14 DAY TRIAL // Users of Microsoft’s free security solution for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP will get a new AntiMalware engine this week, according to the Redmond company. As is the case with all security solutions, Microsoft Security Essentials evolves at a fast pace, to keep up with the changes of the threat landscape.
This is the main reason why the software giant is pushing a new version of the antimalware engine for Microsoft Security Essentials 2.1, which is scheduled for release in just a couple of days, on July 20.
Softpedia readers might already be aware of the fact that the Redmond company has been kicking up a notch the technology behind MSE and other of its security solutions with monthly updates.
The updates, which have become somewhat of a tradition, cover additional products, as such, Microsoft security Essentials 2.1 customers won’t be the only ones to get the antimalware refresh this month.
“As part of regular update of our antimalware technology to address the latest in the threat landscape, MMPC is planning to release a new antimalware engine on 20 July 2011,” a Microsoft representative said.
“Affected products: Microsoft Security Essentials, Forefront Client Security, Forefront Endpoint Protection, Windows Intune Endpoint Protection. Engine Version will be in the range of 1.1.710X.0.”
The antimalware engine updates are among the only news that the software giant keeps providing in relation to the evolution of Microsoft Security Essentials.
For example, at the end of the past month, Microsoft Security Essentials 2.1.1116.0 became available for download.
While the bits went live on the Microsoft Download Center, and the version jumped from 2.0 to 2.1, the Redmond company managed to keep mum on the release. This is of course nothing new, especially considering that Microsoft never even announced the launch of MSE 2.0 in the first place.
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) 2.1.1116.0 is available for download here.