Dynamoo writes "The good news is that Microsoft have announced free anti-virus software for consumers, dubbed Morro, available late next year. The bad news is... well, exactly the same. Although Microsoft's anti-malware products are pretty good, this move... ...full story at slashdot
from slashdot on Wed, Nov 19 2008
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Microsoft's Free AV App May Be a Non-Starter » slashdot CWmike writes "Microsoft is preparing to launch a public beta of Morro, the free anti-malware it announced last November, according to reports. Morro will use the same scanning engine as Windows Live OneCare, the software that the free software will... |
| 11 Jun 09 |
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Microsoft will soon unveil free anti-virus software » digg Microsoft is getting ready to unveil a long-anticipated free anti-virus service for personal computers that will compete with products sold by Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc. A Microsoft spokesman said on Wednesday that the world's biggest software maker... |
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MS kills off OneCare to introduce free security software » the register (uk) Pay less for Morro Microsoft has abandoned its attempt to make money from selling anti-virus software to consumers, two years after entering the cut-throat market.… |
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BitDefender launches 'suck it and see' free anti-virus scanner » the register (uk) Cut-down software in consumer marketing push Romanian anti-virus firm BitDefender has begun offering a free version of its anti-virus scanner software to consumers.…Whitepaper - Creating portals with Office Sharepoint: put an end to the information fr... |
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Microsoft Security Essentials: The Big Questions » digg Microsoft's free Security Essentials is all set to blow the anti-virus software industry apart, offering what the Redmond giant suggests is a 'high-quality, free, excellent anti-malware product'. |