Current Antivirus News and Article Results

MS dumps OneCare, slates free security software for '09 - Australian PC World
Microsoft will dump its Windows Live OneCare consumer security software next year and instead give away revamped, streamlined anti-malware software that it's calling "Morro" for the moment. A longtime rival called the move the equivalent of Microsoft ...

Is white listing going mainstream? - CNET News
White lists will be on every desktop within the next five years, according to Patrick Morley, CEO of Massachusetts-based Bit9. Morley was in town to address the Dow Jones VentureWire Technology Showcase in Redwood City, Calif., on Tuesday. He stopped ...

Microsoft drops OneCare antivirus product - Computerworld Australia
Two years after trying to build a consumer antivirus business, Microsoft has decide to throw in the towel. The software vendor said Tuesday that it will discontinue retail sales of its Windows Live OneCare product at the end of June next year, and ...

How Live OneCare changed the antivirus landscape - CNET News
Since its introduction in 2006, Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare has altered the antivirus landscape. With Tuesday's announcement that Microsoft will no longer be selling the product but offering a free version, code-named Morro , starting in June ...

Microsoft moves to take back antivirus market - TG Daily
Analyst Opinion - Microsoft just announced it will be discontinuing OneCare and roll out out a free antivirus product soon. I believe the company made a huge mistake by not owning all aspects of primary security for Windows from the start. I applaud ...

Microsoft kills OneCare; plans free antivirus - PC Advisor
Microsoft has officially announced plans to exit the paid-for antivirus software market, killing off the Windows Live OneCare product it launched just two years ago. Windows Live OneCare will no longer be available from June 2009, at which time ...

Free 'Morro' Antivirus To Replace Microsoft OneCare - VisualStudio Magazine
Redmond is rolling out a free antivirus software program for consumers that will compete with products made by Symantec and McAfee. Code-named "Morro," the AV app is expected to be available by the end 2009. Microsoft, which unveiled Morro on Tuesday ...

Update: Microsoft drops OneCare antivirus product - Infoworld
Microsoft is phasing out OneCare in order to focus its efforts on getting Windows users to adopt antivirus (AV) technology, said Amy Barzdukas, a senior director of product management with Microsoft. "Our goal with OneCare was to get more customers ...

Opinion: The top 5 stupid things people do with mobile phones - Computerworld
Recommended November 20, 2008 (CSO) Mobile devices get smarter every day, and more of us than ever depend on them. But there is a drawback to our increasing dependence on smart mobile devices--they have the potential to be even more risky than laptop ...

IT Microsoft Announces Free Antivirus Software for H2 2009 - DailyTech
Microsoft looks to take the fight to malware makers with its own free product Microsoft has long annoyed security software makers over the last decade as it has rolled out free products which often offer a competitive alternative to competitor's ...