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One last thing Ars discussed with Burch was the 'Essentials' branding. There was an interesting paragraph in Ars Technica's report: But if not, damage is already being done. It's a pretty good bet that that's exactly what Symantec will do.

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In that case, Mr Sharrocks, we can assume that Symantec (which pays PC manufacturers to install its own suite as crapware) won't need to go bleating to its friends in the European Commission. In addition, early reviews of the beta are showing that it underperforms when compared to existing freeware products, and well below paid solutions such as Norton AntiVirus. The freeware space is crowded and Microsoft is just joining the fray. The reality is that shareware and freeware vendors have been in the market for 20-plus years. Microsoft isn't going to change the dynamics of the consumer security industry. In a press release, Lee Sharrocks, Symantec's Vice President Consumer Sales EMEA says: Sadly, the better it works then the more bananas Symantec and McAfee are going to get, and Symantec is taking an early lead. And on the crucial measure of delivering the fewest false positives, Microsoft stood far ahead of the pack, delivering the fewest false positives of any program tested. Microsoft's technology scored second in the accuracy ratings, behind AVIRA but ahead of AVG, Symantec, McAfee, and a dozen other products. Only 3 of the 16 products in the test earned that rating. The service is similar to the antivirus part of the discontinued One Care, which tested well in May 2009, when 'the independent AV-Comparatives group' gave it its highest (Advanced+) rating.

Rootkit detection features target kernel-mode malware and can detect the sort of tampering in the kernel that is typical of rootkits. By monitoring for suspicious behavior, the service can query for a sample when necessary. Instead, it offers a dynamic signature service that pushes signatures on a daily basis, but adds the ability to query the signature service when need to reduce the window of exposure to new malware. Bott has been testing what we can now call Microsoft Security Essentials, and says that:Ĭontrary to some recent reports, this isn't a cloud-based service.

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