Microsoft's new Anti-Virus, 'Morro', revealed

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/06/16/exclusive-microsofts-anti-virus-morro-revealed

by Flemlord • 17 years ago

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TweedHeads• 17 years ago

I hope they port it to Linux and OSX

Oh, wait, we don't need antivirus, we're secure by design.

likpok• 17 years ago

IIRC, Microsoft fixed a lot of the security issues with Vista/7. Modern Windows is a very different creature from old Windows, and even has features that many other OS's are missing (privledge levels).

javert• 17 years ago

Yet according to the article, "A full Internet security suite is what consumers require today to stay fully protected." I believe that.

However, an expensive, resource-intensive security suite is /not/ necessary on Linux/FreeBSD (I believe largely due to better design and open source), and also generally not needed on Mac platforms.

Linux and FreeBSD are tools for serious power users. Yes, they're "harder." But you get a lot more bang for your buck.

cubicle672• 17 years ago

What's up with the Hyundai logo on the form backgrounds?

Compare http://uploads.neowin.net/gallery/90_full_msmoro.png and http://images.google.com.au/images?&q=hyundai+badge

dlannoye• 17 years ago

That is a watermark inserted by the site hosting the image.

cubicle672• 17 years ago

Of course. I see it now

That's the great thing about the internet; it serves as a permanent reminder of all those early mornings where I post something before coffee.

jsz0• 17 years ago

I'm not sure what to think of this. It's very anti-competitive but I'm not sure there should be competition to produce software that makes Windows safe enough to actually use in the first place.

jodrellblank2• 17 years ago

Why is it anti-competetive? I don't see any claim that it will be bundled in with Windows.

halo2• 17 years ago

Personally, I think it's a shame and a rather sad state of affairs that Microsoft won't or, more likely, can't bundle it with Windows. I think a lot of users would benefit from it.

zcrar702• 17 years ago

According to the article, 'Morro' may be the name of a beach in Brazil, but it also means 'Moor' in Spanish. That's certainly what I first thought of when I saw the article - the Moors were certainly ferocious warriors, but I'm not sure that's the slant MS is looking for in hispanic countries :-)

secret• 17 years ago

Close, but Moor is Moro (one r).

zcrar702• 17 years ago

Quite right, thanks :-)

Microsoft's new Anti-Virus, 'Morro', revealed

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