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January 7, 2005

Microsoft fights back with new anti-virus tool


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Computer security software vendors Symantec and McAfee both saw a drop in shares on the heels of Microsoft announcing their free Windows Anti-virus software built using GeCAD technology, which Microsoft gained through its acquisition of the Romanian antivirus company GeCAD Software Srl in 2003. The tool eliminates common viruses.

The antivirus software will be available for download from 11 January and will be updated with virus definitions on the second Tuesday of the month. Microsoft said the virus-removal program will not prevent computer infections and is not intended to replace the need for traditional Anti-virus software, such as products from McAfee Inc. or Symantec Corp.

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