Microsoft's plans to launch an antivirus application will improve overall Internet security, a leading competitor conceded.
Anti-virus companies say malware writers are undeterred by Microsoft's US$250,000 bounty after discovering another variant of the mass-mailing worm MyDoom over the weekend.
Windows Vista will be better equipped to protect itself from malicious rootkits than its predecessor, Windows XP, but because so many 'legitimate' applications use rootkit techniques, Microsoft has decided to implement two crucial anti-rootkit technologies only in 64-bit versions of its new operating system.
Microsoft plans to offer its own anti-spyware software, Chairman Bill Gates said Friday.
Microsoft's AntiSpyware product is threatened by a Trojan horse that also tries to steal online banking details.
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