Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 18th Jun 2009 20:42 UTC
"Microsoft today officially announced Microsoft Security Essentials, its free, real-time consumer antimalware solution for fighting viruses, spyware, rootkits, and trojans. Currently being tested by Microsoft employees and a select few testers, MSE is Microsoft's latest offering intended to help users fight the threats that plague Windows PCs. Microsoft notes that the threat ecosystem has expanded to include rogue security software, auto-run malware, fake or pirated software and content, as well as banking malware, and the company is aiming to help the users who are not well protected. A beta of MSE will be available in English and Brazilian Portuguese for public download on June 23, 2009 for the first 75,000 users. This is a target number, but Microsoft is willing to increase it if necessary."
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RE: Comment by daedliusswartz
by l3v1 on Fri 19th Jun 2009 06:50 UTC
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RE: Comment by daedliusswartz
by watkin5 on Sat 20th Jun 2009 11:30 UTC
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Hmm, just wondering... how does one properly beta test this? Purposely infect your PC with viruses, malware, etc?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_(plural)#Virus
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Well, Microsoft has shown that they can fix and protect us from malware and viruses before so why not trust them exclusively... oh wait...
Also, I find it fundamentally odd that instead of fixing the original problems with their operating system, Microsoft instead put out security software.
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I thought that they were originally going to offer this with Windows Vista as a paid service until Symantec and McAfee complained.
If it's free, will anyone want it more? I'd be afraid that it has security holes in it and could be disabled quite quickly.
That said, the free alternatives have been odd for me. I switched from AVG to Antivir but Antivir fails to update and their forums have a dozen or more different problems in updating.
When does the time come when it's all free and secure?
RE: Previously a bundled, paid service?
by lemur2 on Fri 19th Jun 2009 10:47 UTC
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I thought that they were originally going to offer this with Windows Vista as a paid service until Symantec and McAfee complained.
If it's free, will anyone want it more? I'd be afraid that it has security holes in it and could be disabled quite quickly.
That said, the free alternatives have been odd for me. I switched from AVG to Antivir but Antivir fails to update and their forums have a dozen or more different problems in updating.
When does the time come when it's all free and secure?
If it's free, will anyone want it more? I'd be afraid that it has security holes in it and could be disabled quite quickly.
That said, the free alternatives have been odd for me. I switched from AVG to Antivir but Antivir fails to update and their forums have a dozen or more different problems in updating.
When does the time come when it's all free and secure?
Clamav database is free.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clamav
Both ClamAV and its updates are made available free of charge.
Moon secure is a freedom software on-access scanner that utilises the clamav database (without also requiring Winpooch).
http://www.moonsecure.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id...
Moon Secure AV is an opensource antivirus currently using the clamav engine due to fast response time and huge AV database
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Unlike clam it has an enterprise level real-time scanner. It is built for windows and will run on XP and vista. It can scan portable drives and fixed drives. It is able to detect viruses, Trojans and spyware.
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We aim to be part of an opensource “suite” which will allow all users to still use the environment they are comfortable with but benefit from the terrific opensource community.
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Unlike clam it has an enterprise level real-time scanner. It is built for windows and will run on XP and vista. It can scan portable drives and fixed drives. It is able to detect viruses, Trojans and spyware.
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We aim to be part of an opensource “suite” which will allow all users to still use the environment they are comfortable with but benefit from the terrific opensource community.
You are in a very bad position if you have to run Windows, and hence in an effort to try to keep your machine uninfected you must rely on additional software that can only work once the malware files have already made it on to your machine. Yuk.
But, if you are in such an unenviable position, then perhaps some of this genuine freedom software may be of some help to you.
Oh ... BTW ... being open source, at least some of people who might use this software can tell that this software, which is meant after all to scan all the files on your machine, does so only for the purpose of checking said files against the malwares signature database.
You can't say the same with assurance for any closed source programs, free (as in cost) or not.
Edited 2009-06-19 11:02 UTC
RE[2]: Previously a bundled, paid service?
by jokkel on Mon 22nd Jun 2009 11:50 UTC
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