Microsoft has announced today that it would make available a free security solution to combat Malware, Trojan's and Viruses in the second half of 2009.

This streamlined solution is code-named Morro. With this announcement, Microsoft has also announced that it would discontinue its Live OneCare subscription service effective June 30, 2009. If you remember Live OneCare is the Microsoft's paid subscription service for antivirus, firewall and antispyware.

This annoucement from Microsoft can be looked at in detail on their website at http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2008/nov08/11-18NoCostSecurityPR.mspx