German IT-security institute AV-Test regularly tests popular antivirus software. In their latest test, Microsoft's free antivirus solution was the only program which failed to receive certification More...

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home or small business PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. More...

For everyone that accepted the invitation to the Microsoft Security Essentials beta program, your download is now ready, with new improvements to the protection engine and UI More...

Microsoft has just sent out invites via Microsoft Connect inviting people to join a new Microsoft Security Essentials beta program. This is possibly for version 3 of the free antivirus program More...

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use,... More...

Microsoft's free antivirus solution for all Windows users may be good in terms of usability - in particular, its impact on system performance - but when it comes to actual malware protection, it came almost... More...

Microsoft said on Wednesday that it will make Security Essentials, its free anti-virus software, available to small businesses in October. The announcement is a u-turn in licensing from earlier this year. Microsoft originally insisted that the... More...

AV-Test.org, a group with more than 15 years of experience in the area of anti-virus research and data security, has given Microsoft Security Essentials their certificate of approval. They tested 19 anti-virus and security applications... More...

Microsoft announced a beta for the next generation of Microsoft Security Essentials today. Available immediately, the new version includes a new protection engine and inspection system. The beta version includes the following features: Windows Firewall integration –... More...

Microsoft is warning users about a fake anti virus product named "Security Essentials 2010", near identical to the naming of the company's own protection software. The fake software is actually the trojan Win32/Fakeinit. If... More...

Microsoft is offering it's free anti-virus product, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) to 75,000 lucky people today. The company is offering the product via a beta program and will likely extend the cap of 75,000 downloads... More...

Microsoft confirmed today that they plan to release a public beta of Microsoft Security Essentials (formerly codenamed Morro) on June 23. The free anti-virus product will begin with a beta program next week and an... More...

Yesterday Neowin exclusively revealed Microsoft Morro to the world, today we can unveil that Microsoft's new and free Anti-Virus will be named Microsoft Security Essentials. The software product, codenamed "Morro" after a beach in Sao... More...