Microsoft Security Essentials Beta now available

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) Beta is now available for download via Microsoft Connect. The MSE Beta is a fully functional antimalware application with ongoing updates to help protect your PC from viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft will provide software updates to the Beta for download through Microsoft Update on a periodic basis. To have these updates installed automatically, you must be subscribed to Microsoft Update with preferences set to Automatically download and install new updates.

Download Microsoft Security Essentials Beta
To download this program please visit Microsoft Connect - Download Microsoft Security Essentials Beta (Registration Required) website.

What’s New in the Microsoft Security Essentials Beta?
This Beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials includes the following new features and enhancements to better help protect your PC from threats:

• Enhanced protection through automatic malware remediation: The Beta program will clean highly impacting malware infections automatically, with no required user interaction.
• Enhanced performance: The Beta includes many performance improvements to make sure your PC performance isn’t compromised.
• Simplified UI - Simplified UI makes Microsoft Security Essentials Beta easier to use.
• New and improved protection engine: The updated engine offers enhanced detection with cleanup capabilities and better performance.

System Requirements:

• Operating System: Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, or Service Pack 2, Windows 7 Service Pack 1
• For Windows XP, a PC with a CPU clock speed of 500 MHz or higher, and 256 MB RAM or higher.
• For Windows Vista and Windows 7, a PC with a CPU clock speed of 1.0 GHz or higher, and 1 GB RAM or higher.
• VGA display of 800 × 600 or higher.
• 200 MB of available hard disk space.
• Other: An Internet connection is required for installation and to download the latest virus and spyware definitions for Microsoft Security Essentials Beta.
• Internet Web Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later,Microsoft Security

Note: Your PC must run genuine Windows to install Microsoft Security Essentials Beta. Learn more about genuine Windows.