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I'm running Win 7 64 bit. On my previous systems, I generally rely on the following 3 free utilities for system protection:

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- Spybot Search and Destroy

- Ad-aware

I've heard a lot of good things about Microsoft Security Essentials, and at least as a AV tool it's up there with Avira, Avast, etc. But how about its effectiveness as a malware / spyware blocker, detector, and remover?

Can it safely replace all 3 of the aforementioned products? Or should I use something else in conjunction with MSE?

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