"Teflon" <spambaitmeister@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jan 12, 12:27 am, "Smirnoff" <some...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> "Teflon" <spambaitmeis...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1381f471-749c-4f65-9452-b7261411fede@m25g2000yqc.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> > On Jan 10, 12:01 pm, "JD" <ereh...@example.com> wrote:
>>
>> >> Do I assume correctly that MSE will provide frequent (maybe daily)
>> >> updates,
>>
>> > If so, is this 'frequent' update function provided via Windows
>> > Update?
>>
>> > If so, does that mean that WU needs to be set on automatic?
>>
>> > If so, how does one screen other MS product updates before they are
>> > unilaterally applied by WU?
>>
>> > Do I worry needlessly?
>>
>> Yes, you do worry needlessly.
>>
>> I have MS updates set to "Notify but not download or install".
>>
>> However, MSE definition updates install automatically. If I look at
>> "Review
>> update history" in MS updates under "Source", it tells me that these are
>> from "Other source" (i.e. not Microsoft update or automatic update").
>>
>> In my case, MSE updates daily about 10 minutes after boot up. If it finds
>> a
>> file that it isn't sure of, it will call for the latest definition
>> updates
>> at ANY time.
>>
>> There is no need to set MS updates to automatic, I am still only informed
>> of
>> normal/critical updates as my setting requests.
>
> Thank you for clarifying that. I appreciate the thoroughness and
> upbeat tone of your response. Some of the Usenet 'experts' write with
> such a demeaning tone, I wonder why they bother to respond. Must be
> to salve some personal demons. Thanks again.
You're welcome.
Please see my other post in this thread. MSE doesn't like remnants of any
other AV programme, even if they have been uninstalled!
Free versions of Malwarebytes and Superantispyware are OK. They are not AV
programmes but anti-malware and they don't have "real-time" protection.
Handy for occasional on-demand scan.