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Can Free Microsoft Security Essentials AV Software Fight Off Entrenched Interests?

April 26, 2017AV entrenched fight Free Microsoft security Software

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Can Free Microsoft Security Essentials AV Software Fight Off Entrenched Interests?

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I wish I could say I made it into the first round of the beta but Microsoft cut off downloads of Microsoft Security Essentials beta software after 700,000 in the first 24 hours. So, while I haven’t had a chance to look at the beta software, it’s interesting to see the reaction from the market. One of the most common threads you hear are calls that anti-virus software from Microsoft is like the fox watching the hen house. Because of Microsoft’s track record with viruses and vulnerabilities, users can’t trust anti-virus software from Microsoft to protect their own stuff.