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Microsoft Morro Anti Virus and Security Software to be free
I4U News — ... of emerging markets, smaller PC form factors and rapid increases in the incidence of malware. Morro will be available in the second half of 2009 and will provide comprehensive protection from malware including viruses, spyware, rootkits and trojans. As part of Microsoft’s move to focus on this simplified offering, the company also announced today that it will discontinue retail sales of its Windows Live OneCare subscription service effective June 30, 2009. More details in this MS announcement . This is a great move by Microsoft to offer complete security protection for ...

Microsoft Discontinuing Windows Live OneCare
Technology - Channel Feed — ... Read the official press release, “Microsoft Announces Plans for No-Cost Consumer Security Offering: New anti-malware solution will broaden PC protection and help improve Windows experience.” Isn’t it a beautiful title? Not the post’s but the press release’s. ...

Microsoft close to releasing free Anti-Virus product
Gizmos for Geeks — Once Microsoft saw that their OneCare Live security product flopped, they decided back in November 08 to produce a scaled down version that would be free. The new application, codenamed Morro, is basic anti-virus that combats viruses, spyware and trojans. While MS says this is not intended to compete with likes of Symantec and McAfee, they obviously will on the low-end of the product lines, but not with the security suites that those companies offer. For whatever reasons MS decided to do this, it’s a good thing for consumers. In fact, I’d like to see something like this bundled with the OS, preconfigured to auto-update, and ...