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New version of Security Essentials Released

Apr 25, 2012 3:48 am by Sunshine | 5 comments

Microsoft has released a new version of Security Essentials. The new version (version 4) is available via the Microsoft Download Center and the Microsoft Security Essentials web site.

Those who participated in the beta received the following email:

Dear Beta User,
Thank you for joining the Microsoft® Security Essentials Beta. We hope you have enjoyed using the Security Essentials Beta and found it easy to install and use.
The final release of the latest version of Microsoft Security Essentials has recently been released and the beta program will end on April 26^th 2012.
During the next days, participants who installed the Security Essentials Beta and are subscribed to automatic updates will be upgraded to the final release of the latest version of Microsoft Security Essentials after they agree to a new license agreement. If you would like to upgrade manually, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials and click on the “Download Now” button. There is no need to uninstall before upgrading.For more information about automatic updates through Microsoft Update, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/windowsupdate/automaticupdate.mspx.
Please note that in order to continue receiving technical support, you will need to upgrade or install the final version of Microsoft Security Essentials.
Thanks again for participating in the Microsoft Security Essentials Beta.
Best regards,
The Microsoft Security Essentials Team

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Sugadevan
Any improvements, new features in this version??
- Sunshine – LiveSide.net
  Nothing on the site itself about it, but it is always wise to use the latest version ;)
  Just searched and found the following was revealed to CNET:
  “This update to Microsoft Security Essentials is part of the standard product update release cycle. This service update contains product enhancements to improve performance and user experience. We have improved on Microsoft Security Essentials’ Automatic Remediation, which will automatically quarantine highly harmful threats without prompting the user to take action as well as minor bug fixes in set up, malware remediation and other areas.”
  Also the SpyNet service is now known as Microsoft Active Protection Services (MAPS)
- Damaster – LiveSide.net
  1. Enhanced protection through automatic malware remediation: The new Microsoft Security Essentials will clean highly impacting malware infections automatically, with no required user interaction.
  2. Enhanced performance: The new Microsoft Security Essentials includes many performance improvements to make sure your PC performance isn’t compromised.�
  3. Simplified UI – Simplified UI makes Microsoft Security Essentials easier to use.�
  4. New and improved protection engine: The updated engine offers enhanced detection with cleanup capabilities and better performance.
http://doctorwhofan98.wordpress.com/ doctorwhofan98
I wonder if Windows Defender in Windows 8 (which is basically Security Essentials) will be updated as well in the Release Preview.
Anonymous
The options to configure to scan downloads, monitor only incoming or outgoing files, enable or disable behavior monitoring or network inspection system have been deleted. That’s what “simplified” and “enhanced”.