On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:51:47 -0500, Peter Foldes wrote:
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>> Windows Live OneCare includes:
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>> -- An excellent antivirus application
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> They are using the Rav engine Technology which they (MS) purchased about 5 yrs ago. Rav a Romanian Company based in Bucharest who supplied all the Eastern Block countries with their Security Software
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> http://www.ravantivirus.com/
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> Look at the announcement in the middle of the site when opened. Links on the left side do not work since the purchase and on the right had side is something else altogether Well, let's hope that the Rav technology will be improved by the [MSFT]
program engineers and, if so, it should be a nice addition to exsting
freely available 3rd party AV applications.
http://windowsonecare.spaces.live.co...41!10418.entry
"Q: What do you recommend I do at the end of my OneCare subscription if I
am running Windows XP?
A: You can renew your OneCare subscription until the new solution is
available. After that, you can choose our new offering for core antimalware
protection. A variety of third-party consumer security offerings are also
available."
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...ukasQandA.mspx
PressPass: Why has Microsoft decided to offer a no-cost anti-malware
solution?
"Barzdukas: The decision to offer a new anti-malware solution, code-named
´Morro,ˇ at no additional cost to consumers is driven by our commitment to
provide a trustworthy computing experience. We know that there are still
some 60 percent of consumers in developed markets, and even more in
emerging markets, that don˙t have up-to-date security protection on their
PCs, and we want to help provide that core level of protection."
He forgot to mention that (with the exeption of the Windows Firewall)
good-quality 3rd party applications are not only better but freely
available as well!