Hey guys. I have been using MS Security Essentials for the past year without issue. I wanted to know how it stands up against standalone A/V software. Would it be ok to use 24/7? Or should I get ...

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 ...

AVG Technologies has pulled out all the stops with Internet Security 9.0. The antimalware vendor has always seemed to sort of lag behind other software security vendors that have household name status ...

Microsoft's latest anti-malware application uses the same engine as OneCare, but is smaller, faster and more efficient than its predecessor The just-released beta of Microsoft Security Essentials is a ...

I was one of many users of Microsoft's free Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) anti-malware bundle who received notification yesterday that Microsoft wanted to push to me a new version of MSE.

When we contacted a few antivirus makers earlier this week to find out their thoughts about the release of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), Redmond's free anti-malware solution, some were more ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The precise circumstances are unclear, but it's becoming obvious that MSE in some cases detects a DOS/Alureon.J infection where none exists It’s looking more and more likely that Microsoft Security ...

Note: This review addresses the firstversion of the product. Standalone antivirus product Microsoft Security Essentials hascaused a stir, as might be expected when the words “Microsoft” and”free” are ...

Microsoft’s latest addition to its fleet of free applications, Security Essentials, is smaller, fast and efficient, but doesn’t offer the wider range of features that security suites do. The ...