Microsoft Security Essentials

2009-11-01

John Hawes

Virus Bulletin, UK

Editor: Helen Martin

Abstract

Microsoft Security Essentials, the long-awaited replacement for the Windows Live OneCare package, is finally with us. VB's test team put Microsoft's new free home-user package through its paces, declaring it to be pretty decent overall.

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