Microsoft is scheduled to get launch its new free antimalware service beta version on Tuesday. This version is going to be available for US, Brazil and Israel in English. The complete version of Microsoft Security Essentials is going to be available later this year. The service will protect user’s PC on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. This product will be replaced with the current antivirus that Microsoft is offering called Windows Live OneCare. Currently Windows Live OneCare cost $49.99 a year for limited download on three computers but the free version of antivirus is going to be replaced with that one. Therefore it is estimated that to stop Live OneCare on June 30th. Symantec and McAfee, one of the most popular ones which are covering all the materials we have to care regarding the security of our PC and even ourselves over the Internet, are contending that Microsoft Security Essential , free product, will likely not provide the quality of technologies that they offer in the security suites. Some applications such as firewalls, data loss prevention, backup and recovery, and encryption technologies are not going to be offered on Microsoft Security Essential. I believe that this free version cannot compete with other security vendors. This version is going to be for the ones who are able to afford having antivirus and save their computers from viruses, Trojans, worms, and so on. I think if these security vendors have fear of Microsoft, they should have the fear of any other companies that they are offering free version of antivirus like AVG. I personally had tried the AVG free, and I was really happy with it. It almost provides the necessary features that I need in order to protect my computer. Also “executives at AVG, a security company with a free antivirus offering, maintained that Microsoft's impending release of Security Essentials would not threaten their core business.” Because as in the articles mentioned, AVG first tries to attract customers by offering free version. Then it starts to convince their customer that they need more than the basic version. Overall I think as soon as the complete version of Microsoft Security Essentials came out, I will start using it since I don’t have any antivirus because of some internet issues that I had when I was protecting my computer with Symantec.
Source:
http://www.crn.com/security/218100201;jsessionid=ZR4V2F5HHO0MUQSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN
Other source:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10268040-83.html
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