Microsoft is getting into the anti-malware market.
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is a replacement for Windows Live OneCare and, I think, Defender. Did I mention it’s free? Paul Thurrott has a good write-up on MSE on his SuperSite for Windows.
Since I’m already running the Windows 7 release candidate, I figured why not give this a try as well? I downloaded the free beta, uninstalled AVG Free, and installed the new software:
I’ll keep an eye on it for the next few weeks and see how it goes …
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MSE is out of beta now. You can download the new version here.