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Fonte: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/ne...rosoft-security-essentials-codename-morro.ars
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Leaked: Microsoft Security Essentials (codename Morro)
A pre-beta version of Microsoft's upcoming antivirus app (and Windows Defender replacement) has been leaked. What has been known as codename Morro will apparently be called Microsoft Security Essentials. Screenshots inside.
By Emil Protalinski | Last updated June 17, 2009 10:23 AM CT
Despite Microsoft's best efforts, the company's new antivirus product (codename [/URL]Morro) has leaked. A leaked pre-beta indicates that the final name is Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), and it will come with a brand new UI. Currently being tested by Microsoft employees and a select few testers, the free, real-time antimalware consumer solution (for fighting viruses, spyware, rootkits, and trojans) will be released in the second half of 2009.
When the first screenshots were showed off yesterday, it looked like an old build to us—and almost identical to Windows Defender.
MSE will be available as a standalone download for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. The leaked version has separate installers for Windows XP 32-bit, Windows Vista 32-bit, and Windows Vista 64-bit. The software doesn't just work on 64-bit: there are both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. The download sizes range from just over 3MB to just over 7MB, and as you can see above, the leaked build number is 1.0.2140.0. Microsoft is getting ready to put Morro into testing soon, so expect the first public build to be newer than this one.
The links that you see on this screen, and actually anywhere in the program, all redirect to Microsoft Search. None of the documentation is live yet, so as not to give away the final name.
Curiously enough, Microsoft has built validation right into the installer. Crackers are probably already hard at work.
Microsoft warns that MSE should not be installed alongside any other antivirus application. Indeed, the MSE installer disables Windows Defender completely.
The Home tab outlines the two core parts of the program: real-time protection and on-demand scanning.
The first thing MSE does after installation is grab the latest virus definition files.
The history tab allows you to keep track of all the items MSE has detected since installation.
The MSE settings are much more advanced than those offered in Windows Defender.
As you can see, the UI is pretty straightforward and doesn't seem overly complicated like some antivirus applications. The installer is small and the application definitely doesn't use much in the way resources. Still, the real test will be detection rates, and since MSE isn't final, we won't know for a while how it will fare.
Fonte: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/ne...rosoft-security-essentials-codename-morro.ars
