Microsoft Security Essentials Shutdown Utility

[ju.c]

In case you haven't noticed, Microsoft Security Essentials
has no shutdown option! So I made a little utility for that.

It is a 'Quick Launch' shortcut that has the options,
"Startup" "Shutdown" and "Cancel". The installer will
remove the registry autostart entry and set the service
from auto to manual. An Uninstaller is included to
reverse these changes.

It's very simple. Use it until something better comes along.

MSE_Launcher.exe 652 KB (WinRAR Installer)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mdl3t4i5dzo


ju.c

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

MSE-specific forums
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/mse

Tip: MSE (i.e. MsMpEng.exe & msseces.exe) can be shutdown quickly via Task
Manager | Processes tab.

 

[VanguardLH]

In case you haven't noticed, Microsoft Security Essentials
has no shutdown option! So I made a little utility for that.

It is a 'Quick Launch' shortcut that has the options,
"Startup" "Shutdown" and "Cancel". The installer will
remove the registry autostart entry and set the service
from auto to manual. An Uninstaller is included to
reverse these changes.

It's very simple. Use it until something better comes along.

MSE_Launcher.exe 652 KB (WinRAR Installer)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mdl3t4i5dzo

No additional software is required. Use the utilities already included
in Windows.

taskkill.exe /f /im msseces.exe
sc.exe stop MsMpSvc

Both of the above should be in the PATH environment variable or in app
paths specified in the registry to eliminate having to provide a fully
qualified path to the executable files.

You kill the UI process and stop the AntiMalware service. "net stop"
can be used in place of "sc stop" (sc = service controller). If you
don't want separate shortcuts for each command, just create a .bat file
to run these commands and create a shortcut to the .bat file. To start
back up, just use the msseces.exe (MSE) shortcut that the MSE install
gave you.

Unlike better security products, MSE does not protect itself from
termination.