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Microsoft Will Soon Unveil Free Anti-Virus Software

Reuters

imageBOSTON–Microsoft Corp (MSFT: 22.55, n.a., n.a.%) is getting ready to unveil a long-anticipated free anti-virus service for PCs that will compete with products sold by Symantec Corp (SYMC: 16.45, n.a., n.a.%) and McAfee Inc.

A Microsoft spokesman said Wednesday that the world’s biggest software maker is testing an early version of the product with its own employees. Microsoft would "soon" make a trial version, or product beta, available via its Web site, he added, but declined to provide a specific date.

Symantec shares fell 1.6% in afternoon trading and McAfee fell 1.8%, while Microsoft was…

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