Security software is a real free-for-all these days. Sure a few strings might come attached — some free anti-virus software and online scanners are strictly for personal use and you might need to put ...

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 ...

Microsoft has told beta testers of its free anti-virus software that it will release the final version to the public soon. In an e-mail Sunday, Microsoft thanked beta testers for their help and said ...

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.” ...

Windows users essentially pay a Microsoft tax for every PC they buy — the cost of extra security software they need to buy every year, plus the time it takes to rid their PCs of “crapware” and other ...