Microsoft today released a limited beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials, a free antivirus application for users of Windows XP, Vista, or 7. The new app ...

Do you tell Windows to "Check for updates but don't install"? Prepare for a rude awakening when you install Microsoft Security Essentials Microsoft frequently draws the ire of hapless users when it ...

Gregg Keizer has been chatting with Microsoft’s PR bunnies: Microsoft … confirmed that it will launch its free security software suite, which has been in development for almost a year. … “Microsoft ...

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 ...

Windows: Some people have been hesitant to install Microsoft Security Essentials because you can't update the definition pack automatically without Windows Update. If you like manually patching your ...

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 a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up-to-date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology.

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 ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft officials announced Sept. 28 that the company’s ...

Microsoft is preparing to end its Microsoft Security Essential (MSE) beta and release the final version of the program "in the coming weeks." From the note Microsoft sent to its beta participants: ...

Microsoft will make its Security Essentials PC security pack, which costs nothing to consumers, free of charge to small businesses as well. The package, which is the successor to the ill-fated OneCare ...