With the current advancements in technology, computers need to be secured from viruses and that’s why there are various antivirus programs available around and there’s Microsoft Security Essentials offering one of the best antivirus software of today.
A lot of people recognize the importance of protecting their computers and laptops as well as the data that they have saved there against the strongest viruses and malicious software. This is exactly the reason why there is a plethora of antivirus programs available out there and Microsoft is not new to this. The Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is specially designed to safeguard personal computers from malicious programs.
A recent report of the InfoWorld.com states that MSE is detecting Trojan virus when it doesn’t seem to exist. The story behind this report originates from the Microsoft Answers forum wherein a user disclosed that he’s having issues removing Trojan from his computer. After many different antivirus and malware removing software, he found out that only MSE detected the virus.
The name of the virus Trojan: DOS/Alureon as mentioned in the Microsoft Answers forum was posted on the 16th of September and since then, more and more users have come forward saying that they have experienced the same issues.
With increasing number of users saying the same thing about the Trojan virus being detected by Microsoft Security Essentials, many are concerned because their queries are left unanswered by the company. There’s even one post that said the issue needs to be attended to by the engineers and developers of MSE but reaching the right people has been very difficult.
While there doesn’t seem like Microsoft is planning to make an official statement about the recent news report saying that MSE is detecting threats from a Trojan virus, one theory suggests that there may be an issue with the company’s tool with it detecting an obsolete signature for Trojan that it has to pull yet.
Even with the issues and reports that have been stated against Microsoft Security Essentials, it is still trusted by many users all around the world. In case you would like to get MSE, this is a free download that is made available for Vista and Windows XP. Considering the capabilities of MSE and comparing it with the other security antivirus software available out there, it is way better than most options. It is mainly because the software is able to safeguard more than just one device and it doesn’t interfere with ongoing programs of a device.