Microsoft to deliver free antimalware next Tuesday

Will deny beta of Microsoft Security Essentials, formerly 'Morro,' to users running counterfeit Windows

Microsoft Corp. today said it will release a public beta of its free antimalware software, now called Microsoft Security Essentials, formerly "Morro," next Tuesday for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

Although Microsoft was vague about a final ship date -- saying only that it would wrap up sometime this year -- it was crystal clear that it will deny the program to PCs running counterfeit copies of Windows.

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What will detection be like anyway? there are many other free/lighter AV's like Avira that have good detection and free, so pretty sure this program won't get any votes.