Fixit 50202.msi and choose its default mode.
  After that he finished the race, see if the return code is displayed again when looking for updates.

  If not, then run the Fixit once more and choose his Aggressive mode.
  Restart once it is finished and see if the return code always appears when the updates.

  IF malware is detected, then please post if it has been removed and that the specific name of what has been detected.

  UTC/GMT is 00:37 Saturday, April 7, 2012