Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) Beta version to be released soon
Several reports are circulating in the media for a new Microsoft consumer security product that will soon be announced. As sometimes early reports contain inaccuracies, the official announcements by the company should only be considered at this point.
Hopefully, MSE will successful in providing basic security protection. WGA validation also seems to be a reasonable requirement for the enhanced malware protection this product will offer. Once official Microsoft announcements are published, we'll know more regarding this new product.
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) Beta version to be released soon
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348996,00.asp
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10268040-83.html
http://www.windowslive.com/Connect/Post/14eb0c3e-78fc-4e21-8783-c4521a4d83a6
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PC Magazine - Early in-depth evaluation
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348998,00.asp
QUOTE: Microsoft Corp. today said it will release a public beta of its free antimalware software, now called Microsoft Security Essentials, formerly "Morro," next Tuesday for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. "This is security you can trust," said Alan Packer, general manager of Microsoft's antimalware team, when asked to define how it differs from rivals, both free and not. "And it's easy to get and easy to use." He stressed the Security Essentials' real-time protection over its scanning functions, which are both integral to any security software worth its weight. "Rather than scan and clean, which it also does, it's trying to keep you from being infected in the first place," Packer said. Microsoft will not give Security Essentials to everyone who wants it, however. PCs running a copy of Windows that Microsoft decides is counterfeit or pirated -- "non-genuine" in its parlance -- cannot download a copy of the security software.