Microsoft Admits That Third-Party Antivirus Is More Effective Than MSE 20:38 0 comments

When Microsoft Security Essentials started falling behind in effectiveness tests, we stopped recommending it. Microsoft is now officially saying that they've shifted their focus and establishing MSE as a "baseline."

PC Pro is reporting that Microsoft has "admitted Windows users should install antivirus above and beyond its own Security Essentials." In a recent interview, Holly Stewart of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center said that Microsoft has changed its approach to antivirus and aim to share their antivirus research with other companies and establish MSE as a "baseline" for other programs to build off of:

Microsoft made these changes while claiming that other antivirus programs are "gaming the tests" and not focusing on real world threats. But, true or not, Microsoft's new approach means you're best off using a third-party tool in your arsenal, like our current favorite, Avast.