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NEW YORK (AP) - AOL is releasing free software to automatically check whether you have the latest security protection on your Windows computer.
The Active Security Monitor software is part of AOL's expansion into security services. The company is expected to soon announce its own for-pay security suite, competing with the products from Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc. and others.
The monitor, launching Thursday, checks for the presence of firewall, anti-virus and anti-spyware programs. It makes sure you have the latest security updates for those programs and for the Windows operating system. The monitor also tells you if your Internet Explorer browser isn't properly configured.
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