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Microsoft Launches Anti-Virus Public Beta

Posted by Zonk on from the test-out-them-patches dept.

Chris Gondek writes "The Register has a story reporting that Microsoft has released a free beta of its upcoming anti-virus application. According to Microsoft, the new anti-virus application known as Windows OneCare Live is 'like taking your PC in for a tune up at the service station'. Microsoft announced in May that it would be releasing an anti-virus application based on software developed by GeCad, a Romanian anti-virus company that Microsoft purchased several years ago." More details from InformationWeek.

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  1. Uh... removal as well? by grumpyman · · Score: 1, Troll

    Does it remove the detected virus? If so is it just a "format c:" command?