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 ...

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 ...

Free security suite nailed 98 percent of samples, says AV-Test.org; Symantec touts its own test, which yielded only an 'average detection rate' Microsoft’s free Security Essentials antivirus software ...

It doesn't cost a fortune to keep your computer safe from spyware, viruses and other malware. Microsoft gives Security Essentials program away free. As you work, it analyzes files you encounter and ...

The company wants testers to bang on the new beta of its security product, which may reach the public by the end of the year. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

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 ...

Microsoft’s free Security Essentials antivirus software identified 98% of over half a million malware samples, an accuracy rating an independent testing company called “very good” today. Germany-based ...