A beta version of Microsoft’s free computer security software is now out. Microsoft Security Essentials, or SE, aka “Morro,” replaces Redmond’s OneCare subscription service. Features in SE are designed to preempt such typical malware activities as stealing passwords or turning a PC into a zombie bot. The application is expected to be generally available in the Fall. Meanwhile, not surprisingly, commercial providers of similar applications are getting out the long knives, pointing to the lack of more sophisticated protection in SE.
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Pros Cool, Bloggers Warm Toward Microsoft's Security Freeware
Posted by: Erika Morphy June 25, 2009 03:19 PMA beta version of Microsoft’s free computer security software is now out. Microsoft Security Essentials, or SE, aka “Morro,” replaces Redmond’s OneCare subscription service. Features in SE are designed to preempt such typical malware activities as stealing passwords or turning a PC into a zombie bot. The application is expected to be generally available in the Fall. Meanwhile, not surprisingly, commercial providers of similar applications are getting out the long knives, pointing to the lack of more sophisticated protection in SE.