Peaches Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 Microsoft To Launch Free Antivirus Product Next Week Public beta of the much-anticipated "Morro" tool debuts June 23, replacing OneCare Live for consumers Jun 18, 2009 | 04:01 PMBy Kelly Jackson HigginsDarkReading Microsoft turned a page in consumer antivirus protection today with the official announcement of free anti-malware software that users can download on their Windows machines. The new Microsoft Security Essentials software -- which had been known by the code name "Morro" -- will be available in a public beta version next Tues., June 23. Unlike Microsoft's Live subscription-based OneCare consumer offering, Microsoft Security Essentials focuses solely on anti-malware security, detecting and removing viruses, spyware, rootkits, and Trojans, and doesn't bundle in the firewalls or computer maintenance tasks and backup common in many security suites today. And there's no charge or registration required. "This is real-time protection for consumers," says Alan Packer, general manager of Microsoft's anti-malware team. "We were surprised at the number of people out there not running anti-malware software -- a lot of Windows consumers are not protected." full story at darkreading - http://www.darkreading.com/security/antivi...ction=Antivirus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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