On 17 Mar 2010 at 12:50, David Lum  wrote:

>     Sunbelt will be interested in this, and maybe you too:

Something else interesting about MS AV products: the free-for-home-and-small-
business version of MSE was just used to roll out a new-and-improved version of 
WGA/WAT.  

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MSE Users: Check for Updates, Piracy - Krebs on Security
http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/mse-users-check-for-updates/

   It took a little digging, but here´s Microsoft´s account of 
   what´s new in this updated version of MSE:

        The latest version of Microsoft Security Essentials includes improved 
    messaging on the Update tab, improved scan reports on the Home tab, 
    performance improvements, and enforcement of runtime Windows Activation 
    Technology (WAT) in Microsoft Security Essentials.

   More here. 

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I was very upset to see this, as I have been recommending MSE to my home and 
very-small-business clients.

I have been keeping WGA/WAT off all the machines I could because when it has 
problems, the users have a problem.  MSE is no longer on my list of recommended 
applications for anyone.

IMHO, YMMV, of course.

Angus

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Angus Scott-Fleming
GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona
1-520-290-5038
Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/





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