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Windows Vista Weblog

October 10th, 2006

OneCare Anti-Virus for Vista

While we we’re afraid that OneCare wouldn’t be made available for Vista, it seems that MS has rolled out version 1.5 which is compatible with the Vista operating system. This latest beta version of Windows Live OneCare is available as a free download (click). But OneCare will still be an add-on, the original version sells […]

By Vincent -- 5 comments

May 9th, 2006

Antispyware creators will get hit by Vista

New security features in Windows Vista will largely eliminate the need to run separate antispyware or firewall software, according to a new analyst report. As we know Microsoft is bundling its Defender software into Windows Vista, so the new operating system may reduce the need for disk encryption, device control and certain types of host […]

By Vincent -- 0 comments

April 15th, 2006

New beta for Windows Anti-Spyware

Oops, we shoud call it “Defender” and not Anti-Spyware, so it seems;) The Defender software got a minor update with improvements to the user interface and signature updating. As you may know the Defender will be integrated into Windows Vista, so at this time it’s only available as an add-on to WinXp.
“With these upcoming […]

By Vincent -- 0 comments

February 1st, 2006

Antivirus not in Vista

According to The Register, Microsoft will “omit” antivirus services for Windows Vista when it ships. Strange, because you would think that one of the main reasons for upgrading to Vista is security… Why would you pay extra for Windows antivirus?
Microsoft currently has their own antivirus program in beta testing under Windows OneCare, but it’s made […]

By Vincent -- 4 comments