Re: OneCare to be discontinued

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

More at

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/feature...dukasQandA.mspx

and

http://windowsonecare.spaces.live.com/blog...141!10418.entry

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~PA Bear

 

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:<span style="color:blue">

> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2...SecurityPR.mspx

>

> <QP>

> REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 18, 2008 — To address the growing need for a PC

> security solution tailored to the demands of emerging markets, smaller PC

> form factors and rapid increases in the incidence of malware, Microsoft

> Corp. plans to offer a new consumer security offering focused on core

> anti-malware protection.

>

> Code-named “Morro,†this streamlined solution will be available in the

> second half of 2009 and will provide comprehensive protection from malware

> including viruses, spyware, rootkits and trojans. This new solution, to be

> offered at no charge to consumers, will be architected for a smaller

> footprint that will use fewer computing resources, making it ideal for

> low-bandwidth scenarios or less powerful PCs. As part of Microsoft’s move

> to

> focus on this simplified offering, the company also announced today that

> it

> will discontinue retail sales of its Windows Live OneCare subscription

> service effective June 30, 2009.

> </QP>

>

> Windows Live OneCare Forums

> http://forums.microsoft.com/windowsonecare...t.aspx?siteid=2 </span>

[Guest Peter Flindt]

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote on 19.11.2008 n Message

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> More at

> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/feature...dukasQandA.mspx

> and

> http://windowsonecare.spaces.live.com/blog...141!10418.entry

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> ~PA Bear</span>

eerrrrmmm, is this worldwilde, in particular in the EU?

 

Microsoft Windows OS + FREE Virus Scanning protection,

what McAfee, Norton, Kaspersky,... think about it?

 

And on the other side, what the bad guys, the virus programmer do now?

Search in th MS Database and write exactly the matching Virus, Malware?

 

For free, sounds good, but I don't think this is possible because of

the courts (other companies) and no virus scanning software can dedect

100%, imagine this "Morro" dedect 98%, I am very sure each Spam email

or whatever contain one of this 2%....

 

Sorr, but I have serious doubts about it.

 

Peter

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Peter Flindt wrote:<span style="color:blue"><span style="color:green">

>> More at

>> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/feature...dukasQandA.mspx

>> and

>> http://windowsonecare.spaces.live.com/blog...141!10418.entry

>></span>

> eerrrrmmm, is this worldwilde, in particular in the EU?</span>

<snip>

 

<QP>

Q: Will the new solution be available in my country?

A: At a minimum, the new solution will initially be available to consumers

in all markets where Windows Live OneCare is currently available.

</QP>

Source:

http://windowsonecare.spaces.live.com/blog...141!10418.entry

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[Guest David H. Lipman]

From: "Peter Flindt" <newsgroups@lastwebpage.de>

 

 

| eerrrrmmm, is this worldwilde, in particular in the EU?

 

| Microsoft Windows OS + FREE Virus Scanning protection,

| what McAfee, Norton, Kaspersky,... think about it?

 

| And on the other side, what the bad guys, the virus programmer do now?

| Search in th MS Database and write exactly the matching Virus, Malware?

 

| For free, sounds good, but I don't think this is possible because of

| the courts (other companies) and no virus scanning software can dedect

| 100%, imagine this "Morro" dedect 98%, I am very sure each Spam email

| or whatever contain one of this 2%....

 

| Sorr, but I have serious doubts about it.

 

| Peter

 

ESET's POV on this...

 

http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=196

 

 

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Dave

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