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Microsoft Begins anti-virus Software Development

Posted by Hemos on from the long-expected dept.

An anonymous reader writes "From the article: Microsoft's announcement that it will enter the AV market next year, with initial trials starting next week, could be a sign of many things to come, says SecurityFocus's Kelly Martin. " Not unexpected, given their recent purchase.

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  1. Masterplan! by Libor+Vanek · · Score: 4, Funny

    1, Sell OS which enables viruses to spread very easily
    2, Create AV SW
    3, Profit on selling AV SW AND new OS updates! Muhahaha...

    Jeez, we're screwed...

    1. Re:Masterplan! by moviepig.com · · Score: 4, Funny


      Do airlines try to rent you parachutes?

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  2. geez by Wordsmith · · Score: 4, Funny

    MS developing anti-virus software to find the same viruses the company's own shoddy programming allowed to propogate is like the Slashdot editors developing a dupe search to find the same duplicates their own shoddy editing allowed to be posted.

  3. ... in other news ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    slashdot.org has announced that they will begin development of anti-dupe software sometime in 2006.

    slashdot.org has announced that they will begin development of anti-dupe software sometime in 2006.

    slashdot.org has announced that they will begin development of anti-dupe software sometime in 2006.

  4. MSAV? by jack_csk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does it mean our favorite MSAV from DOS 6.22 finally has an update?

  5. Wake me up... by Vo0k · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...when the first virus spreading over the Microsoft Antivirus system is written...

    BTW, will it be free? If not, I'd say, brillant strategy. First sell them system vulnerable to viruses, then sell them protection against them. Microsoft should start charging for security updates downloads too.

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  6. Re:Now we are really by It+doesn't+come+easy · · Score: 5, Funny

    All Slashdot posts are redundant by definition, since only certain stories are posted on Slashdot to begin with, and all of the comments are repeats from some earlier post. In about 15 years, the only moderation you will see is redundant...redundant...redundant, cause there will be no new stories by that time. This will be the sign that the Singularity is upon us, as Slashdot posts begin to come from an artificial intelligence faster and faster, then comments, then redundant moderation, then posts, then comments, then redundant moderation, then posts, then comments, then redundant moderation...eventually the virtual world is filled with Slashdot posts moderated redundant...

    Such is the fate of mankind.

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  7. SELL SELL SELL! by Big+Nothing · · Score: 5, Funny

    Note to self: sell all shares in Symantec.

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  8. Re:You meant this? by Oktober+Sunset · · Score: 4, Funny
    no its:

    1) Sell OS with lots of vulnerabilities enabling viruses
    2) Profit!
    3) Profit!
    4) Profit!
    5) Create anti-virus software
    6) Profit!!
    7) Profit!!
    8) Profit!!
    9) Profit!!
    10) Profit!!
    11) ??? (while making profit!!!)
    12) Profit!!!
    13) Profit!!!
    14) Profit!!!
    15) Profit!!!
    16) Profit!!!
    17) Profit!!!
    18) Profit!!!
    19) Profit!!!
    20) Profit!!!
    21) Profit!!!
    22) Crush competitors
    23) Profit!!!!
    24) Profit!!!!
    25) Profit!!!!
    26) Profit!!!!!!
    27) Profit!!!!!!1!
    28) Profit!!!!!!11!!!
    29) Profit!!!!!11!!!!!11!!!!!!!!111!!one!!!1!0ne!!!!!!
    etc...

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