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[3]: The question then is...
by Phloptical on Sun 18th Oct 2009 19:41 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: The question then is..."
Phloptical
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"They can drill down to the lowest common denominator using programming calls, and functions that are hidden from the rest of the world."

That's sort of exactly what he was saying was the problem.


And my point was basically, "Yeah, so?" How is that a problem? I would expect them to release enough information for devs to code apps to work efficiently with the OS, and that's it. Maybe the AV companies get a little more, due to what they're end goal is, but at the end of the day, MS is protecting their investment.

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