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Kaspersky: Security not part of Microsoft's identity
Blog Comment He did add, however, that the problems were not with the software, branding Security Essentials' predecessor OneCare "good enough" Well if you had a agreed upon international regulations & standards along with law policy's then you shouldn't need...
[October 20, 2009, 0:55]
Kaspersky: Security not part of Microsoft's identity
Blog He did add, however, that the problems were not with the software, branding Security Essentials' predecessor OneCare "good enough". Eugene Kaspersky, co-founder and CEO of anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab, has criticised Microsoft's brand image after...
[October 19, 2009, 15:55]
Microsoft Security Essentials review
Reviews Microsoft has released version 1.0 of Security Essentials, the successor to Live OneCare. Originally known as Morro, Security Essentials retains the core features of OneCare, but abandons the additional heft of a firewall, performance tuning and...
[October 5, 2009, 10:44]
Microsoft launches free Security Essentials package
News Microsoft on Tuesday introduced its long-awaited consumer security suite Microsoft Security Essentials, a free download that replaces the paid-for OneCare product. Cliff Evans, Microsoft UK's security chief, said MSE uses the same engine as OneCare...
[September 29, 2009, 16:20]
Microsoft to release free antivirus software soon
News Microsoft first announced its plans for the product, then code-named Morro, last November, at the same time the company said it was scrapping its paid Windows Live OneCare product. Microsoft plans to release the final version of its free antivirus...
[September 22, 2009, 8:12]
Microsoft releases beta of Morro antivirus
News In 2008, Microsoft announced plans to discontinue its subscription fee-based Windows Live OneCare antivirus suite and to replace it with Morro. At the time, the company said that it would switch to offering a free product, as few consumers had...
[June 24, 2009, 12:04]
Microsoft readies free anti-malware beta for launch
News Microsoft will launch a public beta of its anti-malware service, Microsoft Security Essentials, on Tuesday as it phases out its Live OneCare suite in favour of a simpler, free consumer security offering.
[June 19, 2009, 9:24]
Microsoft warns of rise in scareware, PDF exploits
News Corporate environments running Forefront Client Security are more likely to have problems with worm infections than home computers running Windows Live OneCare, while home computers had more Trojans and Trojan downloaders, the report found.
[April 8, 2009, 15:54]
Microsoft decides to shelve Encarta
News In November, the company announced plans to stop selling its Windows Live OneCare antivirus product. Microsoft has confirmed that it is moving out of the encyclopaedia business, ending its long-standing Encarta product.
[April 1, 2009, 17:16]
Quocirca's Changing Channels: Of Microsoft Forefront Security
White Papers In fact Microsoft's offensive started six months ago with the launch of its Windows Live OneCare service aimed at consumers. OneCare provides consumers' PCs with continuously updated signature-based protection against viruses, worms, spyware and so...
[February 21, 2009, 0:24]
Microsoft cutting jobs, but not products
News Thus far, Microsoft has announced plans to cut only one product, its Windows Live OneCare security service. Although Microsoft is cutting jobs, the software maker apparently isn't axing any major products as part of its cost-cutting moves.
[January 23, 2009, 15:06]
Antivirus firms unfazed by free Microsoft product
News Trollope said in an email statement: "Consumers have already rejected OneCare even though it entered the market at a lower price, because OneCare offered substandard protection and poor performance as evidenced by scores of third-party reviews.
[November 20, 2008, 9:29]
The other free alternative is ...
Talkback .download a Linux distribution like Ubuntu or Fedora and you *never* have to worry about viruses, malware and trojans again. I should think Symantic and McAfee will fight hard to ensure free Moro never happens.
[November 19, 2008, 13:14]
Microsoft replaces OneCare with free product
News Consumers have voted; OneCare, in its two years on the market, has achieved less than two percent market share," he said in an interview. Live OneCare was tailored for developed markets with broadband.and it's not meeting the needs of a lot of...
[November 19, 2008, 7:35]
Microsoft launches subscription Office
Blog Microsoft Equipt (now there's a websearch fail in the making, if I ever saw one) provides users, for £60 a year, with a combination of the OneCare security package and Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007.
[October 14, 2008, 16:43]
Windows Small Business Server 2008: a first look review
Reviews Also bundled is a 120-day trial licence for Windows Live OneCare, this online service providing more general server protection against internet threats. The latest small-business implementation of Windows Server, Windows Small Business Server 2008...
[July 24, 2008, 10:26]
Entrepreneur Gains Efficiencies, Grows Business With New Operating System
White Papers Smith turned to the Windows Vista operating system, with the added protection of Windows Live OneCare and the 2007 Microsoft Office system to help her search, organize, and safeguard her customer information.
[June 11, 2008, 1:01]
Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) upgrade
Blog Somehow Windows Live Onecare didn't start right away and so I was warned about my lack of firewall but after a few minutes Onecare came back to life. Also the firewall issue pops up until Onecare eventually starts.
[January 15, 2008, 15:42]
Kaspersky quarantines Windows Explorer
News In March of this year Kaspersky criticised Microsoft's consumer antivirus product, OneCare, for incorrectly quarantining and, in some cases, deleting Microsoft Outlook files. Windows Explorer, one of the most crucial components of Microsoft's...
[December 21, 2007, 11:50]
Microsoft releases Vista SP1 details
News The EU at the time also had broader antitrust concerns over Vista, caused by Microsoft's entry into the security market with its OneCare anti-malware offering and Forefront enterprise security product.
[December 11, 2007, 13:35]
