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--"The second antivirus tool will analyze computer systems to asses (sic) whether they have been hit by a virus in the past and attempt to give end users an idea of how at risk their computers might be for future problems."--

Again, Microsoft is planning to dig a little deeper into one's computer than is necessary. Kill the virii-yes. Playing in the registry-no.
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No, thank you  AbsolutelyNot | 07/28/04
What else will follow as well.  Monkey_MCSE | 07/28/04
It never ends....  michael-t | 07/28/04
Re: No thank you  alterego_z | 07/28/04
Doesn't it strike you as risible...  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/28/04
Disagree; security scan would help  Anton Philidor | 07/28/04
Didn't MS DOS6 contain antivirus software?  Alpha_Female | 07/28/04
MSAV  bit_rot | 07/29/04
can you say..  ickusslime@... | 07/28/04
More like a coach betting against his own team.  enduser_z | 07/28/04
And People Wonder Why Microsoft is Such a Bad Investment  serpentmage | 07/28/04
Bad investment? You must be kidding.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/04
Bad heading for your mesage................  bicky@... | 07/29/04
Translation from MS-speak to English...  AmusedAtItAll | 07/28/04
Oh, that's just great...  KOS-MOS | 07/28/04
Yeah..good bye Symantec and NA!  nomorems | 07/28/04
RE: Yeah..good bye Symantec and NA!  bicky@... | 07/29/04
MS Antivirus Will Be Great  itanalyst | 07/28/04
ROFLMAO!  Linux User 147560 | 07/28/04
on a scale of 10...  php_developer | 07/28/04
Will it flag the MS embedded spyware?  Plain Logic | 07/28/04
Better Solution: Write a more secure product ???  Plain Logic | 07/28/04
that depends...  Monkey_MCSE | 07/28/04
kind of conflict of interest here  voska | 07/28/04
Yes, just like the glass shop went around..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/28/04
why wait??  php_developer | 07/28/04
Advise how to fix problems ROTFLMAO  Squawkbox | 07/28/04
Picture this.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/28/04
That is rich.......NT  Squawkbox | 07/28/04
ROTFLMAO!! (NT)  php_developer | 07/28/04
MS knows a business opportunity when they see it.....  michael-t | 07/28/04
Oh, this is rich.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/28/04
Thanks, but no thanks  CobraA1 | 07/28/04
No new companies in the market?  Anton Philidor | 07/28/04
MS Antivirus  ndordea@... | 07/28/04
MS Antivirus  ndordea@... | 07/28/04
No up-to-date AV for 2/3 of users!  Anton Philidor | 07/28/04
IE component, AV not?  Robert Crocker | 07/29/04
Integrating AV into Windows  Anton Philidor | 07/29/04
RE:  bicky@... | 07/29/04
Selling arms to both sides  whisperycat | 07/29/04
Antivirus can not be removed from OS  tero_t_vaananen@... | 07/29/04
Bye Bye Symantec  km4hr@... | 07/29/04
RE: Bye Bye Symantec  bicky@... | 07/29/04
I agree.  enduser_z | 07/29/04
RE: Bye Bye Symantec  Scrat | 08/02/04
Can you say Linspire?  seadog59 | 07/29/04
Can You Say Linspire SUX?  bicky@... | 07/29/04
Yes, Linspire SUCKS.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/04
OpenBE is still around and still being developed  Monkey_MCSE | 07/29/04
NICE! happy  bicky@... | 07/29/04
Gee, MS decides to compete in a new area and the whining begins.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/04
RE:  bicky@... | 07/29/04
True, small minds and big thoughts don't mix.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/04
Bit bends reality  whisperycat | 07/29/04
So waht? I thought you wanted competition???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/04
competition until it's molded onto the OS  Monkey_MCSE | 07/29/04
RE:  bicky@... | 07/29/04
yes this is purely speculation  Monkey_MCSE | 07/29/04
You're a real gem..............  bicky@... | 07/29/04
RE:  bicky@... | 07/29/04
Actually...  Michael Kelly | 07/29/04
True.............to some extent anyway!  bicky@... | 07/29/04
I'm not exactly a big Symantec fan either  Michael Kelly | 07/29/04
True.............to some extent anyway!  bicky@... | 07/29/04
Use common sense Einstein  itanalyst | 07/29/04
You're no Einstein Either............  bicky@... | 07/29/04
And you're the Village Idiot  itanalyst | 07/29/04
A real operating system?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/04
Yes.........you're the Village Idiot...*CONFIRMED*  bicky@... | 07/29/04
Typical Sheeple  itanalyst | 07/29/04
Yet further confirmation..................  bicky@... | 07/29/04
WOW, Junior High IT Guy...Is That The Best You Can Come Up With?  itanalyst | 07/29/04
RE: itanalyst.............  bicky@... | 07/29/04
itanalyst...  Michael Kelly | 07/29/04
Agreed Michael T....But it's too easy to respond...  itanalyst | 07/29/04
Ah, I see your climbing back in the gitter and calling names.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/04
Is gitter an Irish gutter?  itanalyst | 07/29/04
Personally...  Michael Kelly | 07/29/04
Ummm, there is NOTHING wrond with making money.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/29/04
Conflict of interest  Michael Kelly | 07/29/04
Microsoft isn't competing...  jskline0@... | 07/29/04
right back at ya  arthur-b@... | 07/29/04
Actually...  B.O.F.H. | 07/29/04
Bye Bye Norton!  brenthawkinsmd | 07/29/04
The Microsoft Anti-Virus  jskline0@... | 07/29/04
Wow, Now ZDNet is Removing Entire Threads?  itanalyst | 07/29/04
MS Antivirus Now Deleting ZDNet Threads  itanalyst | 07/29/04
The thing I'd be most worried about...  Michael Kelly | 07/29/04
Sorry... that was supposed to be a response to Anton Philidor  Michael Kelly | 07/29/04
(NT) This has 'Disaster' written all over it.  James T. Kirk | 07/29/04

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