Microsoft’s Antivirus

Finally, there’s something to rejoice? Microsoft’s offering free anti-virus as a part of its security package for the windows. In the past, microsoft had to face severe criticism and several reverberations from the user community for not providing an in-built complimentary security software for the windows, making it a compulsion for its customers to go astray for it. However, it seems to have given this issue a thought and has released trial versions in thwe US, Brazil, China and Israel.Known as Microsoft Security Essentials, this package promises to provide basic level protection against viruses, trojans, rootkits and spyware.Microsoft is hoping that MSE, available as a free download from its site, will prove more popular. It has said it will automatically update it for users. The software will b rolled out in other countries as the year progresses…

However, rival security vendors have questioned whether Microsoft can compete with more established anti-virus players.