Microsoft's Security Essentials is not free for commercial use.

So I remain bullish on Security Essentials, to answer also David's question.

But just tell Microsoft you want Security Essentials.

Microsoft has today both announced and released a beta version of its free Security Essentials anti-malware software.

Security Essentials works great and it does not become annoying like some suites.

And I run an automatic full scan with Security Essentials every night.

It came first, as we remember, Security Essentials came later.

This network-based monitoring represents a significant broadening of the Security Essentials' scope.

Windows 7 is great, and you can get comprehensive security for free using Security Essentials.

If only MS was allowed to bundle Security Essentials with windows.