Comments on: Review: Microsoft Security Essentials Beta http://4sysops.com/archives/review-microsoft-security-essentials-beta/ For Windows Administrators Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:50:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Michael Pietroforte http://4sysops.com/archives/review-microsoft-security-essentials-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-129930 Michael Pietroforte Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:25:30 +0000 http://4sysops.com/?p=3040#comment-129930 Agreed :-) Agreed :-)

]]> By: moiecoute http://4sysops.com/archives/review-microsoft-security-essentials-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-129854 moiecoute Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:48:02 +0000 http://4sysops.com/?p=3040#comment-129854 They can improve Forefront by bringing the prices down :) They can improve Forefront by bringing the prices down :)

]]> By: Michael Pietroforte http://4sysops.com/archives/review-microsoft-security-essentials-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-129807 Michael Pietroforte Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:05:09 +0000 http://4sysops.com/?p=3040#comment-129807 They analyze infected files and use this information to improve their signature files. This helps them to reduce the overall infection rate of Windows machines. It also improves their Forefront products. They analyze infected files and use this information to improve their signature files. This helps them to reduce the overall infection rate of Windows machines. It also improves their Forefront products.

]]> By: moiecoute http://4sysops.com/archives/review-microsoft-security-essentials-beta/comment-page-1/#comment-129780 moiecoute Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:30:34 +0000 http://4sysops.com/?p=3040#comment-129780 If I was Symantec I would be worried. Workstation deployment through 2008 makes Symantec deployment tools unecessary for most organisations. Now AV. I don't understand what benefit it is to MS as to what files you have on your computer. Most of their apps these days need to be activated so what is Spynet going to do. Are they going to sell this information and how will they tell if the software is legit? Surely this is a way to alienate potential users who otherwise have better free options ? If I was Symantec I would be worried. Workstation deployment through 2008 makes Symantec deployment tools unecessary for most organisations. Now AV.

I don’t understand what benefit it is to MS as to what files you have on your computer. Most of their apps these days need to be activated so what is Spynet going to do. Are they going to sell this information and how will they tell if the software is legit?

Surely this is a way to alienate potential users who otherwise have better free options ?

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