Microsoft Security Essentials is fake. Well, it is and it isn’t. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free antimalware protection program from Microsoft, but a new malware threat identified by security ...

Microsoft Security Essentials is free, which is great, but its protection has been getting slammed in antivirus tests in the last few months. The vast majority of antivirus products manage to pass ...

A recent interview in PC Pro (UK) is raising some eyebrows about Microsoft's goals for Security Essentials, their free antivirus/antimalware program. All this is done in the service of security for ...

Microsoft on Tuesday released the latest version of its free antivirus software for Genuine versions of Windows 7, Vista and XP. New features, including improved detection capabilities, automatic ...

Microsoft Security Essentials is easy to use, but it lags behind newer products at detecting malware. When we looked at the beta of Microsoft Security Essentials in 2009, we were impressed with its ...

Let me be clear up front: Microsoft Security Essentials, which is free for both individual use and small businesses, is superb. But like all good things, there's a deadly dark side. In this case, that ...

After a short three-month beta program, Microsoft is officially releasing Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), its free, real-time consumer antimalware solution for fighting viruses, spyware, rootkits ...

It doesn't cost a fortune to keep your computer safe from spyware, viruses and other malware. Microsoft gives Security Essentials program away free. As you work, it analyzes files you encounter and ...

The system tray icon for Microsoft Security Essentials allows easy access to the anti-virus application's user interface in Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. If the icon doesn't appear in the ...

Keeping up its poor showing in AV-Test's assessments, the free offering from Microsoft scored a zero when it came to protection. Once again, Microsoft's Security Essentials has finished at the bottom ...

If using a Microsoft product gives you a warm, safe feeling you may consider relying on Microsoft Security Essentials for antivirus protection. The independent labs give it good ratings, for the most ...

The latest version of the free anti-virus/anti-malware program for Windows PCs runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years ...