Security Essentials 2011 is a rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as Internet Security 2010. This rogue is installed by malware that impersonates Flash updates or video codecs that are ...

In a test of 24 antivirus and antimalware software, Microsoft's Security Essentials finished second to last. The evaluation, conducted over a six-month period by antivirus research firm AV-TEST, put a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 for ...

Computers on the Internet address each other with numbers. What appears as computerworld.com to a human being is 65.221.110.98 to a computer. The system that translates between names and the ...

Starting early next month, Microsoft Security Essentials, Redmond’s anti-malware service for Windows PCs, will be free for small businesses to install on up to 10 PCs. Of course, Security Essentials, ...

The Microsoft Security Essentials Tech Support Scam is a Trojan from the Trojan.Tech-Support-Scam family that displays a fake Windows alert stating that Microsoft Security Essentials detected a ...