Microsoft will block users running counterfeit copies of Windows from installing the free Security Essentials antivirus software, the head of the company’s anti-piracy group said yesterday. Security ...

Although one of the top consumer security vendors welcomed Microsoft’s Security Essentials to the market, another dismissed the new free software as a “poor product” that will “never be up to snuff.” ...

Anti-malware maker Trend Micro has been complaining that Microsoft is delivering the free Security Essentials program via the Microsoft Update service, calling the move anti-competitive. Given that ...

Microsoft will block users running counterfeit copies of Windows from installing the free Security Essentials antivirus software, the head of the company's anti-piracy group said yesterday. Security ...

Free security suite nailed 98 percent of samples, says AV-Test.org; Symantec touts its own test, which yielded only an 'average detection rate' Microsoft’s free Security Essentials antivirus software ...

Company slates highly anticipated no-cost security offering for download in the morning; 4.7MB Security Essentials is the Microsoft's replacement for Windows Live OneCare Microsoft confirmed that it ...

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 ...