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Decoding of media files will also slow about 3 per cent, and other processor-intensive operations may be a bit more sluggish. Expect boot-up and shutdown to take a few seconds longer. The performance of your computer will decrease a bit with MSE 2 running, as it will with any extra load imposed by security software. There are also tabs for viewing History logs of detected threats setting Advanced options such as scanning of archived files creating a System Restore Point and letting all users of a machine view the History logs.
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The Settings tab in MSE 2's interface lets you do a Quick Scan, Full Scan, or Custom Scan in which you specify what drive(s), folder(s), and file(s) should be scanned. Windows Vista and Windows 7 users can scan their network resources for malware using MSE 2. MSE 2 introduces integration with Internet Explorer to scan files as they are downloaded through that browser (no such cooperation with Firefox or other browsers, unfortunately).
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It can be set to download updated signature databases automatically or manually. MSE also uses the standard malware-signature database method of detecting viruses and spyware. Microsoft promises to keep your data private, but you don't have to opt into SpyNet if you don't believe it. This data helps develop countermeasures to new threats as they appear, and the results benefit all SpyNet members. When threats are found on member computers, anonymous information about the threat, its origin, the user's response to it, and the result of the attempted countermeasure are reported to Microsoft. SpyNet consists of computers running Microsoft operating systems and MSE. You can also opt in or stay out of Microsoft SpyNet, the real-time malware information database mentioned above. During installation you will have the options to enable Windows Firewall, use a third-party firewall, or skip firewall protection (bad idea). Installation takes about four minutes, a bit long compared to some competing programs but not bad for a free program. MSE is a free all-in-one Internet security tool you can download from Microsoft.