Star MSE's First Week: 4 Million Detections on 0.5 Million Machines
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 17th Oct 2009 12:45 UTC
Windows A little over two weeks ago, Microsoft released Microsoft Security Essentials, a security software suite protecting users of Windows against malware and viruses. The company has released data about the number of downloads and fixed infections, and the results are encouraging.
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RE: The question then is...
by Phloptical on Sat 17th Oct 2009 13:55 UTC in reply to "The question then is..."
Phloptical
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"despite the fact that it is by far the least obtrusive and invasive antivirus tool out there. The entire install package - not a downloader, but the entire package - is only 7MB, and takes up little to no system resources while doing its thing.


...if Microsoft can create a package that small which uses that few resources why can't the others? A skeptic may think that Microsoft is somehow holding back information that would allow these companies to create something as small that uses as few resources. "

It's Microsoft's OS, that's why. They had better be able to create the best, most accurate AV out there because they have the access to all the source. They can drill down to the lowest common denominator using programming calls, and functions that are hidden from the rest of the world.

Personally, I want MS to succeed at this. It's their holes, they should be the ones to fix them.

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