jcgriff2 Co-Founder / AdminBSOD Instructor/ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Feb 19, 2012 Posts 21,541 Location New Jersey Shore Aug 5, 2015 #21 Yes.. Windows Defender in Windows 8x is MSE. Windows Firewall works fine for me -- all systems here. If you do rid your system of Norton, be sure to use the Norton Removal Tool - Uninstallers (removal tools) for common Windows antivirus software - ESET Knowledgebase Last edited by a moderator: Aug 5, 2015
Yes.. Windows Defender in Windows 8x is MSE. Windows Firewall works fine for me -- all systems here. If you do rid your system of Norton, be sure to use the Norton Removal Tool - Uninstallers (removal tools) for common Windows antivirus software - ESET Knowledgebase
A AlanCB Contributor Joined Jul 30, 2015 Posts 37 Aug 6, 2015 #22 Hi JC Yes.. Windows Defender in Windows 8x is MSE. Windows Firewall works fine for me -- all systems here. If you do rid your system of Norton, be sure to use the Norton Removal Tool..... Click to expand... Thank you for your answer re: WD=MSE, & advice on Norton Removal Tool. Well it would seem then, that the "Windows Defender plus Windows Firewall" combination, would be a good enough alternative to NIS for anti-virus & firewall protection, so it is probably not worth starting a new thread in the "Security Arena", unless it would be to invite more comments re: Norton Internet Security (hopefully some positive ones). Regards Alan
Hi JC Yes.. Windows Defender in Windows 8x is MSE. Windows Firewall works fine for me -- all systems here. If you do rid your system of Norton, be sure to use the Norton Removal Tool..... Click to expand... Thank you for your answer re: WD=MSE, & advice on Norton Removal Tool. Well it would seem then, that the "Windows Defender plus Windows Firewall" combination, would be a good enough alternative to NIS for anti-virus & firewall protection, so it is probably not worth starting a new thread in the "Security Arena", unless it would be to invite more comments re: Norton Internet Security (hopefully some positive ones). Regards Alan