Unknown
So Microsoft has the dubious distinction of selling Operating Systems that attract a whole galaxy of viruses, of all types and proportions. This has been an eye sore in an otherwise extremely popular and high selling Windows Operating System. Microsoft on its part has always been pushing regular patches and updates to fix loopholes as and when they are found, either internally, or from external auditors. Taking this one step ahead, Microsoft had come up with their own anti-virus software some time back, which has been made available for download and usage, free of cost – an anti-climax, considering the anti-virus market is huge what with players like Symantec making a killing out of it.
Microsoft’s Security Essentials has been well received by critics and users alike, and now they have another certification from AV Comparatives. As per their recent evaluation of free and commercial anti-virus software in the market, Microsof’t tops the free anti-virus manufacturer’s list with the best performance in removing malware, in addition to being fast. That should come across as some relief to Microsoft which has long been at the receiving end of mischievous programmers.
Microsoft’s Security Essentials has been well received by critics and users alike, and now they have another certification from AV Comparatives. As per their recent evaluation of free and commercial anti-virus software in the market, Microsof’t tops the free anti-virus manufacturer’s list with the best performance in removing malware, in addition to being fast. That should come across as some relief to Microsoft which has long been at the receiving end of mischievous programmers.
