Microsoft has patched a bug in its malware scanning engine that could be used as a stepping stone for an attacker looking to seize control of a Windows box. Microsoft has patched a bug in its malware ...

Microsoft’s latest addition to its fleet of free applications, Security Essentials, is smaller, fast and efficient, but doesn’t offer the wider range of features that security suites do. The ...

The fix was for a bug in Microsoft’s Malware Protection Engine, used by products like Windows Defender, OneCare and Antigen to scan for malware. Microsoft had discovered that the engine could possibly ...

Microsoft released its February set of security updates Tuesday, including critical fixes for bugs in Office and the scanning engine used by the company’s security products. The security software flaw ...