Running Microsoft Security Essentials
Yesterday I downloaded the installation files for Microsoft Security Essentials beta, Microsoft’s free consumer antimalware program. So, is it any good?
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24.6.2009 Microsoft Security Essentials To Be Final Soon
The folks at Neowin has confirmed that Microsoft Security Essentials will reach it’s final build in coming weeks. Security Essentials is a free Microsoft anti-virus, anti-spyware that will replace Windows Live One Care (which is not free).
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21.9.2009 Microsoft Security Essentials Public Beta
Last year, Microsoft announced that it was halting development of its highly regarded Windows Live OneCare product (see my review of Windows Live OneCare 2.0) and would instead release a free anti-malware solution codenamed Morro by the end of 2009.
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22.6.2009 Microsoft Security Essentials is Now Available for Free Download
Microsoft today has released the final version of their free antivirus/antispyware solution for Windows 7, Vista and XP.
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29.9.2009 Pirating Windows? No free Security Essentials for you!
Microsoft has confirmed via its Genuine Windows Blog that only those Windows users running genuine, validated copies will be able to download and install the new Microsoft Security Essentials software.
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1.10.2009 Microsoft Security Essentials - Codename: Morro 32bit and 64bit
MSE features a a streamlined solution with smaller footprint that focuses on core but comprehensive anti-malware protection including viruses, spyware, rootkits and trojans.
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22.6.2009 Is Windows XP too good for Microsoft’s own good?
On September 27, Microsoft has extended the cut-off as to when PC makers will be allowed to continue to sell Windows XP with new machines.
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29.9.2007 Microsoft set to beta Microsoft Security Essentials June 23
Microsoft confirmed today that they plan to release a public beta of Microsoft Security Essentials (formerly codenamed Morro) on June 23.
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18.6.2009 OpenOffice is definitely good enough
There is a reason that the OpenOffice.org 3.0 servers are struggling to keep up with demand.
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14.10.2008 Vista's Transparency Is Good News
eWEEK visits with Jim Allchin, head of Microsoft Windows development, to discuss strategy for the new operating system.
I will start by stating flatly that I like Jim Allchin, who runs Microsoft Windows development. A lot. When he retires at the end of the year, the company will have lost one of its all-time great technology leaders and a very decent guy.
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29.1.2006 Is Google going to make Microsoft look good?
Why do we like Google? Is it because they are the “do no evil” company? Is it because they are not Microsoft? Is it because they make our lives easier through their search, email, and other services? The fact of the matter is that a lot of people from users, to developers, to workers, and to investors like Google. Heck, even I like google! (Look at the ads.)
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3.8.2006 There Is a Good Reason to Get Vista SP1
Microsoft plans to do away with that nasty 30-day off switch. Maybe some IT organizations should rejoice and take a few darts out of their pictures of Bill Gates.
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4.12.2007 Very Good Results in Updating Vista Against Hacks and Cracks
Microsoft claims that it has seen what the company referred to as very good results in fighting Windows piracy with Windows Vista, although it has failed to elaborate on the subject.
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29.7.2008 Microsoft: a "Good Enough" Windows 7 Beta with Room for Refinement
Microsoft is in no rush to deliver the first beta of Windows 7. Even according to the official time table for the delivery of Windows Vista's successor, the Redmond company is just a few months short of the final deadline, and yet there is no Beta on the immediate horizon.
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5.9.2008 Microsoft: a Good Enough Windows 7 Beta with Room for Refinement
Microsoft is in no rush to deliver the first beta of Windows 7. Even according to the official time table for the delivery of Windows Vista's successor, the Redmond company is just a few months short of the final deadline, and yet there is no Beta on the immediate horizon.
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8.9.20008 Download Nero 9 Essentials for Free
Just found this on AskVG that the latest version of Nero – the famous CD/DVD burning utility on Windows can now be legally downloaded for free!
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3.8.2009 Windows XP Departs: Good Riddance or Sad Farewell?
Two of PC World's most opinionated editors weigh in on whether Microsoft Windows XP's departure is bad for PC users or the best thing that could happen to computing.
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27.6.2008 Microsoft: Good Reception of Windows 7 Pre-Beta Build 6801
Microsoft revealed that it was happy with the way Windows 7 was received at the Professional Developers Conference 2008 in Los Angeles, at the end of October.
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17.11.2008 System Center Essentials 2007 beta 2 started
Microsoft has begun the second public beta test for its new System Center Essentials 2007, a central management console targeted at small- to medium-sized businesses. Microsoft has had a centralized desktop management offering for some time, Systems Management Server (SMS).
