I know this is a bit late for this software to be posted here but I am posting it anyway for the sake of those people who didn’t know its existence. Late last year, Microsoft released its own version of anti-virus and anti-spyware program for windows, and since it’s microsoft brewed program; I believe it will work well on windows much better than any other anti-virus or anti-spyware programs which most of the time gives a lot of false positives. Above all, Microsoft Security Essentials is free; of course, you need a genuine version of windows to install it on your computer.

The following are the key features of Microsoft Security Essentials:

* Comprehensive malware protection
* Simple, free download*
* Automatic updates
* Easy to use

To download a copy and install it on your computer, just follow this link.

It’s actually great and a good sign that Microsoft is moving on providing a much secure system by developing an anti-virus software for windows, however, I am crossing my fingers if this will really work well on all windows-based systems.