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 ...

If you're using the computer that runs Windows XP, you know that Microsoft is ending support for the operating system as of April 2014. Microsoft has been pushing hard to get users to upgrade to a new ...

Software viruses and malware continue to possess a threat to millions of computers across the globe, and Microsoft - whose Windows operating systems are often a target of security attacks - is this ...

Microsoft will include antivirus in Windows 8 for the first time in the history of Windows. But will this software–the new version of Windows Defender–provide adequate protection against viruses, ...

How’s this for corporate transparency and honesty? Microsoft is now saying that, yeah, its built-in Security Essentials antivirus program will “always be on the bottom” of antivirus software rankings, ...