Microsoft Corp.’s introduction today of two free security tools designed to help users get rid of spyware and other malicious code is a long-overdue move from a company whose software is the biggest ...

Microsoft on Tuesday offered patches for several serious Windows security holes and released a new tool that lets users remove malicious software from their PCs. Additionally, Microsoft said it now ...

The world is not a safe place, neither for humans nor for your Windows machine. Malware attacks are always a threat to the security of your computer and your personal data. Although Windows 11 has ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

The two free tools signify more of Microsoft's baby steps into the security software market. Microsoft publicly stated its intent to enter the antivirus market when it acquired antivirus technology ...

If you think you might have a virus on your PC one of the things you can do to try and find and remove it is to run MRT.exe. MRT.exe stands for Malicious Software Removal Tool. It’s a free Microsoft ...