Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) will continue to receive definition updates for new malware after Windows 7 reaches End of Support, even though a Microsoft support bulletin states otherwise. In ...

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 ...

It is sometimes necessary to disable the Microsoft Security Essentials program, even though it may leave the business data on your computer temporarily vulnerable. For example, some programs will ...

A number of Windows 7 and 8.1 users are encountering problems with Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender. Users are seeing their automatic anti-malware protection turned off without their ...

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 ...

When support for Windows 7 ends on Jan. 14, Microsoft will also stop providing new malware signatures for its home-grown Security Essentials software. Microsoft will not provide new malware signatures ...

AVG Technologies has pulled out all the stops with Internet Security 9.0. The antimalware vendor has always seemed to sort of lag behind other software security vendors that have household name status ...

The end of support for Windows 10 means it's now a prime target for malware. But that doesn't mean you have to upgrade to ...

Microsoft has offered free protection with Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) for some time, and it recently expanded the availability of the antivirus protection for small businesses. A recent move ...

Once Windows 7 reaches end-of-support (EOS) on January 14, 2020, Microsoft will also stop updating Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) for Windows 7. Companies who purchase Windows 7 Extended Security ...

A beta of the latest version of Microsoft's antivirus product is now available for any user with a Windows Live account. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

With upward of 700 million devices running Windows 10, it's the most rapidly adopted version of the operating system since Windows 95, proving the allure of its updated features, including security ...