Is Microsofts “Morro” Malware in Disguise?
Is Microsoft’s “Morro” Malware in Disguise? David MurphyTue, 23 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0700 400)this.width=400″ src=”http://images.pcworld.com//news/graphics/167160-daveblog_wse1_original.jpg” align=”left” alt=”” border=”0″>Goodbye Windows Defender, hello Windows Security Essentials. The new antivirus and antimalware package that Microsoft’s been working on for the past year is ready for its semi-official unveiling today. Eager malware-thwarters from the United States, Brazil, and Israel will get first dibs on the public beta of the free software, available for both 32- and 64-bit installations of Windows XP, Vista, and 7. So what exactly is Windows Security Essentials? And why would it be malware? I’ll go last-to-first. Previous claims have implicated that Windows Security Essentials will route “all of a user’s traffic to a Microsoft datacenter.” Whil
