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Microsoft Essentials used to turn off itself when Windows Defender is activated.
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Microsoft Security Essentials worked as full phased antivirus software with Windows Defender in Windows XP, Vista and 7.Microsoft Essentials Security replaced Windows Live OneCare in Windows XP and was offered as a built-in antivirus for Vista and Windows 7 users.
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It didn’t last long as Microsoft Essentials lost its AV certificate in 2012 as it failed to update its threat definition and constant decline in protection scores. Having to exhibit its potential to eradicate all widely encountered malware, Windows Essentials Antivirus finally passed AV test in 2009.In 2009 Microsoft announced official name for Morro and named as Microsoft Security Essentials.Without direct competition with other commercial antivirus developers, it was focused on the PC user who didn’t have paid version of antivirus protection.

Instead of providing subscription-based security product, Microsoft new plan codenamed Morro would provide free security software with small or no impact on Windows system resources.
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Microsoft Essential received positive reviews from the experts highly praising its freeware license, user interface and low resource usage. It certainly lacks the centralized management feature of Forefront Endpoint Protection and personal firewall feature of Windows Live OneCare. Microsoft Security Essentials or popularly also named as Windows Security Essentials is built upon similar scanning engine and virus definition as other Antivirus product of Microsoft. MSE 4.5 did not support on windows XP, but MSE was offered built-in in windows 7 and windows vista. The version prior to 4.5, was Microsoft security essential for windows XP. Before version 4.5, MSE used to be operated on windows XP, windows 7, windows vista but not on windows 8.1. Initially Microsoft security essentials 29 September 2009. as a built-in security program for providing protection against different species of malicious software, including computer viruses, Spyware, rootkits, and Trojan horses. Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is an Antivirus Software developed by Microsoft Inc.
