Kurt Shintaku's Blog

Remember all that hubbub about Microsoft’s antivirus solution supposedly "not being ready for prime time"?  (For the record, they were talking more specifically about OneCare – our consumer antivirus offering – however people get confused between our corporate offering and our consumer offering)

Well, times change.  Check this out:

• VirusBulletin views Microsoft as a strong competitor in the AV industry
  Microsoft’s anti-virus engine, used in products such as Microsoft Forefront Client Security and Windows Live OneCare, detected 96% of malware in the AV-Test.org and improved 7% from a prior AVComparatives test to detect 90% of malware in the second test of consumer anti-virus products in August.  Based on the continuous improvement of Microsoft’s Malware Protection Engine, VirusBulletin views Microsoft as a strong competitor in the AV industry.

VirusBulletin recognizes steady improvement in Microsoft’s malware protection engine “MS gaining fast in AV-Comparatives tests”
http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2007/09_03.xml

• Softpedia writes, Microsoft’s Security Solutions Explode:  Top Sophos, Nod32, McAfee and Trend Micro, with a 96.42% detection rate
  http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-039-s-Security-Solutions-Explode-Top-Sophos-Nod32-McAfee-and-Trend-Micro-63834.shtml

PRODUCT LINK:
http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/clientsecurity/default.mspx