Study: Symantec Best at Removing Rootkits; Microsoft Worst
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| The application that performed the poorest, according to
| Thompson, was Microsoft's Microsoft Windows Defender (Beta 2),w
| hich is being built into the Windows Vista operating system.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2051268,00.asp
Very much related:
Security Suite Smackdown, Part I
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| Eight of the biggest names in security go head to head in
| this round up of the best (and worst) of the apps that
| aim to keep you safe.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2031667,00.asp
Onecare is 7th of out 8 (8 being the worst).
Recall the following:
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| Windows Vista does not ship with antivirus software installed
| and active, but for the first time Microsoft will be promoting
| their own antivirus service in Windows OneCare.
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| [...]
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| "With its upcoming Vista operating system, Microsoft is
| embracing the flawed logic that computers will be
| more secure if it stops co-operating with the
| independent security firms."
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061002-7875.html
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