Can someone explain in a concise manner the difference between all these
security programs MS in coming out with:
Anti-spyware
Defender
OneCare

I'M SOOOO CONFUSED!

DotCom

"DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Can someone explain in a concise manner the difference between all these
> security programs MS in coming out with:
> Anti-spyware
> Defender
> OneCare
>
> I'M SOOOO CONFUSED!
>
> DotCom
>


Over a year ago, Microsoft purchased Giant AntiSpyware and renamed it
Microsoft AntiSpyware beta 1. Then they began to extensively tinker with
it. They released a 2nd beta of this program last month, but changed the
name to Windows Defender beta 2. The final version will probably be called
Windows Defender as well.

The final version of Windows OneCare will be a fee-based program (about
$50 a month, I believe) that you download/install. The beta is currently
free. OneCare is a comprehensive maintenance program that has anti-virus,
anti-spyware (coming soon), two-way firewall, disk cleanup, disk defrag,
check disk, and probably a few other maintenance tools. All these programs
run on a set schedule that you approve, without any user action required.
Sounds impressive, but you can get good anti-virus, anti-spyware and
firewall programs for free elsewhere.

The final version of Windows OneCare will be a fee-based program (about
> $50 a month, I believe)

My apologies. I meant $50 a YEAR.

Additionally, you can cover 3 machines in a home for that price.
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"History Fan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The final version of Windows OneCare will be a fee-based program
> (about
>> $50 a month, I believe)
>
> My apologies. I meant $50 a YEAR.
>

Microsoft has a web page intended to answer this question:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...mparisons.mspx

You can let Microsoft know whether, in fact, they've succeeded by using the
voting buttons at the bottom of that page.

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"DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Can someone explain in a concise manner the difference between all these
> security programs MS in coming out with:
> Anti-spyware
> Defender
> OneCare
>
> I'M SOOOO CONFUSED!
>
> DotCom
>

Excellent!
Thank you both!
DotCom
"Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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Microsoft has a web page intended to answer this question:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...mparisons.mspx

You can let Microsoft know whether, in fact, they've succeeded by using the
voting buttons at the bottom of that page.

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"DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Can someone explain in a concise manner the difference between all these
> security programs MS in coming out with:
> Anti-spyware
> Defender
> OneCare
>
> I'M SOOOO CONFUSED!
>
> DotCom
>

(fwiw, my opinion is that the Microsoft page is not very helpful.)

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"DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Excellent!
> Thank you both!
> DotCom
> "Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:O92V$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Microsoft has a web page intended to answer this question:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...mparisons.mspx
>
> You can let Microsoft know whether, in fact, they've succeeded by using
> the
> voting buttons at the bottom of that page.
>
> --
>
> "DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Can someone explain in a concise manner the difference between all these
>> security programs MS in coming out with:
>> Anti-spyware
>> Defender
>> OneCare
>>
>> I'M SOOOO CONFUSED!
>>
>> DotCom
>>
>

I'm sorry while I have been a stuanch defender of MS through my Long Computer
technical career I trully belisve that this suite (One Care) should be built
in to the OS (Flame ON I got my fire retardant Undies on)

"Bill Sanderson" wrote:

> (fwiw, my opinion is that the Microsoft page is not very helpful.)
>
> --
>
> "DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Excellent!
> > Thank you both!
> > DotCom
> > "Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:O92V$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Microsoft has a web page intended to answer this question:
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...mparisons.mspx
> >
> > You can let Microsoft know whether, in fact, they've succeeded by using
> > the
> > voting buttons at the bottom of that page.
> >
> > --
> >
> > "DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Can someone explain in a concise manner the difference between all these
> >> security programs MS in coming out with:
> >> Anti-spyware
> >> Defender
> >> OneCare
> >>
> >> I'M SOOOO CONFUSED!
> >>
> >> DotCom
> >>
> >
>
>
>

I think there would be some significant antitrust rumblings among competing
antivirus vendors.
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"GeoffM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm sorry while I have been a stuanch defender of MS through my Long
> Computer
> technical career I trully belisve that this suite (One Care) should be
> built
> in to the OS (Flame ON I got my fire retardant Undies on)
>
> "Bill Sanderson" wrote:
>
>> (fwiw, my opinion is that the Microsoft page is not very helpful.)
>>
>> --
>>
>> "DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Excellent!
>> > Thank you both!
>> > DotCom
>> > "Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:O92V$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Microsoft has a web page intended to answer this question:
>> >
>> > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...mparisons.mspx
>> >
>> > You can let Microsoft know whether, in fact, they've succeeded by using
>> > the
>> > voting buttons at the bottom of that page.
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > "DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> Can someone explain in a concise manner the difference between all
>> >> these
>> >> security programs MS in coming out with:
>> >> Anti-spyware
>> >> Defender
>> >> OneCare
>> >>
>> >> I'M SOOOO CONFUSED!
>> >>
>> >> DotCom
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>

I agree with Bill. However, the larger issue is a mis-understanding of what
an Anti-virus and firewall do.

They aren't there primariliy to protect the OS, but rather the user's
personal information. Only a small proportion relates directly to the OS, the
rest includes things like other applications, browsing (Phishing, etc.) and
the largest current problem, the user's themselves.

In fact, Microsoft's primary responsibility is to provide Security and other
updates to fix vulnerabilities in the OS, which they already do for free. The
reason most anti-malware provides significant OS protection is as a backup to
the discovery of new vulnerabilities and the delay or total lack of applying
these updates when they are already available.

Though many would like to relate all of this to the Operating System itself,
the problem is much broader and relatively new. Thus no operating system
really protects it's user's to this degree and Windows is the target simply
because it's got the largest exploitable user base. If all of these average
user's were using a different OS, it would be the target with the same
issues. So does the MAC or Linux provide free anti-malware with the OS?

"Bill Sanderson" wrote:

> I think there would be some significant antitrust rumblings among competing
> antivirus vendors.
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>
> "GeoffM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:87744070-8924-4460-9F84-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm sorry while I have been a stuanch defender of MS through my Long
> > Computer
> > technical career I trully belisve that this suite (One Care) should be
> > built
> > in to the OS (Flame ON I got my fire retardant Undies on)
> >
> > "Bill Sanderson" wrote:
> >
> >> (fwiw, my opinion is that the Microsoft page is not very helpful.)
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> "DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Excellent!
> >> > Thank you both!
> >> > DotCom
> >> > "Bill Sanderson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> > news:O92V$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Microsoft has a web page intended to answer this question:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...mparisons.mspx
> >> >
> >> > You can let Microsoft know whether, in fact, they've succeeded by using
> >> > the
> >> > voting buttons at the bottom of that page.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > "DotCom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> Can someone explain in a concise manner the difference between all
> >> >> these
> >> >> security programs MS in coming out with:
> >> >> Anti-spyware
> >> >> Defender
> >> >> OneCare
> >> >>
> >> >> I'M SOOOO CONFUSED!
> >> >>
> >> >> DotCom
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
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