Many users may have noticed that they are unable to install Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 8 that is because the OS comes with Windows Defender built-in. This may cause some confusion and questions among users such as: Which is the difference between the two security software? Which of the two is better? Wasn’t Windows [...]
Windows 8 Release Preview has been out for almost a month and by now you might be wondering what antivirus software you should be using. Well, while Windows 8 RP comes with Windows Defender integrated within the operating system, there are many third-party solutions, officially approved by Microsoft, that you can try in your Windows [...]
Microsoft Security Essentials, the popular free antivirus among PC users, has now been upgraded to version 4.0. This latest release can be installed in Windows 7 PCs and still holds support for Windows XP and Windows Vista users as well. The MSE 4.0 is ready for download from the Microsoft Download Center web page and [...]
Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper (MSSS) is a version of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) that it can help you as an antivirus rescue tool, when you encounter yourself in the situation where your Windows PC got infected and you can not install or start an antivirus solution. Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper enables you to perform an [...]
Microsoft Security Essentials beta is now available for download. The software maker, earlier this month, announced that by the end of the year a new version of its free antivirus software will be released, but not before opening the registration and delivering a beta version for testing, and today users that registered are getting the bits. [...]
Microsoft is planning to release to the public a new version of its free antivirus software (Microsoft Security Essentials a.k.a MSE) by the end of the year. But the software maker is already accepting invitations for users that want to participate in the Beta program. Users that have participated in the previous Beta of MSE [...]