Microsoft to replace Live OneCare with 'no-cost' anti-malware
betanews.com 11/19/2008 — Exactly one year after it re-announced the commercial subscription edition of its anti-malware service for individual Windows users, Microsoft announced it will discontinue Windows Live OneCare, replacing it with a free alternative.

Microsoft To Offer Free Anti-Virus Software
it.slashdot.org 11/19/2008 — Microsoft To Offer Free Anti-Virus Software

malware Resources
updates.zdnet.com 11/6/2008 — ZDNet Resources Fake Windows XP activation trojan goes 2.0 Known as Kardphisher and "in the wild" since April, 2007, last week the malware author of this trojan horse mimicking the Windows XP activation interface while collecting the credit card ...

Microsoft Working on Free Vaccine for Windows Viruses
readwriteweb.com 11/19/2008 — It's no secret that - as the most widely deployed operating system - Microsoft Windows has the ignoble distinction of being the primary target of virus and malware developers everywhere. And when you couple that with the fact that many users of the ...

Microsoft Yanks Fake Security Software
pcworld.com 11/23/2008 — malware, microsoft, patch, security Microsoft said that the anti-malware tool it pushes to Windows users as part of Patch Tuesday removed fake security software from nearly a million PCs during nine days this month. In a post to the company's malware ...

Microsoft Offers Free Software to Startups
readwriteweb.com 11/16/2008 — Microsoft today announced that it will give away software and services to qualifying software startups as part of its newly announced BizSpark initiative. To qualify for this program, a startup has to be privately held, in business for under three ...

Introducing the Microsoft Store
windowsteamblog.com 11/14/2008 — This is something I think is pretty exciting – especially if you’re looking to score some Microsoft product. We are announcing the Microsoft Store – the first online store where you can purchase Microsoft products straight from the ...

Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite
news.cnet.com 11/19/2008 — Updated at 6:15 p.m. PST with Microsoft and McAfee comment, at 5:30 p.m. with Sophos comment, and at 4:40 p.m. with customer comment. Windows Live OneCare logo (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft on Tuesday said it is changing its strategy for ...

Microsoft Launches Store in the US, Realizes Software Can Actually Be Downloaded
profy.com 11/14/2008 — Today we are seeing yet another move of Microsoft online as the company finally realized it can actually sell its own products online in a dedicated store belonging to the Redmond giant itself. So yesterday we witnessed the debut of Microsoft Store ...

With Eye on Future, Microsoft Offer Startups Freebies [GigaOM]
gigaom.com 11/5/2008 — Microsoft, in an effort to woo startups and combat the open source movement, is going to start offering free software and online services to certain type of startups across the world, the company announced today. This effort, dubbed “ Biz ...

Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite — CNET News - Security 11/18/2008
Windows Live OneCare logo (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft on Tuesday said it is changing its strategy for offering PC antivirus software, with plans to discontinue its subscription-based consumer security suite and instead offer individuals ...

Microsoft To Offer Free Security Software — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 11/19/2008
Morro will replace the subscription Windows Live OneCare service starting next year.

How Live OneCare changed the antivirus landscape — CNET News - Security 11/19/2008
Since its introduction in 2006, Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare has altered the antivirus landscape. With Tuesday's announcement that Microsoft will no longer be selling the product but offering a free version, code-named Morro , starting in June ...

Antivirus firms shrug at Microsoft's free security suite — CNET News - Security 11/19/2008
For some security companies, Microsoft's decision to offer a free anti-malware product, code-named Morro , won't result in a dramatic change in how they do business. Morro will be available in the second half of 2009 and will protect against ...

Microsoft dumps OneCare, slates free security software for '09 — Latest from Computerworld 11/19/2008
Microsoft will dump its Windows Live OneCare consumer security software next year and instead give away revamped, streamlined anti-malware software that it's calling "Morro."