Microsoft’s anti- virus software passes litmus test

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), Microsoft's security software, has passed the anti-virus test. The software launched Wednesday on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, succeeded in preliminary malware detection testing where it was used to clear AV-Test's "WildList" collection of 3,194 common viruses, bots, and worms.

AV-Test coordinator Andreas Marx stated, “All files were properly detected and treated by the product.” He further added, “several other [antivirus] scanners are still not able to detect and kill all of these critters yet."

AV-Comparabives.org, an antivirus testing lab said it would test MSE in August this year and release the results within a month.

Beta program filled up

Microsoft had made available free beta of its software. Within 24 hours after its launch, Microsoft succeeded in achieving 75,000 downloads of its free antivirus product. It has now stopped offering the downloads.

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