Microsoft is vowing to improve the performance of its home and corporate antivirus suites after the products received failing marks from a well-known testing firm. Microsoft lost its certification ...

Microsoft's decision to offer free antivirus software puts rivals such as McAfee and Symantec in a tough position. To be sure, those two--and other rivals--will be able to tout products that offer a ...

AMSTERDAM--Microsoft is trying to dampen speculation that it will make a major acquisition in the antivirus market. The software giant was the subject of rumors in June that it was in talks to buy ...

In announcing its acquisition plan Tuesday, Microsoft said it will develop new antivirus solutions, use GeCAD's technology to boost security of the Windows platform, and extend support for third-party ...

Microsoft antivirus software Security Essentials failed a test by the well-known AV-Test institute, which issues out certifications for the most reliable antivirus programs. The test on Microsoft’s ...

Microsoft said Tuesday that it is buying Sybari Software, an anti-virus and anti-spam software company. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Microsoft said Tuesday that it is buying Sybari ...

Microsoft has released a new cross-platform cybersecurity application Defender aimed at the consumer market. The software product is an antivirus and a simplified control panel for protecting all user ...