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- First Look: Microsoft Security Essentials
- Live OneCareI put Live OneCare on my Vista computer when Vista was new and cranky after my some of my crash problems traced back to the anti-virus I'd installed. I found Live OneCare to work well and be very light on the foot print. No doubt but I'll...
- Tags: Internet Security Suite, Norton Co., MSE, Live OneCare, security, detection rate, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Who gains from Microsoft's free Morro antivirus?
- Who gains from Microsoft's free Morro antivirus?The worst detection rates by a mile ...... when I last saw a comparison of AV products.What they can do, being Microsoft, is start charging for a package that protects the AV software. No need to fix the original problem, nor problems in the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Viruses and worms, Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- Microsoft give students the finger, once again
- Microsoft give students the finger, once againHere`s my takeI have a theory that explains why MS did that.1. Windows Vista and the currently circulating build of Windows 7 have Windows Defender as a bundled application. It is a pure antispyware product. If you look at the current client security applications,...
- Tags: Operating systems, Viruses and worms, Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- You’ve got Vista x64 questions, I’ve got answers
- You’ve got Vista x64 questions, I’ve got answers64-bit ram usageI'm curious what kind of ram usage you see after having the OS running for awhile. I've personally tested similar results, with 32-bit using a little less then 900mb on a fresh startup and 64-bit using a few megabytes over 1...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, FSB, Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista 32, Vista-64, Vista x64, 64-bit, 32-bit
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
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- My scareware night and how McAfee lost a customer
- With their Comcast and AT&T dealsMcAfee has a huge market share hereit pretty much does nothing to prevent being infected by these rogue antivirus attacks.I have found Combofix (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix)is the most effective tool to remove these things but even that isn't 100%.Usually you will want to rename it before you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Vista/7, software, McAfee Inc., AV Software, Malwarebytes
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Microsoft Security Essentials in pictures
- The successor to Live OneCare, Microsoft Security Essentials retains the core features of OneCare, but abandons the additional heft of a firewall, performance tuning, and backup and restore options in exchange for making the program free. See what Microsoft's free antivirus competitor can--and can't--do. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Firewalls, Viruses And Worms, Security, Networking, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-09-29
- Microsoft Security Essentials available today
- Microsoft has confirmed that it is releasing Microsoft Security Essentials, its free anti-malware product, today (September 29). The cut-down, basic anti-malware solution replaces Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Microsoft Bing gets visual search; full 2.0 update later this fall
- Top iPhone appsHa ha, one of the visual search galleries is for iPhone apps, how ironic!BUT, Can We Block The Bing Cookies?One issue that is irritating me with MS is their disregard for me, and for every person who uses MS products. (No, I am not anti MS. However, I...
- Tags: Web browsers, IE8, Microsoft Bing, cookie, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Microsoft Security Essentials or Forefront: Which should a Windows user choose?
- Free for business use?Interesting... According to this table, MCE can be used in servers (2008 R2) and, since there is nothing in contrary, it seems that is also free for use by businesses - most of the other free offerings (Avast, AVG...) are only free for non-commercial use.RE: Microsoft Security...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp., MSE, Windows User, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Windows Live OneCare 2.5.2900.28 (Windows)
- Windows Live OneCare helps keep your PC safe from viruses, spyware, and other threats. This all-in-one, always-on PC care service from Microsoft works continuously, automatically, and quietly in the background to keep your valuable files protected and your PCs virus-free and working their best.The new version includes multi-PC and home...
- Tags: PC, Home Network, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Wireless Security, Office Suites, Backups, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-08-27
- Why Windows 7 should be free
- Why Windows 7 should be freeAm I the only one who had zero problems with Vista?This issue has been debated thoroughly across zdnet, so I have no desire to rehash it. But I am still not convinced that Vista's problems are systemic...and I think they are more a PR issue....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Microsoft Security Essentials beta to be capped at 75,000, kicks off today
- Microsoft Security Essentials beta to be capped at 75,000, kicks off todayLast I heard... *edited*OneCare had less false positives then all the other AV/AS software, and scored pretty high in tests.Assuming it's junk just because it's Microsoft kinda makes you look like a... fool.*Edited after realizing I had typed the...
- Tags: Desktops, Branding, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Windows 7, public beta, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-23
- Microsoft Security Essentials: What wannabe testers need to know
- Microsoft Security Essentials: What wannabe testers need to knowHappy that the rumors about a "complete-in-the-cloud" service were falseThat was a complete non-starter for me. But it turned out to be false rumors. This is "just" a anti-virus/malare like the competition. Only that it's free.Anything which can help curb the infections,...
- Tags: Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- Microsoft Security Essentials: What wannabe testers need to know
- Microsoft finally broke its silence about its Microsoft Security Essentials MSE -- a k a "Morro" -- June 18, after refusing for months to provide any real details on its planned free consumer security replacement to Windows Live OneCare. Here's what wannabe MSE testers and customers need to know. by...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tester, Security, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Will someone pull out the IE life support machine?
- For those who don't live in the catchment area of the European Union, you're quite lucky. After spending a year of my academic career in a room for an hour each week with a bunch of highly politicised, fanatical and activist type students, constantly debating the point, need and will...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Tab, Web Browsers, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- Morro FUD ...
- Morro FUD ...You should've checked your emailPeople with subscriptions that were expiring in the last couple months were getting a free 6 month extension to OneCare.Norton AV 2009 isn't bad though. It's much faster than previous versions, but the Norton toolbar that it installs is garbage. I wouldn't...
- Tags: Norton 360, Morro FUD, Norton Co., OneCare, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- Windows Live OneCare 2.5.2900.24 (Windows)
- Windows Live OneCare helps keep your PC safe from viruses, spyware, and other threats. This all-in-one, always-on PC care service from Microsoft works continuously, automatically, and quietly in the background to keep your valuable files protected and your PCs virus-free and working their best.The new version includes multi-PC and home...
- Tags: PC, Home Network, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Wireless Security, Office Suites, Backups, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-05-21
- Microsoft's intelligence security report: The top 5 takeaways
- Microsoft on Wednesday will unveil its sixth Security Intelligence Report and the tome---all 184 pages of it---has a lot of interesting data points culled from the software giant's antivirus applications. Microsoft concludes that rogue security software is a big threat, lost and stolen equipment is a bigger issue than hacking...
- Tags: Software, Trojan Horse, Microsoft Corp., Security Software, Win32/Renos, Win32/FakeSecSen, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- McAfee fails the Conficker test
- McAfee fails the Conficker testReliable Security SourceWell... I skip McAffee entirely :) (even if they are "free" from Comcast). McAffee is in the same league as Norton - Sucks. VIPRE is the best Anti-virus/Anti-spyware solution I have found. More proof that a 'major' vendor can't be trusted to be a...
- Tags: McAffee, VIPRE, McAfee Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- How well does Windows 7 handle 512MB?
- How well does Windows 7 handle 512MB?How well does Windows 7 handle ARM processor?"... potentially has positive implications for netbooks..."The next-generation netbooks will be running an ARM processor.Hence the netbooks market is a race to the bottom.^o^ RE: How well does Windows 7 handle 512MB?This is good news! I just...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, RAM, netbook, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-02-06
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