Came across this little gem earlier... The only thing I can say is be
afraid, be very afraid. ;-)

Microsoft on Track to Offer Anti-Virus Software

June 15, 2004 01:46 PM ET
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. is still on track to offer an
anti-virus product that will compete against similar software offered
by Symantec Corp. and Network Associates Inc. , the world's largest
software maker said late on Monday.

More...
<http://reuters.us.ed10.net/h/AMULR/30SYV/50/6K82>


Cheers-

Jeff Setaro
jasetaro@SPAM_ME_NOT_mags.net
http://people.mags.net/jasetaro/
PGP Key IDs DH/DSS: 0x5D41429D RSA: 0x599D2A99 New RSA: 0xA19EBD34

Jeffrey A. Setaro said in
news:(E-Mail Removed):
> Came across this little gem earlier... The only thing I can say is be
> afraid, be very afraid. ;-)
>
> Microsoft on Track to Offer Anti-Virus Software
>
> June 15, 2004 01:46 PM ET
> SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. is still on track to offer an
> anti-virus product that will compete against similar software offered
> by Symantec Corp. and Network Associates Inc. , the world's largest
> software maker said late on Monday.
>
> More...
> http://reuters.us.ed10.net/h/AMULR/30SYV/50/6K82


Yeah, like the firewall vendors are afraid of Window XP's built-in
firewall. Or disk defrag tools are really worried about the crippled
defrag tool in Windows. Or anyone is worried about Movie Maker.

on Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:26:03 -0400, Jeffrey A. Setaro
<jasetaro@SPAM_ME_NOT_mags.net> wrote :
>Came across this little gem earlier... The only thing I can say is be
>afraid, be very afraid. ;-)
>
>Microsoft on Track to Offer Anti-Virus Software
>
>June 15, 2004 01:46 PM ET
>SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. is still on track to offer an
>anti-virus product that will compete against similar software offered
>by Symantec Corp. and Network Associates Inc. , the world's largest
>software maker said late on Monday.
>
>More...
><http://reuters.us.ed10.net/h/AMULR/30SYV/50/6K82>
>

My biggest fear is it won't come w/ an uninstall......
bLB

"*Vanguard*" <reply-to-(E-Mail Removed)-
signature.invalid> wrote in news:whLzc.27844$Hg2.20169@attbi_s04:

> Jeffrey A. Setaro said in
> news:(E-Mail Removed):
>> Came across this little gem earlier... The only thing I can say is be
>> afraid, be very afraid. ;-)
>>
>> Microsoft on Track to Offer Anti-Virus Software
>>
>> June 15, 2004 01:46 PM ET
>> SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. is still on track to offer an
>> anti-virus product that will compete against similar software offered
>> by Symantec Corp. and Network Associates Inc. , the world's largest
>> software maker said late on Monday.
>>
>> More...
>> http://reuters.us.ed10.net/h/AMULR/30SYV/50/6K82
>
>
> Yeah, like the firewall vendors are afraid of Window XP's built-in
> firewall. Or disk defrag tools are really worried about the crippled
> defrag tool in Windows. Or anyone is worried about Movie Maker.
>
>
>

I think that if either one you knew what you were talking about you would
be dangerous.

There is nothing wrong with XP's built in FW. It's good as any host based
FW is in stopping unsolicited inbound traffic much like a NAT router. The
XP FW is a stateful proxy FW application.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...1050#appliesto

If MS does put out an AV most likely with the help of a 3rd party vendor,
then it will be no worst than any of the other offerings out there.

