Windows only: We took a first look at Microsoft Security Essentials, the free antivirus application from Microsoft, back in June, but today Microsoft Security Essentials has left beta and is ready for ...

When Microsoft announced the death of OneCare, I had a pretty good suspicion that wasn’t the last we’d heard from Microsoft about anti-virus software. Microsoft doesn’t just suddenly for no reason ...

I know that it's hard for some people to accept it, but Microsoft is capable of getting things right. One such example of "getting it right" is Microsoft Security Essentials beta. While some security ...

Microsoft’s free security software, Windows Security Essentials, passed a preliminary antivirus exam with flying colors, independent testing company AV-Test GmbH said today. Microsoft’s free security ...

Microsoft has released its free antivirus software, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). As the name implies, Microsoft’s new security software removes the bloated bells and whistles found in other ...

I’ve put the final version of Microsoft Security Essentials through its paces, and have found it a solid, simple-to-use anti-malware tool that takes up little RAM and system resources. Less clear, ...

A Microsoft official has gone on record stating that the company’s free Security Essentials software, by design, offers mere “baseline” protection for Windows PCs and users should turn to third-party ...

If you are not running anti-malware software, you are likely running malware itself. Microsoft's Security Essentials and Defender products help stop various flavors of malware, and both have changed ...

A beta of the latest version of Microsoft's antivirus product is now available for any user with a Windows Live account. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

Microsoft’s free security software passed a preliminary antivirus exam with flying colors, an independent testing company said today. AV-Test GmbH tested Windows Security Essentials, the free software ...