If you thought the anti-virus market was overcrowded, you are in for a surprise. Microsoft has announced the release of its free anti-virus program. The trial (beta) version of the new software, nicknamed Morro, has just been launched in China, Israel, Brazil and the United States. This program, according to Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), will deliver “basic protection against viruses, trojans, rootkits and spyware”.
However, it is still uncertain whether or not this brand new project by Microsoft will be successful particularly as they are more established specialists already operating in the field. Furthermore, one must not forget that Microsoft’s previous attempt to delve into this area (with Windows Live OneCare service) has been relatively unsuccessful.
Once the testing process is completed, Morro will be made available for download by all Windows users at the Microsoft download centre and will update automatically once installed. Already, competitors are trying to play down this recent announcement and have already begun finding all sorts of loopholes in the product. Presently, about 75,000 trial versions of Morro have been made available for testing in the United States, Brazil, China and Israel pending its full launch later this year.
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A.J.Johnson
June 24, 2009 at 11:14 am
I read about this, excellent article that many will find useful.
A.J.
muyilleum
June 25, 2009 at 9:57 am
As far as I’m aware users will have to download the anti-virus from their official download centre (website) cos I doubt MS would want to risk another lawsuit.
Freddy S Hanafi
June 25, 2009 at 8:30 am
Info is good and interesting,….
but if the anti virus microsoft rislis in this include in the windows or not..?
Thanks.
Raju
June 26, 2009 at 12:12 am
There has been a lot of hype surrounding Morro. But lets see if it matches up to it.
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June 26, 2009 at 7:12 am
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Computer Repair
July 9, 2009 at 12:47 am
Have you used this software and are able to provide a review? I’m a fan of AVG and Avast, how does this program compare?
shade2009
August 3, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Grt useful information…….
Mathdelane
October 16, 2009 at 9:34 am
This is just another bloatware and as far as I know, it wasn’t that effective.
It’s no way any better than AVG.
Karen
November 29, 2011 at 12:04 am
Free is always the best!