Icedrake Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 As we all know Microsoft has discontinued its security suite "One Care" and now they are working on a new Anti-virus/Anti-spyware tool codenamed "Morro". At the moment "Morro" is under testing and is available only to a very few selected Microsoft employees but someone from the testing team has leaked 3 exclusive screenshots to Neowin. Morro main window (At Risk): Morro update window: Morro main window (Protected): Note that: "Morro" is the codename and the final name of the product will be different Since its under testing, UI subject to change It'll be available for testing very soon The RTM version will be available by the end of 2009 Looks nice but whether I will test it or not depends on it's scores on antivirus tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalj Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Looks nice but whether I will test it or not depends on it's scores on antivirus tests. I second that. Piriform Software User Guides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocker360 Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Looks nice but whether I will test it or not depends on it's scores on antivirus tests. Window Defender like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 19, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 19, 2009 An av experts comment on it in a thread here http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread....5485&page=2 Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan_rulz Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Its gonna be called Microsoft Security Essentials - I think. Simplicity is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 19, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 19, 2009 Well thats the title of the thread I linked to so that is the ''correct'' name but it may well get called Morro as that's its code name. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan_rulz Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Oh, sorry I did not check your link. Simplicity is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 19, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 19, 2009 It's the one av program I've been waiting to test drive for months now. My ISP offers OneCare which is just too heavy on resources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Public Beta of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) Codenamed “Morro” Coming on June 23 Recently we posted about "Morro" which is a new Anti-virus program from Microsoft. Its free and currently under testing by Microsoft employees and a few selected beta testers. "Morro" is the codename of product and the product name has been finalized as "Microsoft Security Essentials" (MSE). Now Microsoft has officially announced that it'll release a public beta of MSE on June 23, 2009 at about 9 AM PDT. It'll be available for first 75,000 lucky people but Microsoft might increase the number if required. After this first beta, Microsoft will release a second public build, either a Beta Refresh or a Release Candidate, for the summer. It'll be available as standalone 32-bit and 64-bit downloads for Windows XP, Vista, and 7. You'll be able to download the public beta from following link on June 23: Download Microsoft Security Essentials Public Beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 23, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 23, 2009 Beta is up now on Softpedia http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Mic...ssentials.shtml Says I cannot have it on the Microsoft one!! http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/market.aspx Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 23, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 23, 2009 What a shame, after it validated my XP install as legit and legal it only errors out and can't install due to some issue with Automatic Updates which actually works just fine on my system. Once it errors out the installer states it "returns your system back to its original state" since it can't be installed which isn't true as it leaves stuff behind, I therefore used Total Uninstall to make sure it was really removed. I'll try it again later in the year when it's officially released to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 23, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 23, 2009 Says I cannot have it on the Microsoft one!! http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/market.aspx To be frank downloading it from Microsoft and having to sign up to beta test it is nothing but a pain in the ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethec Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 That's a Beta. If they released it like a normal product, normal users would download it thinking it is a finished product, and then if there was something wrong with it, lots of users would be angry. I think forcing users who want to download it to sign up is a way to make sure people know this is a beta. Piriform French translator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 24, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 24, 2009 Apparently it stops the esicar test virus before it even downloads. Lots of initial good reports on it. Still a bit to go in gui choice etc. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Nice! That seems pretty good, but still, whether I will use it or not depends on it's scores on AV tests like VB etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 24, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 24, 2009 Some early test results here http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...ticleId=9134753 Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Hmm... Looks like a great AV. Read some review about it on Softpedia. Both of the people gave it 5 stars, and one of them say that MSE caught a virus that even NOD32 failed to catch! Btw, does Avira AntiVir Free have a Web Guard/Shield type thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalj Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Btw, does Avira AntiVir Free have a Web Guard/Shield type thing? nop. Here. Piriform Software User Guides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Well since I just learned that Avira has no webguard, I'll be testing MSE shortly, and I'll give everyone my opinion, how it performs, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 25, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 25, 2009 You may get a lot of answers to any questions you have about it here Icedrake, in the up to minute dedicated Q&A forum. http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums...US/category/mse Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Ahhhhhhh! I'm trying to uninstall Avira, but it's stuck at the "Stopping Components" part, and it's been like that for a few minutes. Is it supposed to be like that? Still nothing almost been like that for more than 10 minutes now! HELP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 25, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 25, 2009 Try turning off the avira guard first via right click option on taskbar icon. Also try uninstalling in safe mode. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 The Avira guard icon disappeared when I started to uninstall it. Should I exit out of the installer from Task Manager? Like with End Process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 25, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 25, 2009 Do you mean it's sort of... stuck? Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Yep, that's exactly it! Now it's been stuck for more than 20 minutes. HELP! What is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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