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Microsoft Security Essentials Was Wiping Chrome Off PCs

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2:00PM October 3, 2011 | Logan Booker

Yikes. A recent virus definition update for Microsoft’s free Security Essentials anti-malware software briefly had the program identifying Google Chrome as a trojan, specifically “PWS:Win32/Zbot”. More »

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Microsoft’s Free Security Essentials Antivirus Goes Final

3:45AM September 30, 2009 | Jason Chen

The free Security Essentials app from Microsoft just escaped beta, meaning they fixed all the showstopper bugs that would cause users to be irreparably pissed. More »

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Microsoft’s Free Morro Antivirus Software Available On June 23rd

6:00AM June 19, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Microsoft has supplied details on its plans for Microsoft Security Essentials (Morro)—a free antivirus service for Windows. Do Symantec and McAfee really have anything to worry about? More »