Tag: onecare
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Microsoft to replace OneCare with free AV product
OneCare retirement announced, new product will be lighter on systems and pockets. Microsoft has announced plans to put an end to its home-user security product Live OneCare , and to replace it with a simpler, free anti-malware product aimed at reducing numbers of unprotected Windows PCs. The end date for OneCare sales has been set…
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Microsoft acquires Komoku
Anti-rootkit software to become part of Forefront and OneCare. Just before Easter, Microsoft announced it had acquired Komoku , a Maryland-based company that builds anti-rootkit software. Komoku was founded in 2004 and quickly became one of the leaders in the area of rootkit detection. Among its customers are the American ministries of Homeland Security and…
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Microsoft opens security ‘portal’
New site carries prevalence data, updates and malware resources. Security teams at Microsoft have been busy this week, with the full unveiling of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center , a portal site bringing together a range of security resources, and also the release to beta of version 2.0 of the company’s home-user security product, Windows…