Booming economy A report published Wednesday exposes a growing ecosystem that combines the talents of software developers, web marketers, and ordinary grunts to infect millions of end users’ machines.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud Read more…
Microsoft’s free new anti-virus product is earning decent marks in preliminary tests, putting it roughly on par with many other stand-alone anti-virus products available today. A number of readers seem keen to try out Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), but are eager to hear how the program stacks up against other free anti-virus tools in terms [...]
First impressions Analysis Early tests with the full version of Microsoft’s new free malware scanner software reveals a no-frills security package that does what it says on the tin.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work Read more…
Windows users looking for a free anti-virus alternative can now take advantage of an offering from Microsoft, which today began offering its Security Essentials anti-virus program. Microsoft Security Essentials is a real-time and on-demand anti-virus scanner that is free for personal use. It runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 (both 32-bit and [...]
Suite intended for ‘millions’ of unprotected users Microsoft plans to release the final version of its free-of-extra-charge anti-malware scanner later on Tuesday… Offloading malware protection to the cloud Read more…