Microsoft plans to offer Free Consumer security especially focused on core against anti-malware protection, free of cost.

The Code-named "Morro," this sleek solution will be available in the second half of 2009 and will provide complete protection from malware including viruses, spyware, rootkits and Trojans as well as tracking cookies. This new solution will be offered free of charge from any users. Will be architected for a smaller track that will use very few computing resources, making it ideal for low-bandwidth scenarios or less powerful PCs.

As part of Microsoft's move to focus on this cut down offering, the company also declared that will discontinue retail sale of Windows Live Subscription service which will be effective from 30th of June, 2009.

The users around the whole world have told us that they need complete and ongoing protection from new and accessible threats as told by the product manager responsible for Online Services and Windows Division at Microsoft. These new cost free services will give the capability to protect lot of consumers aspecially in the market where the growth of new PC purchases and outpaced only by the growth of malware


The malware protection engine, codenamed "Morro" will take advantage of the same core anti-malware technology that fuels the company's current line of security products, which have received the VB100 award from Virus Bulletin, Checkmark Certification from West Coast Labs and certification from the International Computer Security Association Labs. These new solution will deliver the same core protection against malware as well as viruses that offered through Microsoft's enterprise solutions, but will not include many of the other non-security features found in many consumer security suites.

Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, will be launched in the market which will include many non-security features like printer sharing and automatic PC tune-up by specially focusing on the core anti-malware features the user don’t keep upto date. "Morro" will be able to provide the necessary protections that consumers need without overusing system resources, and will protect the customers having improved protection against the online threats like malware and viruses.

As Microsoft is providing a safer environment for PCs from service provider and e-commerce itself through the unprotected PCs that the worst threats are released to the system as a complete as because of less uptake of standard anti-malware is very low around the world and mainly even in the developing nations. As everyone need a basic protection around the world and is very important as it was said by Mr. Roger Kay the founder and president of Endpoint Technologies Associates.

Microsoft "Morro" will be available as a separate download and offer malware protection for the Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. When used in combination with the ongoing security and privacy enhancements of Windows and Internet Explorer, this new solution will offer consumers a strong and freeof charge security solution to help protect your computer. Windows Live OneCare will continue to be sod with Windows XP and Vista and it will be phased out after the sale of Microsoft “Morro”.

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