Microsoft Security Essentials is fake. Well, it is and it isn’t. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free antimalware protection program from Microsoft, but a new malware threat identified by security ...

After a mysteriously quiet launch late last week, Microsoft has released version 2.0 of its free Security Essentials (MSE) antivirus client. After a mysteriously quiet launch late last week, Microsoft ...

Note: This review addresses the firstversion of the product. Standalone antivirus product Microsoft Security Essentials hascaused a stir, as might be expected when the words “Microsoft” and”free” are ...

The recent inclusion of Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus software in the company's Microsoft Update service has caused some competitors to warn that this action may be anti-competitive.