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Selected testers get new build of Microsoft Security Essentials

Protect the hosts fileThe protection of the hosts file from malicious modification could do with some improvement. I ran a number of tests and things fell through the cracks. See Testing Microsoft Security Essentials and the Hosts file http://blogs.computerworld.com/14971/testing_microsoft_security_essentials_and_the_hosts_fileRE: Selected testers get new build of Microsoft Security EssentialsMake it catch...

Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Security Essentials, hosts file, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-24

Installation (First Look: Microsoft Security Essentials)

Hey M$FT - just fix your OS!!!Instead of wasting resources (yours, and the users), why don't you just fix your code to begin with? So what if Norton et. al. lose business - this whole virus thing smells more and more like a scam by the antivirus vendors to take...

Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Security Essentials, First Look, Microsoft Security

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Microsoft Security Essentials available today

International availability"Microsoft Security Essentials will be available in eight languages and 19 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States."Today? Or are they delaying the additional countries until later?Originally, they...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, MSE, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Final Microsoft Security Essentials due in 'a few weeks'

I got my email last nightI'm not really surprised by this, I halfway expected it to be finished by Windows 7's GA.Eitherway, I Can't wait to see what they have done with it.MSEI wish Microsoft Security Essentials and the Microsoft Managed Services Engine didn't share the same acronym...One's MSE and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, MSE, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

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

AV-Test calls Microsoft Security Essentials "very good"

AV-Test calls Microsoft Security Essentials "very good"Wow...Not bad: 3200 and all detected with 0 false positives. Can't complain about that.I seriously think that MS should be allowed to ship MSE with every copy of Windows. We can argue about monopoly related issues when it comes to other non-essential functionality...

Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, AV-Test, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp., front page

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

(Do you need Microsoft Security Essentials?)

(Do you need Microsoft Security Essentials?)as soon as this goes out of beta, i'm getting it1. it looks great.2. i've read the anti-virus is excellent.3. spybot isn't doing so well with internet explorer 8.4. it is free.the one thing that worries me is that spyware/virus folks may see a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

What's up with that Microsoft Security Essentials beta build number?

What's up with that Microsoft Security Essentials beta build number?Another way to get round it is.Sign into Microsoft Connect with an email address registered in the US. It worked for me anyway.So far so goodWorks well on my system although it is obviously too early to tell how well it...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Security, beta

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

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

Will Microsoft Security Essentials (Morro) dent commercial antivirus sales?

Will Microsoft Security Essentials Morro dent commercial antivirus sales?Microsoft doesn't conjure up "security" in my mind ...... but Ed Bott has an interesting article describing a study that shows OneCare and apparently Morro uses the same engine and definitions scored among the top of the tested products.That opened up the...

Tags: AVG Free, MSE, Avira, antivirus, Security Software, OneCare, AVG, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

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

Additional Resources

Google "attacking" developer community?

No.Improving their apps doesn't make them evil.Killing competition by giving away apps for "free" makes them evil.Isn't it a bit hypocritical to complain?After all Android developers are using Android which they didn't need to pay for because Google gave it to them. Where do they think those development funds...

Tags: Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-01

Microsoft's Windows 7 challenge: Selling Live services (without being sued)

What competitors?Other than iLife, who is competing with Live Essentials?These seem like little trivial programs to be fighting over. Besides the people complaining about bloat (Even though these programs don't take up much space), I don't think anyone would complain even if they were included in Windows to begin with.The...

Tags: Operating systems, Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Selected testers get new build of Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft has made available for download on October 24 by a select group of testers the first build of its next release of the free Microsoft Security Essentials MSE anti-malware product. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tester, Security, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-10-24

Less than 24-hours on and a potential Windows 7 Achilles' heel surfaces

3 Words for you...Windows Live Essentials...Saves on bloat?It was nothing to do with that. Microsoft have said that they unbundled a lot of things from the OS build as it allowed for easier and more frequent updates.Good point.I use Hotmail but also use Live Mail on my own machines as...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Operating systems, Groupware, E-mail providers, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

(Security in Windows 7)

Why is MS such a ripoff?I think the whole security model used by Microsoft needs to change. My issues:- Why, after paying Microsoft hundreds of dollars for their OS do we all get prompted that our configuration is insecure and that we need to go purchase virus protection from...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Windows Defender, virus protection, virus, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Fake 'Conficker.B Infection Alert' spam campaign drops scareware

An ongoing spam campaign is once again attempting to impersonate Microsoft's security team -- the same campaign was first seen in April -- by mass mailing Conficker.B Infection Alerts (install.zip), which upon execution drop a sample of the Antivirus Pro 2010 scareware. Whereas the theme remains the...

Tags: Infection, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Internet, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, E-mail, Security, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-10-19

News to know: Google, IBM; AMD; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Earnings wrap: Sam Diaz: Schmidt: Worst of recession is over; Google is hiring Larry Dignan: IBM...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., E-books, Desktops, Networking, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-16

Report: Microsoft prepping now for next beta of Security Essentials

I have been invitedThe e-mail contains a link to a survey, and they will select the beta testers from the respondents by November 1.An excerpt form the mail:''In the coming months we will be rolling out an ongoing beta program. As part of the Microsoft Security Essentials ongoing beta program,...

Tags: Servers, MSE, Security Essentials, OneCare, security, beta, server, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-15