Thread: Microsoft to offer free security software

Microsoft to offer free security software

Microsoft Corp will discontinue sales of its subscription PC security service and instead offer free software to help protect computers from viruses, spyware and other threats.

Microsoft plans to halt sales of its Windows Live OneCare service on June 30. The service being discontinued costs $49.95 a year and covers up to three PCs.

The new security program, which the company has code-named "Morro," will be available as a free download in the second half of next year.

Morro is designed to work with smaller, less powerful computers, the company said, which should make it appeal to a wide group of consumers.

Retail sales of Windows Live OneCare, which offered non-security PC care features such as printer sharing, data backup and automated PC tune-up, ends on June 30, 2009.

"Morro” will be available in the second half of 2009 and will feature standard anti-malware capabilities to detect viruses, spyware, rootkits and trojans.

Morro will use the same home-built malware protection engine that powered Windows Live OneCare.

The new solution will deliver the same core protection against malware as that offered through Microsoft’s enterprise solutions, but will not include many of the additional non-security features found in many consumer security suites.

The freebie will be available as a stand-alone download and offer malware protection for the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.

Microsoft Is also offering free softwares Devoloper Softwares For Indians .

You need to get a Username /password from a Microsoft certified Retailer before Logging in and downloading Free Developer softwares

live one care was crap

Seriously did anyone ever kept using Live one care ? But lets see what they comes up with.

which is the latest antivirus ?

i always thought why the hell can they charge us for virus protection for their own os is so easy to infect, and so costly... they shud provide it free... and its good they have taken this step... i probably wont b using it as i'm stuck to avira like superglue .

it will be good for the internet as a whole though...

i can not trust microsoft for any kind of security softwares, windows firewall is just about to touch the mark thats it apart from that they don't offer any good system security software

atleast one step to secure computing which is FREE!!!!!!!!

AVG FREE is still free, as well as avast and avira antivir.

If its free then I'll give it a try anyway.

It would be more beneficial if they concentrated their resouces on making their OS inherently error free rather than patching problems and securing systems.

After all prevention is better than cure !

Originally Posted by newprouser

It would be more beneficial if they concentrated their resouces on making their OS inherently error free rather than patching problems and securing systems.

After all prevention is better than cure !

this is something impossible for windows coz if they will make an error free software or OS then who will pay them for tech support and from where they will make money coz pirate (copy) OS software is available for 30-50 rupees anywhere

Originally Posted by smoothvibes

if they will make an error free software or OS then who will pay them for tech support and from where they will make money

:lol: you are right mate, nvr tho of tis... :lol:

Originally Posted by newprouser

It would be more beneficial if they concentrated their resouces on making their OS inherently error free rather than patching problems and securing systems.

After all prevention is better than cure !

Then what will happen to the BIG ANTIVIRUS Companies....

Bill Gates had made billions with his Windows.
But if MS were required to pay even 1c every time one Windows OS anywhere in the world got hang or got infected because of a security loophole, Bill Gates would have been a bankrupt long back.

^^^

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