The open beta for Microsoft's Security Essentials came and went like a thief in the night. Which is too bad, because it's hard to find an article that didn't like the program; every review I've ...

of its next release of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), the company's free anti-virus/anti-malware product for Windows. On November 9, Microsoft began pushing out via Windows Update a "beta ...

A recent interview in PC Pro (UK) is raising some eyebrows about Microsoft's goals for Security Essentials, their free antivirus/antimalware program. All this is done in the service of security ...

Microsoft gives Security Essentials program away free. As you work, it analyzes files you encounter and warns you when it finds threats. Although Microsoft Security Essentials usually runs ...

Meanwhile, check out PC World's review, which concludes: "Microsoft Security Essentials got it exactly right." What pleases me most about MSE is its small footprint: It doesn't noticeably impact ...

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 ...

Introduced in September 2009, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) replaced Microsoft's antivirus subscription service (see Windows Live OneCare) and its Defender antispyware software (see ...

Four antivirus makers have weighed in on the release of Microsoft Security Essentials, and their opinions are all over the place. We asked various security companies for their opinion on MSE ...

Microsoft has offered free protection with Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) for some time, and it recently expanded the availability of the antivirus protection for small businesses.

Microsoft's free Security Essentials package rates well at removing malware and running light, but what about dealing with brand-new, unidentified bad stuff? Turns out Security Essentials is still ...

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 ...