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MSE's First Week: 4 Million Detections on 0.5 Million Machines

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 17th Oct 2009 12:45 UTC

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[2]: You missed the part about SpyNet.

by Ventajou on Sat 17th Oct 2009 19:33 UTC in reply to "RE: You missed the part about SpyNet."

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2006-10-31

You voluntarily install MSE, therefore it is voluntary...

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RE[3]: You missed the part about SpyNet.

by aacs on Sat 17th Oct 2009 20:03 in reply to "RE[2]: You missed the part about SpyNet."

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2008-12-13

I see that, but I was reacting to MollyC's observation that there is a checkbox in the installer which supposedly lets you NOT become a SpyNet member. It is plain misleading, at least based on quoted sentence of the privacy statement.

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