It would also attract unwanted attention form anti-trust regulators, especially in the EU. That’s probably a wise move: automatic installations could clash with existing anti-virus software. Although Security Essentials is free, it will not be installed with Windows or provided as an automatic update. Security Essentials takes over from Windows Live OneCare, a commercial offering that was phased out in June. No registration is required and the software can be installed on any number of PCs without restrictions. Windows Essentials is a great suite of applications that will satisfy most Windows users.
Versions are available for Windows XP, Vista, and 7. The product is free and can be downloaded by anyone using a genuine copy of Windows from the Security Essentials website. It offers protection against viruses, malware, trojans, rootkits, and other malicious software. Microsoft have finally released their own security package named Security Essentials. I’ll stop ranting now and get to the point.
However, even many of the free products aren’t much better. So why is most anti-virus software badly designed, bloated, overly-complex, and memory-hogging? Do the products make your PC so slow that viruses die of boredom before they can do any damage? The cynic in me thinks commercial operators probably stuff their software full of dross to justify the ludicrously expensive price tags. If you believe the scary advertising campaigns, all sorts of nastiness will occur the second you switch on your PC. Anti-virus software is a necessity for all Windows users.
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