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.:Computer Defense:. » Microsoft Responds to AV Attacks — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:51:33 GMT

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Adam Minter — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:57:08 GMT

Wow. I don't know whether to applaud or weep. On one hand, Microsoft finally concedes that it is selling an inferior product that needs significant improvement. On the other hand ... Microsoft finally conceds that it is selling an inferior product that needs significant improvement.

If this were medicine, these people would lost their malpractice insurance. How on Earth can Jimmy Kuo and Microsoft get off promoting their security suite when even they concede that others are doing a better job? Are customers supposed to take heart and security from this amazingly pathetic promise:

"You will see our results gradually and steadily increase until they are on par with the other majors in this arena. And soon after, they will need to catch up to us!"

Is that supposed to be funny? Ironic? OneCare customers are supposed to finance this kind of incompetence? Seriously, if you look at the way that Microsoft promotes this software, and then you look at Kuo's statement, I think any reasonably competent lawyer could put together an air-tight fraud case. An absolute new low for Microsoft. Pathetic.

Adam Minter

The Microsoft Anti-Malware Team Lives!

Corrine — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:52:30 GMT

Thank you for addressing this. I look forward to follow-up articles as well as more frequent reporting.

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Regards,

Corrine

Microsoft: OneCare should not have been rolled out

Donna's SecurityFlash — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:35:47 GMT

Microsoft has said that its OneCare security suite has "a problem" with the underlying antivirus code,

OneCare malware detection update

LiveSide - News blog — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:59:52 GMT

There's been lots of talk about Windows Live OneCare in the last two weeks, particularly around its poor