Phrozensoft Up2Date

Phrozensoft Up2Date is a simple-to-use and free software application designed to keep your copy of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) up to date with the latest virus definitions. It's compatible only with Windows XP.

The utility doesn't come packed with advanced options or configuration parameters, making it accessible to all types of users, even those inexperienced with antivirus products.

By default, MSE gets updated once a day at most. Although it makes it possible to configure a scheduled scan, this doesn't guarantee that the anti-malware tool will download available updates the moment they are released by Microsoft.

Using this program, you can set MSE to update at any time interval between 1 and 24 hours. This way, you can obtain virus definitions regularly to keep your computer safe from the latest online threats.

As far as the interface is concerned, the utility adopts a small window with a plain and easy-to-use structure, where you can adjust a slider to set the update frequency to any number of hours ranging between 1 and 24.

Moreover, Phrozensoft Up2Date can be asked to run at every Windows startup until further notice. All modifications can be applied with the click of a button. There are no other notable options provided by this piece of kit.

The software program didn't put a strain on the overall performance of the computer in our tests, thanks to the fact that it needed a low amount of CPU and RAM to work properly. No error dialogs popped up and it didn't freeze or crash.

On the other hand, Phrozensoft Up2Date hasn't been updated for a long time and it's not compatible with Microsoft Security Essential models newer than Windows XP.