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I've had plenty of good things to say about Microsoft Security Essentials to this point. On my own systems, it's been a good, lightweight layer of protection.
However, the folks over at H-Online have noted a bit of a problem. There are what H-Online refers to as "certain circumstances" under which Security Essentials seems to be forgetting to 1) update definitions and 2) notify users that their definitions may be as out of date as yet another Kanye West interruption joke.
By default, MSE only checks for updates once per day - when it's working, of course. Fortunately, making it check more often is a fairly simple task.
If you're comfortable editing your registry, read on after the break. If not, it might be best to wait for Microsoft to release a fix.
However, the folks over at H-Online have noted a bit of a problem. There are what H-Online refers to as "certain circumstances" under which Security Essentials seems to be forgetting to 1) update definitions and 2) notify users that their definitions may be as out of date as yet another Kanye West interruption joke.
By default, MSE only checks for updates once per day - when it's working, of course. Fortunately, making it check more often is a fairly simple task.
If you're comfortable editing your registry, read on after the break. If not, it might be best to wait for Microsoft to release a fix.
Continue reading How to make Microsoft Security Essentials check for updates more often
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