[OT] MS's AV

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...h_microsoft_dc

Will Longhorn effectively put Symantec, McAfee and the others out of
business?
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Alias wrote:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...h_microsoft_dc

Will Longhorn effectively put Symantec, McAfee and the others out of
business?

I very much doubt so. Note though that this isn't the first MS purchase
of an AV company having bought a European company whose name I have
totally forgotten at least a year ago and also it purchased Giant, an anti
malware rather than AV company, in late 2004. What I feel it does do is
further confirm Microsoft's intention to take security seriously.
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Mike Maltby MS-MVP

Mike:

The first was RAV ~2yrs ago. Now it's Sybari they are after.

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"Mike M" wrote in message
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| I very much doubt so. Note though that this isn't the first MS purchase
| of an AV company having bought a European company whose name I have
| totally forgotten at least a year ago and also it purchased Giant, an anti
| malware rather than AV company, in late 2004. What I feel it does do is
| further confirm Microsoft's intention to take security seriously.
| --
| Mike Maltby MS-MVP
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|

There was also MSAV back in Dos 6 days, which I think was CheckPoint
Software. It was going to eliminate the need for 3rd party AV!

Good Luck
BarryG

"David H. Lipman" wrote:

Mike:

The first was RAV ~2yrs ago. Now it's Sybari they are after.

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"Mike M" wrote in message
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| I very much doubt so. Note though that this isn't the first MS purchase
| of an AV company having bought a European company whose name I have
| totally forgotten at least a year ago and also it purchased Giant, an anti
| malware rather than AV company, in late 2004. What I feel it does do is
| further confirm Microsoft's intention to take security seriously.
| --
| Mike Maltby MS-MVP
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|
|

NO...

MSAV was Central Point Anti Virus OEM'd to Microsoft and renamed MSAV. Central Point
Software was bought by Norton and Norton dropped the Central point product lines and
subsequently stripped the product for their code to improve the quality and catch rate of
NAV. MSAV was dropped by Microsoft.

I believe MSAV came stock with WfW v3.11.

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Dave




"BarryG" wrote in message
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| There was also MSAV back in Dos 6 days, which I think was CheckPoint
| Software. It was going to eliminate the need for 3rd party AV!
|
| Good Luck
| BarryG

I believe MSAV came stock with WfW v3.11.


Well, it came with MS-DOS 6.xx and Win 3.xx installed over the top.


Shane.

It was a Win16 GUI.

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Dave




"Shane" wrote in message ...
| I believe MSAV came stock with WfW v3.11.
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| Well, it came with MS-DOS 6.xx and Win 3.xx installed over the top.
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| Shane.
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Offered, during installation, along with MSBackup for Windows and/or DOS.
It's on the 3rd 6.22 floppy.


Shane


"David H. Lipman" wrote in message
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It was a Win16 GUI.

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"Shane" wrote in message
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| I believe MSAV came stock with WfW v3.11.
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| Well, it came with MS-DOS 6.xx and Win 3.xx installed over the top.
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| Shane.
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