Although you get firewall and anti-spyware tools as part of Windows, Microsoft has always been reluctant to give Windows users free anti-virus software.
Update: Microsoft Security Essentials is the name of Microsoft’s latest Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware software for Windows operating system. It is already being tested internally at Microsoft and was launch in September last year. Read more: http://www.bench3.com/#ixzz0xxVHmUDP
Microsoft Corp is getting ready to unveil a long-anticipated free anti-virus service for PCs that will compete with products sold by Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc.
The world's biggest software maker is now testing an early version of the product with its own employees and that it will "soon" make a trial version available via its website.
Shares of Symantec and McAfee, the top two makers of security software, tumbled in November after Microsoft disclosed plans to launch the service as investors worried that they will lose sales to the free product.
Microsoft has said that it will only include basic features for fighting viruses, which would likely make it comparable to the least-expensive products sold by Symantec and McAfee. Their top selling products are security suites that come with features include encryption, firewalls, password protection, parental controls and data backup.
Microsoft To Discontinue Live OneCare:
As a result, Microsoft has announced that it will be discontinuing the Onecare service in favour of a free anti-virus product, code-named Morro, which is expected to start shipping in the second half of 2009.
Onecare will be discontinued on 30 June 2009 but updates, support and subscription renewals will continue to be available until Morro ships. Read More: Free Antivirus Will Replace Microsoft Live One Care.
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