Microsoft Anti-Virus Public Beta

Microsoft came out with a brand new beta product named Windows Live Safety Center. The application can be installed and executed online, which could cause some problems with the removal of certain viruses.

Here is a Quote from their website:

Windows Live Safety Center is a new, free service designed to help ensure the health of your PC.

• Check for and remove viruses (Anti-virus)
• Learn about threats (Information about security threats)
• Improve your PC’s performance (Defragmentation)
• Get rid of junk on your hard disk (Disk Cleanup)

Basically, they just released a Norton systemworks lookalike. This is nothing new, but it is free! I think most IT people will prefer to keep their original tools to do their work. This application was meant to be used by people who do not know much about computers and who wants to keep maintenance of their operating system as simple as possible.