Microsoft will soon unveil free virus software


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Can't wait for this, Microsoft releasing a free AV product is long overdue. This combined with Windows Firewall and Defender = no need for 3rd party apps.

I don't know...me personally, I wouldn't trust 100% Microsoft security as far as I could throw my car.

I don't know...me personally, I wouldn't trust 100% Microsoft security as far as I could throw my car.

To each their own :)

I'll happily trust them to handle AV software for their own OS. No one knows it as well as they do after all.

Can they be sued for this again? Only if they bundle it with Windows I think.. anyways.. looking at the security record of Windows/IE I'm not too keen on it.. not that I won't try it :p Who leaves free stuff anyways? ;)

But lets see when they release a security patch for this.. :D Now that would be hilarious :laugh:

not trial..he meant beta

i'll bet money that the free part will be the scanner..you will have to pay for the active protection..ie buy windows one care

One Care is gone... Mine expired at the beginning of the month and there's no way to renew it.

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From the latest AV Comparatives report.

This show that Microsoft did not only have really great detection rates but they had virtually no false positives at all, and that was the best result of all AV's tested.

(full report: http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stor...vc_report22.pdf )

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In realtime scanning Microsoft did terribly bad though.

Full report:

http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stor...vc_report21.pdf

Which means that Avira and G DATA all in all provide excellent AV solutions.

That would be perfect!!

I never use the active, real time stuff anyway!

The product itself will be completely free.

It is to *replace* Windows Live OneCare, and was originally code-named "Morro".

It will compete not just with the lower-ended Symantec and McAfee AV products, but also such free stalwarts as Avast! Home (which I switched to since WLOC went moribund).

McAfee was looking seriously about dragging Microsoft into court over WLOC (antitrust issues), despite the presence of Avast and McAfee's own bundling deals with Comcast and VZ.

Looking forward to its release. I figure alot of people will complain

that Microsoft releasing a AV app, but hey ... their alot of free AVs

out now. So, why can't Microsoft jump in too. If they where smart,

they would release a good AV and deliver a major blow to the other

AV players ....

Only time will tell .... :)

Every PC user should have default AV upon install/bootup, period...and not the "destined for zombies" 30 day trialware crapola on OEM machines. Hopefully this will fill that CRITICAL niche, while allowing third party vendors the opportunity to still sell premium solutions.

Every PC user should have default AV upon install/bootup, period...and not the "destined for zombies" 30 day trialware crapola on OEM machines. Hopefully this will fill that CRITICAL niche, while allowing third party vendors the opportunity to still sell premium solutions.

This hits the nail on the head, and is long overdue from Microsoft. IMO it should be an integral part of the OS like Firewall and Defender are.

3rd party vendors are welcome to shed tears.

This hits the nail on the head, and is long overdue from Microsoft. IMO it should be an integral part of the OS like Firewall and Defender are.

3rd party vendors are welcome to shed tears.

Although i like that Microsoft are doing this, i do wonder what you mean by, "long overdue from Microsoft"?

Note that other OS makers do not bundle or have their own free antivirus solution like Microsoft, so why should it be long over due for them and not others?

not trial..he meant beta

i'll bet money that the free part will be the scanner..you will have to pay for the active protection..ie buy windows one care

I am fully expecting that myself, there is no profit for MS to release a fully fledged Anti-Virus for free and not to mention the AV companies would sue them to kingdom come for it. I'm interested in seeing what they come up with for sure, but I'm 100% confident that it will be very basic and you have to pay a subscription for the "premium" features.

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