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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 05:57:00 -0800<\/strong><\/p>\n Late last week, I <\/span>talked about a discrepancy<\/span><\/a> in Microsoft\u2019s promised handling of Microsoft Security Essentials as Windows 7 reaches end of support. An internally inconsistent official announcement seemed to say that MSE signature file updates would stop \u2014 even for those who have paid for Extended Security Updates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Which is absurd. Why would Microsoft stop updating its antivirus program even for people who are paying to continue receiving Monthly Rollup patches?<\/span><\/p>\n Yesterday Microsoft held an Ask Me Anything session for the Win7 forlorn, on the<\/span> Microsoft Tech Community Forum.<\/a> I asked:<\/span><\/p>\n Can you confirm that Microsoft will really, for sure, cut off Microsoft Security Essentials malware signature updates after January 14? Even if you\u2019re paying for Extended Support?<\/span><\/p>\n Microsoft engineer Mike Cure provided an official response:<\/span><\/p>\n MSE will continue to receive signature updates after Jan. 14.<\/span><\/p>\n Citing the<\/span>\u00a0Windows 7 support FAQ<\/span><\/a> which says:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) will continue to receive signature updates after January 14, 2020. However, the MSE platform will no longer be updated.<\/span><\/p>\n Then on the AMA, @Brian responded by referring to the <\/span>Extended Security Update FAQ<\/span><\/a>, which says:<\/span><\/p>\n Will Microsoft Security Essentials continue to protect my PC after end of support?<\/strong><\/p>\n No, your Windows 7 PC will not be protected by Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) after January 14, 2020. This product is unique to Windows 7 and follows the same lifecycle dates for support.<\/span><\/p>\n That\u2019s an obfuscating piece of bafflegab, subject to whimsical interpretation, as I described in the <\/span>Computerworld<\/em> article last week<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Mike Cure then clarified the situation by promising:<\/span><\/p>\n I’ll get [the ESU FAQ] corrected as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n Except, as of early Wednesday morning, nothing\u2019s been corrected. Those of us who actually like and rely on MSE are still hanging on a limb.<\/span><\/p>\n Join us for the Seven Semper Fi watch <\/span><\/i>on AskWoody.com<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/category\/security\/index.rss<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 05:57:00 -0800<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n