PC users rejoice! After spending what seems like an oddly short amount of time (little more than three months) in beta, Microsoft today launched Microsoft Security Essentials.
MSE uses the same antivirus engine as the phased-out OneCare, but the new free program focuses only on malware blocking. It doesn’t include a firewall, system optimizer or other security suite-type features.
Anyway, you can download it here. May the Force be with you.
Via: PCworld.
um, how come it won’t run on my Linux machine?
And with that, Symantec/McAffe are gone.
Yeah, what 1 & 2 said. Can’t get the fuckin’ thing to work.
Oh, wait, now it wants something called “Microsoft Prying Eyes” to be installed … how come it’s reporting on everything I type?
Help me to understand…. Why do I want this?
I’m not kidding.
@5 Better than what?
Nice machine you got there. Would be a shame if something were to happen to it…