Antivirus makers applaud, mock MSE

[Slimy]

Symantec, ESET, Avast, and AVG all have something to say about the release of Microsoft Security Essentials, Redmond's free antimalware solution. Two are fine with it, and two are not; can you guess which ones?

Full Story: Antivirus makers applaud, mock Microsoft Security Essentials - Ars Technica

 

[TheSchaft]

... Symantec, maker of the Norton line of products, says MSE doesn't stand a chance in today's market...

Too easy to remove?

 

[Slimy]

... Symantec, maker of the Norton line of products, says MSE doesn't stand a chance in today's market...

Too easy to remove?

LOL

 

[SanityKills]

Everyone knows that the sole purpose for owning a PC in the first place is for the sheer thrill of attributing all of your resources to run Norton Antivirus.

 

[Element7]

Wow some realy bad stuff they say. I like MSE

 

[Lee]

:roflmao:

 

[SamCPP]

... Symantec, maker of the Norton line of products, says MSE doesn't stand a chance in today's market...

Too easy to remove?

And the disable button *gasp* actually disables it

 

[Zen00]

I'll go out on a limb and defend Symantec here. The 2009 version was very kind to me, never had any of the troubles with it that the previous versions were plagued with.

Beyond that, I'm glad to hear that some are willing to accept it.

 

[fseal]

I always wondered, if Windows did become comepletely immune to viruses and trojans though it's own internal processes, features, code cleanup etc. Woud the commercial AV companies STILL sue for putting them out of buisness?

It's hard to argue the immorality of "anti-competitive practices" (of the free MSE) when the they (the commercial av companies) are making a mint off the backs of such evil in the first place. An Evil which MS itself should be (and is) doing everything it can from it's end to stop.

There is no moral claim that could be made with a straight face that MS should NOT prevent the infection of it's own OS or that they should charge their customers one penny extra for the priviledge!

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

Lol at Norton's comment. Probably just mad that MS made a product thats easily removable.

I love MSE, ever since the beta I've used it, will likely not switch to another AV anytime soon.

 

[TheSchaft]

... It's hard to argue the immorality of "anti-competitive practices" (of the free MSE) when the they (the commercial av companies) are making a mint off the backs of such evil in the first place. An Evil which MS itself should be (and is) doing everything it can from it's end to stop.

There is no moral claim that could be made with a straight face that MS should NOT prevent the infection of it's own OS or that they should charge their customers one penny extra for the priviledge!

Good point, but logic and law are rarely congruent.

 

[Barman58]

The comments I am pleased, but not surprised, to see are those from avast.

I can remember when they came into the AV market and their stated reason for providing home users with free protection.

They stated that in order to provide better service to their commercial customers it was necessary to protect home machines from infection and thus the potential for "sneaker net" transfer into business machines.

It is pleasing to see that the company is still holding the moral high ground in this matter

 

[Antman]

Norton and McAfee are, in my opinion, partly reponsible for the spread of viruses and other malware. Bundled packages that are out of date or never activated, expired subscriptions.

Just an opinion - they are cancerware.

 

[masterB]

Norton and McAfee are, in my opinion, partly reponsible for the spread of viruses and other malware. Bundled packages that are out of date or never activated, expired subscriptions.

Just an opinion - they are cancerware.

You should put McAfee first and Norton second.

 

[Antman]

Norton and McAfee are, in my opinion, partly reponsible for the spread of viruses and other malware. Bundled packages that are out of date or never activated, expired subscriptions.

Just an opinion - they are cancerware.

You should put McAfee first and Norton second.

Point taken. MasterB is correct.

 

[SomewhatStock]

Its clear that someone at both Symantec and ESET did a SWOT analysis and realize that MSE is a clear and present THREAT to their sales.