MS will "soon" unveil free anti-virus software "Morro"

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even though lacking some perks compared to Onecare, I do hope this would
encourage users to be security aware.

 

Since its for "FREE"....awesome

 

OneCare was good, yet Morro may and probably will offer much more, though there are
phone-home considerations.
And, freeware is *not* the better software (opinion).

 

From: "siljaline" <>


| OneCare was good, yet Morro may and probably will offer much more, though there are
| phone-home considerations.
| And, freeware is *not* the better software (opinion).

| --
| Silj


OneCare wasn't good. It was just OK.
Before it was just "OK", is was "bad."

 

Bah - it's just another crutch, it allows them to be security unaware.
It would be good to have an OS default OOBE condition include AV
measures, but with all of the automation AV has just become the enabler
of bad computing practices. So, mostly people use anti-whatever programs
because they *don't* care about security. Using good security methods
would eliminate exposure to a large portion of the unwanted software and
almost eliminate any need for such programs.

 

One Care was very good if you were attentive to what was goingon on your
computer. None of the anti virus programs were easer to use then one care and
did as much to help you keep ignroance off your computer.

From what I gather this free protection is ment to prevent mal ware from
getting on peoples computers who do not have protection now and therefor
prevent it from getting on my computer from them.

in addition its microsoft so they have access to "core system code" which is
not accessable via copyright laws by any other software.

though I feel a little disgruntaled from paying for a new copy cause it was
1/2 the cost of renewal. and the fact i am used to it I like it and it wont
be available so what do i do now?

will this "new windows feature" be sufficent to protect my pc as an
antivirus or will i have to find additional virus protection?

 

Onecare's support so with its capabilitie and pattern quality update if am
not mistaken will be with product to as is to its very last day... and then
how about if you could try morro first then you decide, I believe onecare's
subscription and life would end even after morro's launch (just an approx. )

 

the ever pessimistic rafters hehehe, and again some good pointers you have
there .

 

Err no. "For free" is meaningless. It's either "free" or it's "for nothing".

 

Many would presume, but how about if you try it first before we say
something about it.... it wouldn't take much of your time right.

 

Err I was correcting your incorrect GRAMMAR, not making a comment about
Morro.....

 

Ohhh thanks for correcting me - I took it the other way.

 

That's OK..

I have an obsession about the use of the phrase "for free".....

 

AFAIK, MS has never produced any good antivirus software since the year of
DOS.

 

What do you consider to be a good AV product?.
For the Enterprise the most importent factor is management and simplicity.
MS Forefront (Exchange/Sharepoint/TMG/Client Security) is here one of the
best if you ask me.

/Jesper

 

FromTheRafters,

I lean toward the idea that anything is better than nothing, and
nothing is what a lot of people use. Unfortunately, if the free
"anything" is mediocre, its presence will often kill any incentive some
users might have to get a good quality product; which I think offers
some benefit regardless of the user's practices.

You do raise a good point, however; and I have worked on boxes where
the user's attitude was similar to that of a bad driver who thinks
seat-belts are a substitute for skill and attention. Their surprise at
hearing they have an irredeemable cesspool of festering malware is
probably similar to the bad driver's amazement at how fast that
guardrail is coming through the windshield. The difference being, that
the former is still around to pay me to correct their errors.

Regards,

Len Agoado

 

From: "Jesper Ravn" <>




| What do you consider to be a good AV product?.
| For the Enterprise the most importent factor is management and simplicity.
| MS Forefront (Exchange/Sharepoint/TMG/Client Security) is here one of the
| best if you ask me.

| /Jesper


No. The most impotrtant factor is efficacy and the second most important aspect is
enterprise management.

 

That is why I mentioned "it is good..." - It is good for the rest of us
that new computer operators (admins that don't even know what an admin
is) are better protected by default (or at least it is made easy for
them to do).

True, that is yet another downside I hadn't considered. The best is
better, but adequate is adequate.
Let's just hope Morrow proves at least adequate. )

Idiots - don't they know that's what airbags are for!?

My seatbelts were designed for opening beer bottles. D

Ransomware (a form of cryptovirology) will 'up the ante' somewhat and
cause many to want better than just "adequate" protection. They'll still
be alive - but they won't be happy.

 

Hi David

How do you measure anti-virus efficacy?.
McAfee, Symantec and F-Secure, are all vendors, considered to have strong
malware prevention/propagation (efficacy).
But is it all good, if their product are too complex and will
slow-down/freeze/crash your infrastructure.

/Jesper