There’s an expression that when you get something for free, you get what you pay for, but that admonition doesn’t seem to phase users of the free Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) antivirus software ...

As Microsoft and everyone else running a Windows shop scrambles to thwart a “highly dangerous zero-day vulnerability,” the software giant stays on schedule, today releasing a beta version of the next ...

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 ...

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, ...

Microsoft registered more than 1.5 million downloads of its free antivirus software in the week after it shipped. Microsoft registered more than 1.5 million downloads of its free antivirus software in ...