Microsoft’s latest addition to its fleet of free applications, Security Essentials, is smaller, fast and efficient, but doesn’t offer the wider range of features that security suites do. The ...

Microsoft’s free security software passed a preliminary antivirus exam with flying colors, an independent testing company said today. AV-Test GmbH tested Windows Security Essentials, the free software ...

I’ve put the final version of Microsoft Security Essentials through its paces, and have found it a solid, simple-to-use anti-malware tool that takes up little RAM and system resources. Less clear, ...

Microsoft’s free Security Essentials antivirus software identified 98% of over half a million malware samples, an accuracy rating an independent testing company called “very good” today. Germany-based ...