Soft release for Morro

Microsoft Corp made the live beta version of the Microsoft Security Essentials available on Tuesday for free, to help customers address malware and virus threats.

The software is the free open source security software that has been referred to throughout its creation as the “Morro” and will be available throughout the US, Israel, China, and Brazil to all who use Windows Vista, XP, or 7 operating systems.

The free security software, which replaces Windows Live OneCare, contains all the essentials of a security suite such as a protection shield that operates in real time, integrated and customizable scan features, a scheduler, automatic file updates, and protection from rootkits.

Microsoft has made a few improvements since Live OneCare, including the ability to operate on less CPU, ability to operate from low bandwidths, and anti-malware that can combat against worms, Trojans, spyware, and botnets.

As with Live OneCare, once you have a subscription to the free service all updates and upgrades will complete automatically if you choose the appropriate setting so that security to your computer’s operating system happens by default.

Windows is known for its vulnerabilities for attack making a security suite a necessity, but this may partially be due to the fact that Windows’ operating systems dominate the market.

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