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Gates: Consumer Anti-Spyware Tool Will Be FreeRyan Naraine
SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed plans to roll out anti-virus and anti-spyware products for enterprise customers, but details on pricing and release dates remain tightly under wraps.
Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates used the spotlight of the RSA Security conference to discuss Redmond's aggressive push deliver the first version of "the ultimate mail virus protection" by the end of this year.
He also announced that a consumer version of Microsoft's anti-spyware software will be free for genuine Windows users.
"We've looked hard at the nature of this problem, and made a decision that this anti-spyware capability will become something that's available at no additional charge for Windows users—both the blocking capability, and the scanning and removal capabilities. Those are features we think should be available to protect every system," Gates said.
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