Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) 2.0 Beta Version Available

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Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) 2 Beta with Windows Firewall integration released.

The Microsoft Security Essentials Beta is a fully functional anti-malware application with ongoing updates to help protect your PC from viruses, spyware and other malicious software throughout the course of the beta. In addition to ongoing virus and spyware definition updates, Microsoft will be providing software updates to the beta for download through Microsoft Update on a periodic basis.

This beta is available only to customers in the United States, Israel (English only), People’s Republic of China (Simplified Chinese only) and Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese only).

What’s New in the Microsoft Security Essentials beta?

This Beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials includes these new features and enhancements to better help protect your computer from threats:

Windows® Firewall integration: Microsoft Security Essentials setup allows you to turn on Windows Firewall.
Enhanced protection from web-based threats: Microsoft Security Essentials has enhanced integration with Internet Explorer® which helps prevent malicious scripts from running and provides improved protection against web based attacks.
New and improved protection engine: The updated engine offers enhanced detection and cleanup capabilities and better performance.

Snapshots:

Please do update your virus definitions if not updated: )

Below is then snapshot of settings which we user can configure & apply.

Operating System Supported:

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URL: Microsoft Connect (Live ID required)

NOTE: This is a limited beta available in English (U.S.), Israel, and Brazilian Portuguese (the beta will also be available in China in Simplified Chinese later this year) and is available to genuine Windows users on afirst come, first serve basis until the allotted spots for the beta have been reached.