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19.9.2006 Microsoft Security Advisory 927891 non security-Fix for Windows Installer
Ok this is the MSI fix (Windows Update Client 100%CPU issue) as discussed before here on Bink.nu. For best results also install the new update client . This client will be distributed worldwide in June through Microsoft/Windows Update and WSUS.
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23.5.2007 Microsoft Windows Vista Security: Setting a New Standard for Security and Privacy Through Innovation and Collaboration
For more than 30 years, information and communications technologies have transformed the global economy and personal communications.
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17.9.2006 Windows Live Essentials on Windows 7 – 100 Screenshots Gallery
There are few still remembering that talk of Windows Live Essentials debuted all the way back in 2006, even before Windows Vista was released to manufacturing and over a year ahead of Windows Live Wave 2, which introduced the centralized Installer for all Windows Live desktop clients.
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21.12.2008 Windows Live Essentials for Windows 7 Beta Refresh
On the path to Wave 3, the Windows Live collection of services and applications debuted into Beta earlier this year, and has been crawling toward RTW ever since.
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17.12.2008 Security Tab Fixer for Windows XP - Activate Security Tab Under File, Folder Property Menu
Unlike Windows Vista & Windows 7, Window XP do not show Security tab under file or folder properties dialogue box.
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28.6.2009 Windows Live Essentials for Windows 7
With the evolution of Windows Live suite of applications and services and the Windows client, Microsoft managed to produce the intersection of its visions.
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13.11.2008 May Security Bullitens
New Security Bulletins Microsoft is releasing the following security bulletins for newly discovered vulnerabilities.
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9.5.2006 IE7 Security features
All web browsers make security decisions based upon URIs. Many security features, from Security Zones to the JavaScript same-origin policy, depend on the browser being able to consistently evaluate URIs to determine their components, and to compare them to other URIs.
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New Security Flaw Discovered in IE
Security firm eEye released a
notice on Thursday saying it had discovered a new flaw within Internet Explorer on both Windows XP and XP SP2.
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EXCLUSIVE: New security flaw in IE
A new flaw in Internet Explorer could be exploited to launch spoof-based attacks, or access and change data on vulnerable PCs, security experts have warned.
The problem lies in the way Microsoft has implemented a JavaScript component in its Web browser, security researcher Amit Klein wrote in a research document. Internet Explorer does not validate some data fields provided by a PC when the component, called XmlHttpRequest, is used, he wrote.
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Vista and Security Bundling
Several reporters have asked me what the Windows OneCare Live widespread beta means to security software vendors, such as McAfee, Panda, Symantec or Trend Micro. What OneCare foreshadows is significant.
According to the release notes: "Windows OneCare will not be compatible with the Windows Vista operating system (formerly codenamed 'Longhorn') when that operating system is released."
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2.12.2005Morro to be named Microsoft Security Essentials
Yesterday Neowin exclusively revealed Microsoft Morro to the world, today we can unveil that Microsoft's new and free Anti-Virus will be named
Microsoft Security Essentials. The software product, codenamed "Morro" after a beach in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is already being tested by Microsoft
employees and a trial version will be made available in September according to sources familiar with Microsoft's plans. Microsoft has officially
stated that Microsoft Security Essentials would be available by the end of 2009 at the latest. The company has been trialing internal versions since
June 1. Yesterday we unveiled three screen shots of an old alpha build but we can unveil an updated build today with the Microsoft Security
Essentials branding.
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17.06.2009Microsoft: Security Essentials final edition in coming weeks
Microsoft's security essentials team has confirmed the final version of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) will be made available in the coming
weeks. MSE is Microsoft's free anti-virus and anti-spyware product that is set to replace Microsoft's paid Windows Live OneCare subscription
service which was withdrawn earlier this year. In an email to beta testers the team thanked testers for their participation and encouraged them to
upgrade to version 1.0.1500.0 of the beta to ensure a "smooth experience". Neowin exclusively revealed Security Essentials in June when it was
codenamed "morro". Morro was renamed Security Essentials and appeared in beta form in late June.
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21.09.2009AV-Test Deems Windows Security Essentials "Very Good"
Microsoft's new free security software, Windows Security Essentials,
passed a preliminary antivirus exam with flying
colors, said independent and trusted firm
AV-Test, which tested Essentials,
launched yesterday in beta, on Windows XP,
Vista and Windows 7. It put it up against nearly 3,200 common viruses, bot Trojans and worms, said Andreas Marx, one of the firm's managers. The
malware was culled from the most recent WildList, a list of threats actually actively attacking computers. 'All files were properly detected and
treated by the product,' Marx said in an e-mail. 'That's good, as several other
scanners are still not able to detect and kill all of
these critters yet.' It also tested well on false positives.
winbeta.org - 25.06.2009
Microsoft set to beta Microsoft Security Essentials June 23
Microsoft confirmed today that they plan to release a public beta of Microsoft Security Essentials (formerly codenamed Morro) on June 23. The free
anti-virus product will begin with a beta program next week and an updated beta version over the summer period. Company officials also confirmed that
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) will be launching in fall this year. We have learned that Microsoft is targeting September or at the latest to
have the anti-virus software available for the October 22 Windows 7 launch. Formerly known as Morro, the software giant plans to replace its Windows
Live OneCare offerings with MSE later in the year.
