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| Thread ID: 103542 | 2009-09-27 19:32:00 | Microsoft's 'Norton-killer' out this week | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 814448 | 2009-09-27 19:32:00 | www.stuff.co.nz Micrsoft will launch its free antivirus software on Tuesday, US time, a source close to the company has revealed. Microsoft Security Essentials will protect against viruses, spyware, rootkits and trojans and can be downloaded to computers running Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. Windows business group manager Ben Green says the software alone will not protect against all web threats, but when used with a secure web browser such as Internet Explorer 8 and a fully updated Windows operating system will provide a total security solution. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 814449 | 2009-09-27 19:43:00 | Wouldn't take much to be a "Norton Killer" | paulw (1826) | ||
| 814450 | 2009-09-27 20:01:00 | And what are we to make of this? | Cicero (40) | ||
| 814451 | 2009-09-27 20:06:00 | Corpse Killer? I thought every copy of Norton had graduated from Kamikaze Klass? Right now, the familiar Mantra of "Most Secure Windows Yet" is ringing through the halls again, so either their security product is a bit over-promoted, or Win 7 is just a tiny bit insecure. (Or both.) If IE8 enhances it's security, virus writers won't even need NCEA. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 814452 | 2009-09-27 21:34:00 | Had to check my calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1st. Microsoft making security software makes about as much sense as (God forbid!) Symantec deciding to release an O/S. :yuck: |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 814453 | 2009-09-27 21:53:00 | Could it be that the ensuing BSOD's are the "Enhanced Security State" designed to thwart any virus attacks? Perhaps this is an attempt by MS to get the world's economy on it's feet, starting by raising the income of PC Techs everywhere? |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 814454 | 2009-09-27 21:57:00 | Sounds about right R2. If it's anything at all like OneCare, we are gonna be a lot busier than before, as every PC with it installed with have no web access, constant 100% CPU usage, a lot of spyware and will eventually stop booting up. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 814455 | 2009-09-27 22:11:00 | we are gonna be a lot busier than before, as every PC with it installed with have no web access, constant 100% CPU usage, a lot of spyware and will eventually stop booting up. Yes. I thought this bit was hilarious: "when used with a secure web browser such as Internet Explorer 8 ......will provide a total security solution." |
pctek (84) | ||
| 814456 | 2009-09-27 22:12:00 | Sounds about right R2. If it's anything at all like OneCare, we are gonna be a lot busier than before, as every PC with it installed with have no web access, constant 100% CPU usage, a lot of spyware and will eventually stop booting up. All done securely though ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 814457 | 2009-09-27 23:08:00 | I'm just sick of using the likes of McAfee and other products with overzealous bloody firewalls and things interfering and being more of a PITA to have installed than not. Hell, if you're only on a home / business network, there's no damn need for a Firewall on your PC anyways, your ADSL router doing NAT is *more* than sufficient. If it's anything similar to Avast! Free, then I'll be happy. I think a basic A/V app to compliment Defender (Which I've already seen pickup & clean a couple of trojans that AVG / Avast etc missed), and the built-in Win7 firewall, will probably be more than sufficient for 95% of home and small business users. Add in central deployment of updates and few other basic "management" features and you've got your corporate world pretty much sussed too! Let's just hope they learned from their mistake with OneCare :p |
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