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Comment Security Survey (Score 1) 465

by taz722 on Monday October 05, 2009 @04:54PM (#29649737) Attached to: Microsoft Security Essentials Released; Rivals Mock It

Hello Everyone, I am doing a survey on the use of security software as part of a research project that I am working on. This should not take more than a few seconds to complete. Your inputs are very important to my research and I would greatly appreciate your help. Please feel free to pass this link to your friends and family as well. Thanks in advance for your help. http://www.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?CBEF839FC3809B98 Thanks.

Microsoft Security Essentials Released; Rivals Mock It 465

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday September 29, 2009 @11:11PM from the free-but-is-it-worth-it dept.

Bimal writes "After a short three-month beta program, Microsoft is officially releasing Microsoft Security Essentials, its free, real-time consumer anti-malware solution for fighting viruses, spyware, rootkits, and Trojans. MSE is available for Windows XP 32-bit, Windows Vista/7 32-bit, and Windows Vista/7 64-bit. 'Ars puts MSE through its paces and finds an unobtrusive app with a clean interface that protected us in the dark corners of the Internet.' The software received positive notes when in beta, including a nod from the independent testing group AV-Test." But reader CWmike notes that Symantec is trash-talking Microsoft's free offering. Jens Meggers, Symantec's vice president of engineering, dismissed MSE as a "poor product" that will "never be up to snuff." Meggers added, "Microsoft has a really bad track record in security." The GM of Trend Micro's consumer division sniffed, "It's better to use something than to use nothing, but you get what you pay for."

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