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neowin.net - 19.06.2009
Microsoft releases Security Essentials today
Finally, after a year-long development phase, Microsoft Security Essentials have been publicly released. If you can't wait to get your hands on
Microsoft's latest security software, you don't need to wait any longer. In June, a public-beta was offered, and the download limit was
reached within 24 hours. It will be absolutely free for all users Windows XP, Vista and 7, both in 32bit and 64bit flavors — as long as you have
genuine copy. Microsoft will not bundle it with Windows 7, though, when it's released on October 22nd, 2009.
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neowin.net - 29.09.2009
Pirating Windows? No free Security Essentials for you!
Microsoft has confirmed via its Genuine Windows Blog that only those Windows users running genuine, validated copies will be able to download and
install the new Microsoft Security Essentials software. The Director of Microsoft's Genuine Windows team, Alex Kochis, stated in his post that,
"During installation, you'll be asked to validate Windows running on your PC to make sure that it's genuine." Windows validation is by no
means a new technology, and has been implemented in many of Microsoft's software packages with a few notable exceptions: Internet Explorer 8, for
example, and Windows Update which allows users running pirated copies of Windows to download essential security patches without validation.
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neowin.net - 01.10.2009
Microsoft Security Essentials Beta released
Microsoft is offering it's free anti-virus product, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) to 75,000 lucky people today. The company is offering the
product via a beta program and will likely extend the cap of 75,000 downloads depending on demand. MSE is Microsoft's free anti-virus and
anti-spyware product that is set to replace Microsoft's paid Windows Live OneCare subscription service which is being withdrawn a week today.
Earlier this month Neowin exclusively revealed MSE (codenamed Morro) and we believe that the final product will be available shortly before the
Windows 7 launch in October. MSE is being distributed on Microsoft's Connect site as a beta program.
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neowin.net - 23.06.2009
Microsoft Security Essentials or Forefront: Which should a Windows user choose?
It's been a while since Microsoft has shared any new information about its free antimalware offering, Microsoft Security Essentials (codenamed "Morro"). But the Softies are quietly setting the
stage for the product, which is slated to launch before the end of the year...
winbeta.org - 14.09.2009
Microsofts New Tool in the Fight Against Malware Free to Consumers
Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Corp.s new no-cost, core anti-malware service that helps protect consumers against viruses, spyware and other
malicious software, will be available tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 29. Microsoft Security Essentials, independently certified by West Coast Labs, is
backed by the companys global security response team and is built on the same award-winning core security technology found in the companys security
solutions for businesses. It requires no registration, trials or renewals and will be available for download directly from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials.
winbeta.org - 29.09.2009
Microsoft Security Essentials: What wannabe testers need to know
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft finally broke its silence about its Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) a k a "Morro" June 18, after refusing for months
to provide any real details on its planned free consumer security replacement to Windows Live
OneCare.
Alan Packer, General Manager of Microsoft’s Anti-Malware team chatted with me today about MSE. Based on our
conversation, here’s what wannabe MSE testers and customers need to know...
winbeta.org - 19.06.2009
Microsoft releases Windows Live Essentials build 8064
As we reported a few weeks ago, Microsoft has officially rolled out an update to Windows Live Essentials (Build 8064). If you're not familiar with
Windows Live Essentials, it is a suite of applications that include: Windows Live Mail (Desktop Version), Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Photo
Gallery, Windows Live Writer, Windows Live Toolbar, Windows Live Family Safety, and Windows Live Movie Maker Beta. The updates don't appear to
have any new features, but contain lots of fixed bugs especially for Windows 7 users. Microsoft has announced that users still using Windows Live
Messenger 8.1, 8.5, and the latest 9.0 (build 1202) will be asked, not required, to update to 14.0.8064.0206.
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neowin.net - 13.02.2009
Windows Live Essentials Beta
Released
Microsoft finally released
today a beta version of its
Windows Live Essentials
service to all beta-testers
that subscribed to the beta
program.
The
point of Windows Live
Essentials is quite simple:
provide a simple way for users
to use the most important
Windows Live Services: Windows
Live Messenger, Windows Live
Mail desktop, Windows Live
Mail, Windows Live Spaces and
Windows Live Dashboard being
the included products as of
yet.
