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computerworld.com - 6/25/2009
Antivirus testing outfit: Microsoft Security Essentials makes the grade
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Computerworld - Microsoft's free security software passed a preliminary antivirus exam with flying colors, an independent testing company said today. AV-Test GmbH tested Microsoft Security Essentials, the free software Microsoft launched yesterday in beta, on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, ...

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microsoft.com - 6/23/2009
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i4u.com - 6/18/2009
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blogs.zdnet.com - 7/2/2009
Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium
— blogs.zdnet.com — Every time the subject of OS licensing comes up, Apple's defenders point to the OS X Family Pack as one of the biggest differentiators between their favorite OS and Windows. But it looks like that difference is likely to go away when Windows 7 is ... (more) Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium

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AV-Test calls Microsoft Security Essentials "very good"
Hardware 2.0 — June 25th, 2009 AV-Test calls Microsoft Security Essentials "very good" Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:54 am Categories: Security , Software Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Security , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes I know that it’s hard for some people to accept it, but Microsoft is capable of getting things right. One such example of “getting it right” is Microsoft Security Essentials beta . While some security vendors have been quick to dismiss this new tool, the independent testing company  AV-Test ranked the beta product as one of the best security products tested . Check out the Microsoft Security Essentials ...

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Home — Microsoft's pricing on Windows 7 and the upcoming release of Microsoft Security Essentials, free anti-virus software, look like very good deals for consumers. Testing by AVTest.org of Microsoft's anti-virus software indicated that it performed better than a lot of the pay anti-virus products for viruses, worms and trojans. Look for disparaging comments from the pay crowd and most likely some additional "independent" testing, but it does seem like Microsoft is owning up to its responsibility to clean up after its OS. There's a very good overview of this testing HERE. ...

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