__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Friday 02 March 2007 22:42 \__
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> Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare came in dead last out of a group of
> 17 anti-virus programs tested against hundreds of thousands of worms,
> viruses, Trojan horses and other malware, an Austrian anti-virus
> researcher reported yesterday.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=89&articleId=9012078&intsrc=hm_topic
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So it's not getting any better _after all_.
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
Microsoft's Live OneCare is 7th of out 8 products
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| The security testing group found that Live OneCare missed far more
| active iruses than any other program tested
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6331959.stm
Windows Live Onecare beta ate my hard disk
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| So when the 90 day trial expired, he thought it well worth the
| $90 or so which Microsoft asked for a licence. When he rung up,
| he was surprised to be informed that the Beast isn't yet selling
| the product outside America.
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| So he was suddenly left with an XP machine that was defenceless
| and with plenty of data that was now unreadable.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36111
OneCare is not the only 'security' solution from Microsoft which comes last.
Defender, the firewall, the phishing toolbar and so forth have been proven
to be poor. I guess they just can't attract the security professionals
anymore. From the mouth of a former Microsoft manager:
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| The only way Microsoft has managed to hire so many people
| has been by lowering their hiring standards significantly...
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http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/11/24.html
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