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Windows 8 - need a 3rd party antivirus software?

Hi - I'm new to Windows 8.

When i was on windows 7, i always and only used ms security essentials for av protection.

Windows 8 says it's already installed, under the hood.   So am i now safe as i was on windows 7 against viruses?    

Or do i need to install something else too like AVG?

The googling I've done so far leave me with a common theme....   "...you're prob safe, but install it anyway...better safe than sorry".     So people think it's safe, but aren't willing to go out on a limb and say YES, 100% as safe on win8, than win7 with ms security essentials, etc.

So is there any definitive conclusion yet on this?
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you can only have 1 AV working at the time; installing a second one will disable - or hinder the first (consider that both start scanning the same mail)
so installing more than 1 does not work
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