Windows 8/Server Antivirus Choices and Issues

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by ODY123, Apr 20, 2011.

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  1. firstnomad

    firstnomad MDL Novice

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    #81 firstnomad, Jun 25, 2011
    Yeah, just tried both those things as well. Guess I'll just have to remember to start it up after a cold boot.
     
  2. ReelFiles

    ReelFiles MDL Addicted

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    #82 ReelFiles, Jun 25, 2011
    roflolwhut?
     
  3. Dre009

    Dre009 MDL Addicted

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    #83 Dre009, Jun 28, 2011
    MSE has been updated, can someone confirm that its working properly on the 7989 build
     
  4. LQQL

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    #84 LQQL, Jun 28, 2011
    MSE 2.1 works pretty good here. (got 7989 installed)
     
  5. YukFoo

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    #85 YukFoo, Jun 28, 2011
    MSE 2.1 will not allow me to update the virus definitions, says authentication not supported :confused:
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    using 7989

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    YF
     
  6. Jessica Alba

    Jessica Alba MDL Expert

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    #86 Jessica Alba, Jun 28, 2011
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  7. YukFoo

    YukFoo MDL Novice

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    #87 YukFoo, Jun 28, 2011
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    After a few reboots, it now works fine :biggrin:
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  8. ReelFiles

    ReelFiles MDL Addicted

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    #88 ReelFiles, Jun 28, 2011
    Well that was fun trying to get MSE 2.1 to install.

    1. I tried updating the old version through it's interface.. couldn't connect to MS for the update.
    2. Downloaded installer and ran it in win 7 compatibility mode.. it uninstalled the old version but stalled at the install process
    3. Ran in regular mode without compatibility, looked like it was gonna work but crapped out again at the same spot.
    4. Restarted and tried Win 7 mode again.. then this popped up lol.jpg Ignored it and failed again.
    5. I tried installing it through the ninite.com installer which appeared to work fine mint.png but wouldn't update the definitions again. Rebooted and Action Center gave me this popup whatthe.jpg but clicking Yes did nothing.
    6. Uninstalled again and tried running the ninite.com installer in Win 7 comp. mode, rebooted and this time this came up err.jpg Clicking the button or manually starting the service in services.msc appeared to do nothing at all.
    7. I browsed the install directory and manually unchecked all the .exe's win 7 compatibility modes and rebooted again. Finally the MSE icon came up in the tray and turned green by itself. Plus now the shutdown procedure during restart passed much faster, so I guess either MSE or the MS antimalware service was hanging at shutdown.

    So.. in short, I had to install in Win 7 compatibility mode through ninite.com, but then needed to set all the executables to run in native "Win 8 mode"
     
  9. steph_t

    steph_t MDL Member

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    #89 steph_t, Jun 30, 2011
    It seems that AntiVir is working now, only updates fail (Function WinINet::InternetOpen() failed: Content decoding has failed), manual update should work...
     
  10. YukFoo

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    #90 YukFoo, Jul 3, 2011
    Anyone having trouble getting the updates to MSE. It started for me 2 days ago,

    Microsoft Security Essentials
    [Main Instruction]
    Virus and spyware definitions update failed
    [Content]
    Security Essentials could not check for virus and spyware definition updates due to an Internet or network connectivity issue.
    Click Help for more information about this problem.
    [^] Support information [Help] [Close]
    [Expanded Information]
    Error code: 0x80070005
    Error description: Security Essentials could not access the updates on the server because the authentication failed or the authentication method isn't supported.
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    It's frusturating :confused:
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  11. caleyd

    caleyd MDL Novice

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    #91 caleyd, Jul 3, 2011
    Download the MSE manual updates: h!!p://support.microsoft.com/kb/971606
     
  12. matej

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    #92 matej, Jul 3, 2011
    MSE working fine here (7989)
     
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  13. YukFoo

    YukFoo MDL Novice

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    #93 YukFoo, Jul 4, 2011
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    caleyd :worthy:
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    Thanks worked perfectly
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  14. Cinebao

    Cinebao MDL Novice

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    #94 Cinebao, Jul 24, 2011
    last time want to use NIS
    but now Im stick with KIS, cuz Im familiar with it
     
  15. ODY123

    ODY123 MDL Expert

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    #95 ODY123, Aug 9, 2011 (OP)
    Avira Antivirus Personal works with 7989...
     
  16. ffcloud2000

    ffcloud2000 MDL Member

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    #96 ffcloud2000, Oct 4, 2011
    Isn't Defender the new MSE on Win8??
     
  17. Shenj

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    #97 Shenj, Oct 4, 2011
    Yes it is.
     
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  18. Kido

    Kido MDL Junior Member

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    #98 Kido, Oct 4, 2011
    i will stick to eset... it is AN better choice for me :p
     
  19. venu

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    #99 venu, Oct 4, 2011
    Only on-demand scanner like mbam or hitman. Real time AVs create a big fuss over files, combined with that silly smartscreen.
     
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