Latest Reactive and Proactive AV test results

Microsoft ForeFront Client security is doing great on the latest Virusbtn Test

February 2009 saw the introduction of RAP testing to VB's VB100 comparative reviews, measuring products' reactive and proactive detection abilities against the most recent malware that has emerged around the world.

http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/rap-index.xml

One week of MSE: 1.5 million downloads, 4 million detections

Microsoft Security Essentials data for the first week has been released, and the numbers tell quite a story.

Redmond has released data from the first week (between September 29 to October 6) of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) usage, the company's free, real-time consumer antimalware solution for fighting viruses, spyware, rootkits, and Trojans. The product was made generally available to consumers in 19 countries in eight languages, and in the first week Microsoft says it has seen well over 1.5 million downloads. "By the end of week two, we had exceeded 2.6 million downloads," a Microsoft spokesperson told Ars. Number of downloads is never equivalent to the number of installs though: the software giant can't say how many machines have the software installed, but it can weigh in on the number of infected machines

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Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 Release Candidate

The new version Of ISA server is Finally Out TMG 2010

Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 allows employees to safely and productively use the Internet without worrying about malware and other threats. Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 is available for download in both Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/details.aspx?FamilyID=e05aecbc-d0eb-4e0f-a5db-8f236995bccd&displaylang=en#QuickInfoContainer

Microsoft Security Essentials Is finally Out

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure — when you’re green, you’re good. It’s that simple.
Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you want—without interruptions or long computer wait times.

http://www.microsoft.com/Security_essentials/

New scam adds live chat to phishing attack

Online scammers have created a phishing site masquerading as a U.S.-based bank that launches a live chat window where victims are tricked into revealing more information, researchers at the RSA FraudAction Research Team said on Wednesday.

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Pentagon Orders Review of Social Networking

The Pentagon is reviewing its policy toward social networking sites amid security concerns. The order comes a day after the U.S. Marine Corps issued a ban on the use of Facebook, Twitter and MySpace.
The Pentagon is reviewing its policies toward social networking sites amid network security and other concerns.
According to reports, U.S. officials have ordered a review of the threats and benefits of using Web 2.0 sites such as Facebook and others. The review is slated to be completed by the end of September.
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Microsoft Security Essentials Review (With Screenshots)

Microsoft Security Essentials is the name of Microsoft’s latest Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware software for Windows operating system. It is already being tested internally at Microsoft and is rumored to launch in September of this year. We were lucky to gets hands on the pre-beta build version of Security Essentials. I tested it on Windows Vista and was quite impressed with it. Below is the complete review along with some interesting findings.

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