Redmond has updated its anti-virus software for Windows today

Sep 10, 2014 13:32 GMT  ·  By

Today, Microsoft has launched a new version of its Security Essentials anti-virus app, thus delivering a new pack of improvements to customers relying on this solution in order to remain protected online.

Even though Security Essentials might not be the most effective security software on the market, it’s still a very helpful tool to block common malware and suspicious files posing a risk to your computer, so many actually give it a try and stick to it these days.

Microsoft Security Essentials 4.6.305.0 mostly comes with improvements in terms of stability and reliability, with Redmond claiming that this new version should resolve some of the bugs that users reported in the previous builds.

At the same time, it also packs some options that were part of the beta build, but it obviously fixes all the issues that were included in this preview.

As usual, Security Essentials works only on Windows Vista and 7, as Windows 8 comes with a pre-installed version of Windows Defender that’s enabled by default to block all malware. Windows XP is no longer supported, but older versions of the anti-virus still work on this OS version.

Of course, the application continues to be offered free of charge, so in case you’re still looking for a way to remain protected and block incoming malware, just download Microsoft Security Essentials 4.6.305.0 to see what it’s up to.