microsoft (http://www NULL.rj-diamond NULL.com/alex/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/microsoft2 NULL.jpg) Microsoft has just released (Today 9/29/09) its PC security software known as “Microsoft Security Essentials”.  The MSE software helps protect your pc against Viruses and other pc malware.  The MSE software is FREE and is in line to go up against offerings from AVG, Avast and others.  MSE is a basic anti-virus/antimalware software package.  This does not have a lot of the bells and whistles of products offered by Symantec or McAfee, but for a standard home user MSE will help add a layer of security to the pc.  MSE is a simple (which most non-techie people will love) and very light weight, meaning that it will not slow down your pc while it scans it, which is a big complaint of the paid products. 

     Microsoft release a very successful beta version a few months ago, in which the beta version downloads (which were limited) were completely exhausted in less than 24 hours. (For the record: I have been running MSE on my pc’s since the release and can comfortably recommend MSE to my non-techie clients or clients looking for anti-virus/anti-malware software that will not slow down the pc).

     Microsoft Security Essentials is for customers using Windows XP (32 bit), Windows Windows Vista (32 and 64 bit) and Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit). Note that MSE will verify if the version of

Download from:

Windows XP (32 bit)  http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/mssefullinstall-x86fre-en-us-xp.exe (http://download NULL.microsoft NULL.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/mssefullinstall-x86fre-en-us-xp NULL.exe)

Windows Vista/7 (32 bit) http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/mssefullinstall-x86fre-en-us-vista-win7.exe (http://download NULL.microsoft NULL.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/mssefullinstall-x86fre-en-us-vista-win7 NULL.exe)

Windows Vista/7 (64 bit) http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/mssefullinstall-amd64fre-en-us-vista-win7.exe (http://download NULL.microsoft NULL.com/download/A/3/8/A38FFBF2-1122-48B4-AF60-E44F6DC28BD8/mssefullinstall-amd64fre-en-us-vista-win7 NULL.exe)