Microsoft Announces Security Essentials Beta Program
Microsoft Announces Security Essentials Beta Program
Posted 11/19/2011 at 4:11pm
| by Pulkit Chandna
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Launched over two years back, Microsoft Security Essentials has established itself as one of the best free security apps out there. In this time, two versions of the free anti-virus have been released to mostly positive reviews. Our own reviews of MSE are a point in case. Now Microsoft is laying the groundwork for the release of the tool’s next version.
The company has announced that the beta of the next version of MSE is now open for registration. If you wish to participate please hurry as Microsoft will only be accepting a limited number of applications for the beta.
"The number of users than can participate in the Beta is limited, so sign up today and we will notify you once the Beta is available for download," announced the Security Essentials team Friday. "We anticipate the Microsoft Security Essentials beta to be available to the general public by the end of the year."
The enhancements that will be part of the beta version are:
- Enhanced protection through automatic malware remediation - The Beta will clean high-impact malware infections automatically, with no required user interaction.
- Enhanced performance - The Beta includes many performance improvements to make sure your PC performance isn’t negatively impacted.
- Simplified UI - Simplified UI makes Microsoft Security Essentials Beta easier to use.
- New and improved protection engine - The updated engine offers enhanced detection and cleanup capabilities.
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Roll Tide
November 21, 2011 at 5:58pm
In its "final" release I will expect MSE to be bloated and cause any cpu intensive task to be slowed down and glitchy. This will of course reduce the value to gamers and anybody else not wanting to experience the regular hiccups a utility like this will do from Microsoft. I mean if Microsoft cant figure out how to make IE launch faster than a drunken snail while Chrome is almost instantaneous, I dont hold much hope for MSE to be nothing than bloatware with some non important updates every month to give the illuision its relevant
pfilias
November 21, 2011 at 1:33pm
Shouldn't the link be: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=233172
50GreenDodge
November 21, 2011 at 12:31am
I have to say I'm pretty satisfied with the Microsoft Essentials package. For the past few years, I've been using AVG and I was very happy with it. I used the paid version and I put it on all the ocmputers belonging to my wife, three boys and myself. It got to be a little pricey, so when I saw MSE I said what the he** and installed it once the versions of AVG had expired. It has proven to be a good decision, both for protection and for cost.
Holly Golightly
November 19, 2011 at 11:37pm
I hope it can detect hard to find spyware like Super Anti-Spyware can. I have not found a spyware program good enough to detect ad-tracking cookies. They are stubborn and always install themselves right back just by visiting any webpage. If Microsoft can not stop ad trackers, then I am still going to use my current spyware program.
siramic
November 19, 2011 at 5:39pm
Simplified UI - Simplified UI makes Microsoft Security Essentials Beta easier to use.
I already thought MSE was pretty basic in that sense, how could it get any more simplified and easier to use than it is, just one large "On/Off" button on the UI?
Zoandar
November 19, 2011 at 4:28pm
"Enhanced protection through automatic malware remediation - The Beta will clean high-impact malware infections automatically, with no required user interaction."
Reminds me of the security package my ISP had. Whenever it found any malware utilities I had downloaded that were not related to the ISP package it DELETED the downloaded files from my computer! No thanks Micro$oft.
AntonioGarrison
November 19, 2011 at 5:54pm
I'm sure as nice as MSE is it'll be fine tuned. It'll probably provide the option to need human interaction to actually delete questionable files from your computer. I hope they get into spyware as well. I would love to only need one small compact app for AV, malware and spyware. Rather than needing 3 seperate apps.
warptek2010
November 19, 2011 at 11:34pm
They should've gotten into spyware a long time ago since the vast majority of spyware is targeted for PC's running MS products.
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