Microsoft Security Essentials v4.2.223.0 released on Microsoft Updates website.
Note that a new standalone setup .EXE file isn't available for download as of yet, I was only able to update via the Microsoft Updates website.
Hey. Thanks for the heads up. Any changelog?
According to MS download page there isn't any WinXP version. Maybe XP support was dropped.
According to MS download page there isn't any WinXP version. Maybe XP support was dropped.
Not surprising. There has been quite a push to drop Windows XP everywhere lately.
Thanks for the heads up!
According to MS download page there isn't any WinXP version. Maybe XP support was dropped.
I have it installed on XP via the Microsoft Update website which offered it.
Any changes that you can see?
I have it installed on XP via the Microsoft Update website which offered it.
Yes. I think it only displays version for the current Operating System (using 7).
Any changes that you can see?
There's this new setting in the screenshot (at least on WinXP), other than that I don't know what they've did:
Could anyone add the version number to the post title?
That option is present under win7 too.
The reason I didn't put the version number in the title was because of this, so as to not cause confusion:
When I posted it was at v4.2.223.0, then a few hours later Automatic Updates told me there was a v4.2.223.1 but it wouldn't let me install it and stopped offering v4.2.223.1 which I assume maybe isn't XP compatible but I can't confirm that yet since they don't even have a standalone setup .EXE available with the new version yet.
(edit) oops.
I have MSE installed in a WinXP VM and after this week's updates, the ver is 4.2.223.0 and the Engine ver is 1.1.9103.0
I did not get any further MS update notification of a newer version.
KB2804527: http://support.micro....com/kb/2804527 It doesn't mention any specific OS (XP, Vista, 7, etc.)
The new v4.2.223.0 setup .EXE file is now available at:
File is corrupt?
Nope. I downloaded the XP and Seven versions and they were okay. I will try the XP version today on a newly formatted XP machine to see if it's better than previous versions, by the way.
File is corrupt?
Digital signature reads as valid on my system, although I didn't run the file since I already have that version installed from Microsoft Updates.
The hashes for mseinstall.exe (32-bit, English, Windows XP version) is:
MD5 = 40260AF3A7B4F412D77A1A5209847BE2 SHA-1 = FC6118CECADA8B5DBB8A1459C85B0420CB755F6A
Download new installer to downloads folder.
Right-click on installer and select run as admin
EDIT>>>>>
No wait Corona...read this first latest info on this is here
You can check the file CRC with Total Commander for instance. I bet maybe 7-zip can do the same.
I bet maybe 7-zip can do the same.
It can if you browse to the file via 7-Zip File Manager and then right-click and select Calculate Checksum. But CRC/CRC32 and even MD5 isn't considered secure anymore.
HashMyFiles from Nirsoft gives SHA1 and up to SHA-512 for those concerned with MD5 faking exploits.