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 ...

Microsoft will block users running counterfeit copies of Windows from installing the free Security Essentials antivirus software, the head of the company’s anti-piracy group said yesterday. 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 ...

Once Windows 7 reaches end-of-support (EOS) on January 14, 2020, Microsoft will also stop updating Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) for Windows 7. Companies who purchase Windows 7 Extended Security ...

Goodbye Windows Defender, hello Windows Security Essentials. The new antivirus and antimalware package that Microsoft’s been working on for the past year is ready for its semi-official unveiling today ...

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) will continue to receive definition updates for new malware after Windows 7 reaches End of Support, even though a Microsoft support bulletin states otherwise. In ...

Microsoft will limit the number of downloads for the beta of Windows Security Essentials, its new free antivirus software, when it posts the program later today. Downloads will be capped at 75,000, a ...

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), offers Windows users a comprehensive antimalware scanner for users running Windows XP SP2, Vista or the upcoming Windows 7, which is scheduled for release at the ...

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 ...

1/11/24 update added below. Windows 10 users worldwide report problems installing Microsoft's January Patch Tuesday updates, getting 0x80070643 errors when attempting to install the KB5034441 security ...