Microsoft releasing free anti-malware on Tuesday
Friday, June 19, 2009
Microsoft said it will release its free anti-malware product in beta on Tuesday. The software, formerly codenamed Morro, is now called Microsoft Security Essentials.
The company said its Security Essentials will be easy to use for consumers as an anti-virus and anti-spyware program and consumes less memory and disk space, making it convenient for smaller, low-powered PCs.
"This is security you can trust," said Alan Packer, general manager of Microsoft's anti-malware team, according to Computerworld.com. "Rather than scan and clean, which it also does, it's trying to keep you from being infected in the first place.”
The new service will replace the subscription Windows Live Onecare, which the company plans to discontinue on June 30th.
In its original announcement, Microsoft said Security Essentials will use the same core anti-malware technology to deliver the same protection against malware that Microsoft offers its business customers, but will not include many of the additional non-security features found in many consumer security suites.
Microsoft Security Essentials will be available as a stand-alone download for the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.
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