DiskGenius vs Microsoft Security Essentials

DiskGenius

Description: DiskGenius is a powerful and easy-to-use partition manager for Windows. It can recover deleted or lost partitions, clone disks or partitions, backup and restore partitions, reformat partitions, securely wipe disk data, manage disk space easily and more.

Type: software

Pricing: Free

Microsoft Security Essentials

Description: Microsoft Security Essentials is a free anti-virus program developed by Microsoft. It provides real-time protection against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software for Windows-based PCs.

Type: software

DiskGenius Features

• Partition recovery
• Partition clone
• Partition backup & restore
• Partition format
• Secure data wipe
• Disk space management

Microsoft Security Essentials Features

• Real-time protection against viruses, spyware, and other malware
• Scheduled scanning for threats
• Automatic updates to help keep definitions current
• Lightweight impact on system resources
• Integration with Windows Action Center for security alerts
• Free for personal use on Windows PCs

DiskGenius

• Free

Microsoft Security Essentials

• Not listed