Ever since its arrival, I ’ve been happily using Microsoft Security Essentials — and while one poor showing in a comparative test isn ’t going to drive me away, I ’ll admit I’m a little concerned. AV-Test GmbH has posted results from its first
quarter 2011 testing of 22 antivirus applications on Windows 7, and MSE barely managed to
squeak out a certification-worthy score. AV-Test
requires a minimum of 11 points to certify, and
MSE posted 11.5.