Duane

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 01:50:18 GMT, Duane Arnold <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>"*Vanguard*" <reply-to-(E-Mail Removed)-
>signature.invalid> wrote in news:whLzc.27844$Hg2.20169@attbi_s04:
>
>> Jeffrey A. Setaro said in
>> news:(E-Mail Removed):
>>> Came across this little gem earlier... The only thing I can say is be
>>> afraid, be very afraid. ;-)
>>>
>>> Microsoft on Track to Offer Anti-Virus Software
>>>
>>> June 15, 2004 01:46 PM ET
>>> SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. is still on track to offer an
>>> anti-virus product that will compete against similar software offered
>>> by Symantec Corp. and Network Associates Inc. , the world's largest
>>> software maker said late on Monday.
>>>
>>> More...
>>> http://reuters.us.ed10.net/h/AMULR/30SYV/50/6K82
>>
>>
>> Yeah, like the firewall vendors are afraid of Window XP's built-in
>> firewall. Or disk defrag tools are really worried about the crippled
>> defrag tool in Windows. Or anyone is worried about Movie Maker.
>>
>>
>>
>
>I think that if either one you knew what you were talking about you would
>be dangerous.
>

Huh? What? Duane is there some reason you have to start every reply
with cheap shot?

>There is nothing wrong with XP's built in FW. It's good as any host based
>FW is in stopping unsolicited inbound traffic much like a NAT router. The
>XP FW is a stateful proxy FW application.
>

Where exactly did I say there was? If you know what you're doing can
use XP's firewall and built in TCP/IP filtering to pretty well lock
down a machine.

>http://support.microsoft.com/default...1050#appliesto
>
>If MS does put out an AV most likely with the help of a 3rd party vendor,
>then it will be no worst than any of the other offerings out there.
>

Duane; did you bother to read the Reuters article or are you just
shooting from the lip again?

Microsoft's anti-virus product will be based on the technology they
acquired from GeCAD Software, the makers RAV about a year ago.

Cheers-

Jeff Setaro
jasetaro@SPAM_ME_NOT_mags.net
http://people.mags.net/jasetaro/
PGP Key IDs DH/DSS: 0x5D41429D RSA: 0x599D2A99 New RSA: 0xA19EBD34

>
> Duane; did you bother to read the Reuters article or are you just
> shooting from the lip again?

Why should I bother to read it?

That was a given that a 3rd party would be involved.

Be afraid be afraid of what?

That's seems to be shooting off.

Duane

Umm, be afraid of what?


"Jeffrey A. Setaro" <jasetaro@SPAM_ME_NOT_mags.net> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Came across this little gem earlier... The only thing I
can say is be
> afraid, be very afraid. ;-)
>
> Microsoft on Track to Offer Anti-Virus Software
>
> June 15, 2004 01:46 PM ET
> SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. is still on track to
offer an
> anti-virus product that will compete against similar
software offered
> by Symantec Corp. and Network Associates Inc. , the
world's largest
> software maker said late on Monday.
>
> More...
> <http://reuters.us.ed10.net/h/AMULR/30SYV/50/6K82>
>
>
> Cheers-
>
> Jeff Setaro
> jasetaro@SPAM_ME_NOT_mags.net
> http://people.mags.net/jasetaro/
> PGP Key IDs DH/DSS: 0x5D41429D RSA: 0x599D2A99 New RSA:
0xA19EBD34

Pop Rivet wrote:
> Umm, be afraid of what?

Various exploits in the AV soft that have to be patched? :-p

And if I know M$, they'll integrate it with their new OS flavor, so
sysads can spend their time again patching :-)

On that special day, Wim Cossement, ((E-Mail Removed)) said...

> > Umm, be afraid of what?
>
> Various exploits in the AV soft that have to be patched? :-p

Being forced to download an update each day, so that MS knows where you
currently are, and having to renew subscription, not on the AV, but on
the full Longhorn, because without renewed AV, Longhorn will refuse to
start, "not with an unsafe system, you see, we are applying the rules of
NGSCB"

What is the proper word for our German term "debt slavery"?


Gabriele Neukam

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Ah, Information. A good, too valuable these days, to give it away, just
so, at no cost.

In Message-ID:<caq597$nnj$01$(E-Mail Removed)> posted on Wed, 16 Jun
2004 20:58:42 +0200, Gabriele Neukam wrote:

>What is the proper word for our German term "debt slavery"?

Indentured servitude?


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Bart