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 ...

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 ...

A very poorly worded support document and a glimpse at the past have me wondering if Microsoft will, in fact, continue supporting its premier Win7 antivirus product after Win7 hits the skids next ...

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 ...

As expected, Microsoft is ripping its Windows Essentials suite of programs off of life support. The company will cease supporting Windows Essentials 2012 as of January 10. Customers can still use the ...

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 ...

In October, we reported Microsoft will end support for its Windows Essentials 2012 suite of programs on January 10. That is just a day away, meaning Microsoft will pull the suite installer offline, ...

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 ...

An anti-malware suite from Microsoft for Windows XP, Vista and 7. Introduced in September 2009, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) replaced Microsoft's antivirus subscription service (see Windows ...

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 ...

Microsoft’s Windows Live Essentials 2011, is ready for prime time. Microsoft announced Thursday it’s consumer focused suite of free applications, has moved from testing mode (beta) to the final ...

The beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials, a free program that fights viruses and spyware, is now available for download. The app, previously code-named Morro, replaces Windows Live OneCare ...