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Chinese search giant Baidu has been quietly testing the waters in the security space, with the launch of a free English language AV product for Windows. Baidu Antivirus 2013 features traditional signature-based AV and cloud-based threat protection and tries to optimise PC performance along the way. Little other information …

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  1. LarsG

    Poacher turned Gamekeeper perhaps?

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    1. Steve the Cynic
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      "Poacher turned Gamekeeper perhaps?"

      A fair few commentators here would probably suggest that "poacher turned poacher" is more likely to be accurate...

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  2. frank ly

    Not long to go ...

    I'm waiting for jake's thoughts on Chinese AV products and what their real purpose is.

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  3. El Presidente
    FAIL

    Chinese Anti Vilus ?

    No thanks.

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    1. Psyx
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      Re: Chinese Anti Vilus ?

      "permanent free, includes English language support"

      Oh, the irony.

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  4. Winkypop Silver badge
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    Chinese AV?

    Oh sure.

    What a top idea.

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  5. Avatar of They
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    Cynic, me?

    Or Baidu want to spread malware round the world so Chinese State government can get more information etc etc.

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  6. Uffish

    Blah, blah, blah...

    If it works well why not , Nothing new in wondering what else comes with whatever program you buy or download.

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  7. spegru
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    Do you really want Chinese Government spyware on your PC?

    Nope I didnt think so...

    Such a small step from there to blocking disapproved words from web searches like they do over there

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    1. Uffish
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      @spegru

      I downloaded one of the Chinese denial of service progs once, just to have a look, so I'll answer 'Maybe' to your question.

      More particularly though, I don't see much difference between buying megatons of physical stuff from China and buying programs from China. Get a bit of coherence in your ideas.

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  8. Electric Panda
    Big Brother

    People shouldn't trust this. I guarantee you it will conveniently overlook the state-sponsored Chinese malware or likely even includes it.

    Mind you, don't Western solutions do the same?

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    1. Psyx
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      Stop

      Apply a little critical thinking.

      So you don't think that every other AV company in the world is thinking that same thing and is going to go through it with a fine-tooth comb for the kudos of finding something?

      By very definition, putting viral-ware into this would be so obvious that it'd be utterly stupid to do so.

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  9. Dragon Leaves
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    360

    live in China. .. never got a virus with 360 in 3 year's time... kudos to comodo, same. norton fails every few months. .. have 4 puters

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  10. Anonymous Coward
    Facepalm

    Qihoo 360 IS malware; and rightly recognised as such by many western AV/malware programs.

    IF you can manage to remove it from a system and then do a scan with a REPUTABLE scanner, you will find dozens - if not HUNDREDS of infections.

    (Been there - done that).

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  11. ecofeco Silver badge
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    Irony - It's What The Hip Kids Are Doing!

    I think I hurt myself laughing.

    Chinese AV?!

    You just can't beat an oxymoron AND a joke for the price of one!

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  12. Gray Ham Bronze badge
    WTF?

    Why all the cynicism?

    Do I get the impression that you'd all rather trust a Russian company (that is on record as supporting Putin's efforts at internet censorship) than a Nasdaq-listed public company that is at least reasonably open about its corporate governance and ethics?

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