Microsoft about to debut antivirus tools?
Speculation among security industry sources suggests that Microsoft may be preparing to introduce its standalone antivirus software next week.
Industry watchers said Thursday that the software giant very well could take the wraps off its emerging security product plans in a scheduled announcement on Monday…At least one security expert said that Microsoft is readying a shrink-wrapped antivirus package that it will offer through retail channels for “significantly less” than $25.
Over the last two years, Microsoft has amassed a range of different security technologies via a string of acquisitions. In February 2005, the company purchased Sybari Softwarepurchased anti-spyware specialist Giant Company Software, and in 2003 the company bought GeCad, through which it picked up technology and staff to develop an antivirus “engine,” or core software that recognizes malicious code.
Wow…I will definitely be watching for this one. This apparently has come out of no where which is the interesting thing. Every suspected this, but until this speculation there hasn’t been any recent gossip regarding the AV program. We’ll see Monday.
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