grandmas....I will not let country of origin make my decision, but I do still believe in buying made in the USA if possible, and that's hard, but another subject. I too am a "Grandma" and not that computer savy. That is the reason for my two posts about virus scans. I was looking for other peoples ideas and experiences, since mine are so few and I feel I am not qualified to make a good decision based on my knowledge alone (which is little). I probably will go with Avast from the comments posted. I do want something that updates daily. Maybe you could tell me of your experiences with MSE since you are trying it on one of your computers and have Avast on the other. I only have one computer and it's all I need, it's a Gateway and I will have to look at the box to see where it is made. I know my old Gateway was made in America, not sure about this new one, well 1 year old. I'm just trying to get as much info as possible before the 12th, when I have to decide. I have looked at websites that compare virus scans but that can be confusing. I want real answers from real people, it makes more sense to an old Grandma like me. LOL Thanks everyone for your help, I appreciate it so much. It's nice to have a forum to ask for help.

That's a paid program if it's up to date and running ok I would keep it. You should uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials Lavasoft Ad-Aware version 8.1.4 Features  Complete Malware Protection, Including Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware  Ad-Watch Live! Expert Real-time Protection  NEW! Genotype Detection Technology  NEW! Behavior-Based Heuristics Detection  NEW! Expert Level Rootkit Removal System  NEW! The Neutralizer Malware Removal Tool  NEW! Do Not Disturb Mode Minimal Strain on System Resources  NEW! Download Guard for Internet Explorer  Toolbox Including Process Watch, AutoStart Manager, Hosts File Editor, and ThreatWork  Customizable Profile Scans  Network Drive Scanning  Automatic Pulse Updates & Free Technical Support Running more the 1 Anti virus program can cause slow downs, crashes. See link for uninstalling Microsoft Security Essentials. Here is a link that might be useful: Uninstall_Microsoft_Security_Essentials

All done scanning...nothing found and MSE seems to be working correctly again after a restart....I guess all is well for now. Thank you for your help and concern...you probably know how we novices panic when something goes wrong :o)

Microsoft Security Essentials is set by default to run every Sunday at 2 a.m. Any time the computer is not on then the scan will run the next time the computer is started. The scan time can be altered to suit the user of course. As I noted above the program updates automatically too. Nothing to do except on occasion make sure the program is still running and updating, I have been very happy never had an issue with the program myself