Windows AntiVirus Booster is a rogue anti-spyware program from the Rogue.FakeVimes family of computer infections. This program is considered scareware because it displays false scan results, fake ...

Windows Antivirus 2008 is a new rogue anti-spyware program from the same family as System Antivirus 2008, Antivirus 2008, and Vista Antivirus 2008. Once installed, Windows Antivirus 2008 will scan ...

Firewalls scan data sent to your computer for malware and attempt to block files or other data they deem suspicious. Like ...

Microsoft will include antivirus in Windows 8 for the first time in the history of Windows. But will this software–the new version of Windows Defender–provide adequate protection against viruses, ...

Microsoft Corp., whose popular Windows software is a frequent target for Internet viruses, is offering a free security program to remove the most dangerous infections from computers. The program, with ...

A product manager at Microsoft in France divulged on Wednesday some of the software maker's plans for its highly anticipated entry into the antivirus software market. A standalone antivirus product ...

Q. Which free anti-virus solution do you recommend we use with Windows 8.x? A. Microsoft provides a free built-in anti-virus solution called Windows Defender. This solution was initially an ...

In the latest round of testing by German antivirus lab AV-Test, the general score trend was downward. Microsoft proved the exception, with a huge increase in score and ranking. When the IBM PC was new ...

Microsoft's move to free is likely to win plaudits from consumers, but McAfee and Symantec won't likely sit there and take it. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, ...

When you launch Windows Security on Windows 11, you may see a message You’re using other antivirus providers. This prevents you from activating the Real-time protection of Windows Defender against ...