The website
is only available to people
using Internet Explorer 6, so
nothing has changed yet on
compatibility since the
preview, though it is said
that each release will bring
improvements to operating
system, language and web
browser support.
jcxp.net - 06.09.2006
Windows Live Essentials
Preview
Only some time after LiveSide
posted screenshots of the
upcoming Windows Live
Essentials product, Microsoft
is previewing it in its
internal Windows Live website,
live-int.com.
Unfortunately, the website
can only be seen using
Internet Explorer 6, version 7
and all other browsers being
unsupported at this point. As
opposite to usual internal
Windows Live sites, a download
link to its parent product,
Windows Live Dashboard, is
apparently already available.
Apparently, the
site is often down, so if it
doesn't load when you're
trying to visit, try again
later on...
jcxp.net - 06.09.2006
Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 VHD
System Center Essentials 2007 is a new management solution specifically designed for IT professionals working in midsize businesses who often face IT
challenges similar to those of larger enterprisestroubleshooting user problems, automating management tasks, managing multiple systems, and diagnosing
and resolving IT problems. And when you download the 90-day trial software, you're automatically registered to receive valuable resources delivered
at strategic intervals throughout the software evaluation period.
winbeta.org - 12.11.2007
Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 VHD (v1.1)
System Center Essentials 2007 is a new management solution specifically designed for IT professionals working in midsize businesses who often face IT
challenges similar to those of larger enterprisestroubleshooting user problems, automating management tasks, managing multiple systems, and diagnosing
and resolving IT problems. And when you download the 90-day trial software, you're automatically registered to receive valuable resources delivered
at strategic intervals throughout the software evaluation period.
winbeta.org - 08.12.2007
How good is Microsoft's free antivirus software?
Ed Bott: Over the past few days I've been testing recent builds of Microsoft Security Essentials on two machines, one running a 32-bit edition of
Windows Vista, the other running a 64-bit copy of the Windows 7 release candidate. The software I describe in this post is a more recent build than
the current beta that has been floating around back channels on the Internet. Heres my report...
winbeta.org - 19.06.2009
System Center Essentials 2007 Evaluation Edition
Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 is a proactive and unified management solution that enables IT professionals in midsize organizations to more
efficiently secure, update, monitor and troubleshoot their IT environments.
Essentials 2007 provides:- Proactive
monitoring, troubleshooting and asset tracking to keep your IT environment secure and up-to-date
- A unified solution with a single console for
managing your servers, clients, hardware, software, and IT services
- Efficient execution of complex management tasks like troubleshooting end
user issues, monitoring, and server and client software deployment
The evaluation edition is valid for 90 days after installation. The Evaluation
Edition can be activated to a full product without requiring a full re-installation. Please see the System Center Essentials FAQ for more
information.
winbeta.org - 29.09.2007
End of the road for Microsoft Money
According to CNet, Microsoft will soon be bringing to an end its Money line of personal finance management software. From Microsoft's Money FAQ,
the products affected include Microsoft Money Essentials, Microsoft Money Plus Deluxe, Microsoft Money Plus Premium and Microsoft Money Plus Home &
Business. For Microsoft Money Essentials, online services (online stock/share quotations and bill-paying) will stop one year after activation or 31
January 2011, whichever comes first.
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neowin.net - 11.06.2009
WSUS Server 2003 Fix for Vista SP1 Download
Windows Vista SP1 will be released as an update on Microsoft Update (MU). The patch is very large and there is a bug in Windows Server 2003 in the
WinVerifyTrust API that will cause signing validation to fail.
What this means is that once you approve this update on a
System Center Essentials 2007 server on a Windows Server 2003 server, every time the server syncs from MU it will redownload the package, fail the
cert validation, and so the download will fail. The problem will continue until you install the WinVerifyTrust patch on the System Center Essentials
server. This patch is a hotfix (not a public GDR), so is not intended to be widely distributed. We recommend it only be installed on the System
Center Essentials server itself.
You can obtain this hotfix here:
Windows Server Update Services cannot
download large Windows update files in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888303/en-us
winbeta.org - 29.01.2008
Good entrance in the Market
for OneCare
It seems Microsoft's Windows
Live OneCare offer has made a
good start in the AntiVirus
market, mainly due to very low
prices from wholesalers, such
as Costco's 11$ for the
security application.
As of July,
Microsoft's offer accounted
15% of total security suites
sales in the United States,
becoming by this simple fact
the number 2 security
application for the US market.
That is, the only available
version of OneCare is english
and it won't install at all
on another language Windows
installation. That for sure
provides OneCare a very good
future when it is available in
more countries...
OneCare's successful
arrival on the market already
hurts competiting products.
Symantec's market share went
down by 10%, while McAfee's
went down by 3%.
jcxp.net - 20.08.2006
