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 ...

Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Corp.’s new no-cost, core anti-malware service that helps protect consumers against viruses, spyware and other malicious software, is now available. 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 ...

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 ...

As expected, Microsoft is making a new beta of its Windows Live Essentials 2011 (known currently as "Wave 4") available for download on Tuesday, August 17. Windows Live Essentials is a bundle of a ...

Microsoft's Security Essentials product is an anti-malware solution that you can download and deploy for free on up to 10 computers in a small business. MSE protects computers from spyware, viruses, ...

Bad news for those still planning to cling to their legacy Windows XP systems after the operating system's official "death" on April 8, 2014: While the OS will certainly work come April 9, you're ...

Windows: We've learned to stop worrying about antivirus software since Microsoft released their great Microsoft Security Essentials suite, but today it gets even better, improving Windows Firewall ...

The Microsoft new product and service barrage is not letting up. On November 1, Microsoft made generally available both its Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) 2012 tool bundle and its Windows ...