Microsoft%%1%% have released their free anti-virus package from Windows – Microsoft Security Essentials Beta (MSE)
MSE was first released in September last year. New features in the MSE beta include

Active Virus%%1%% Shield. Active Virus Shield is free anti-virus for your PC that combines traditional antivirus programs stopping them before they can infect your computer.

Stability of Program%%1%% – Passed – No issues with stability this time around @ least from our tests thus far

Number of times that AVG Free has been compromised by Hacker or Virus – Passed – A clean bill of health so far

Hey again everyone%%1%% for thous of you guys who are still sporting the old out of date AVG Free Anti-Virus (8.5.xxx) version. You can now rest a little easier there has been a new update to 8.5.

Here Is The Official%%1%% Change Log For AVG Free Anti-Virus (8.5.441)

Program update AVG Free 8.5.441 ………………. July 8, 2010

Fixes & Improvements

- Core: Increased flexibility in algoritmic detection.