Microsoft Security Essentials Prompting To Install Updates

[goombawaho]

Previously, you never saw the little task bar notification that were updates to install when the update was JUST Microsoft Security Essentials. Now all of a sudden for about a week, every day I get the task bar update notification and it's simply definition updates for M.S.E.

I didn't change any settings. Would like it to go back to just installing these updates without forcing me to interact.

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[mikrom]

IMHO, the simplest solution would be to run System Restore, find a restore point 1 or 2 weeks ago and restore your system back to this restore point.

 

[goombawaho]

It doesn't seem like it's a system error that needs correcting, but more like a feature that Microsoft has changed. I was looking to see if anyone else has noticed a change.

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[mikrom]

But maybe that feature came with an update 1-2 weeks ago. So if you restore your system to the point before the update then MSE will behave as before.
Btw, some years ago when I used windows at home I used MSE but soon I got my PC infected. Then I rather changed to Avira Free Antivirus which protected my system much better. Noawadays Kasparsky also supposedly offers free version, so there is a better choice to take something more reliable than MSE.