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New information revealed about Microsoft's new anti-malware product

Liveside has reported some new information about Microsoft's new anti-malware product codenamed "Morro", formally named Windows Live OneCare.

According to Liveside, Microsoft considering the following names for it's new anti-malware program: Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Antivirus Plus, Microsoft Personal Security, and Microsoft Security Fundamentals.

"Morro", has been in limited alpha testing, will be available for free to all licensed Windows users, and while there is no confirmed release date yet, it's possible that the product will be available the second half of 2009. The goal of this product is to deliver high quality protection against malware while having a low impact on system performance and making it easy to install.

So, Neowin, which name do you think best fits? If I had to choose one, it'd be Microsoft Security Essentials. but I liked the name Windows Live OneCare better, and will miss it.

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