Microsoft announced that it plans to bundle its Windows Anti-Spyware tool with Windows Vista, the company's Windows operating system.
Anti-Spyware will be included in the upcoming "Windows Vista", the new version of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft also renamed their antispyware title to "Windows Defender".
Windows Defender will be a substitute for anti-virus and spyware removal tool. However, the tool does not offer real time virus protection as other companies such as Norton or McAfee offer.
Microsoft hopes to ship anti-spyware and anti-virus, as "Windows Defender", using the Microsoft Update utility. The updater to Windows Defender will be available in January 06. The tool is best described as a malicious software removal tool, which is designed to help people clean up infections from some of the most pervasive bots, viruses, worms and rootkits.
The company is beta-testing its Windows OneCare product, which it will
eventually market as a service that provides a new firewall along with antivirus and anti-spyware services. No word yet on how it will be marketed or how much people would be asked to pay for updates.
While security is one of many areas of focus for Windows Vista, some users doubt that they will ever pay Microsoft to ship daily antivirus and antispyware updates using the Microsoft Windows Updater. Most people seem comfortable with 3rd party applications such as Norton or McAfee, but there are millions of people for whom that will.
Windows Defender will be part of Windows Vista, Microsoft's latest operating system scheduled for release next year. It will also be available to users of Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003.
Users will be able to disable it and use spyware software from a different vendor if they choose. Windows Security Center, which alerts users if they aren't running an antispyware program, will recognize third-party antispyware software.
Source GameSHOUT.com
Anti-Spyware will be included in the upcoming "Windows Vista", the new version of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft also renamed their antispyware title to "Windows Defender".
Windows Defender will be a substitute for anti-virus and spyware removal tool. However, the tool does not offer real time virus protection as other companies such as Norton or McAfee offer.
Microsoft hopes to ship anti-spyware and anti-virus, as "Windows Defender", using the Microsoft Update utility. The updater to Windows Defender will be available in January 06. The tool is best described as a malicious software removal tool, which is designed to help people clean up infections from some of the most pervasive bots, viruses, worms and rootkits.
The company is beta-testing its Windows OneCare product, which it will
eventually market as a service that provides a new firewall along with antivirus and anti-spyware services. No word yet on how it will be marketed or how much people would be asked to pay for updates.
While security is one of many areas of focus for Windows Vista, some users doubt that they will ever pay Microsoft to ship daily antivirus and antispyware updates using the Microsoft Windows Updater. Most people seem comfortable with 3rd party applications such as Norton or McAfee, but there are millions of people for whom that will.
Windows Defender will be part of Windows Vista, Microsoft's latest operating system scheduled for release next year. It will also be available to users of Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003.
Users will be able to disable it and use spyware software from a different vendor if they choose. Windows Security Center, which alerts users if they aren't running an antispyware program, will recognize third-party antispyware software.
Source GameSHOUT.com
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