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ForumsA review on the beta version of Microsoft’s antivirus software called Morro has been posted at The Washington Post’s website.
The beta version is limited to 75,000 downloaders in the U.S., Brazil, or Israel according to the article. The review includes a few screen shots. The first one shows the screen that would show up after the user installed the program.
In the second image, two windows are shown. The first is the software making a quick scan. The other shows how much memory it uses on a system.
Source: The Washington Post
You might consider re-titling this post to reflect the correct name. Morro was the product’s code name. The beta product is “Microsoft Security Essentials”, which is the product’s final name.
BTW, I have been testing the product on several machines and think highly of it so far. Symantec, McAfee, et al. should be very worried.
As a computer technician, after testing MSE for a few weeks now, I have to say this is a godsend.
Sure, the detection wont be on par with Avira premium, but surely close to avira free. And you know what, thats all we need.
When clients get infected, it is almost always through something that would have happened even if they had had avira premium (installed something through a bad limewire file, unpatched windows/java, etc.)
This antivirus is LIGHTWEIGHT! For the few weeks I’ve tested it, it slows down the computer less than Avira, Nod32 and Norton09.
And the install process? REminds me of Nod32 2.7. Next next next, done. NOTHING to check/uncheck, etc.
And after that? No crazy popups all the time so your clients wont always be calling you saying they THINK they got a virus.
Seriously, this is the first time I’m this impressed with a microsoft program (including windows 7). This is EXACTLY what was needed.
Hey Gabe, thanks for this review, it’s really good to know that there is something good cooked in MS kitchen. It will be worth of waiting according to your words.
Well, unless they screw this up with the final release (losing speed, adding popups, complicating the UI/install process), I do feel this is a fantastic product.
But with Microsoft, I’m always afraid until the final build is released…