In a shift from past practice, the world's largest software manufacturer said it may charge consumers for future versions of the new protective technology, which Microsoft acquired by buying a small ...

Microsoft gave an official name to its software for protecting computer users against spyware. The software, which has been known as Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1, will be called Windows Defender when ...

The lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday by Brian Johnson of Los Angeles in a Seattle federal court, asked for class-action status on claims that Microsoft's WGA software mislead users as to its true ...

Microsoft Thursday released a free trial copy of anti-spyware software it purchased last month, marking the company’s entry into the fast-growing market for products that block surreptitious snooping ...

WASHINGTON - Microsoft disclosed plans Thursday to offer frustrated users of its Windows software new tools within 30 days to remove spyware programs secretly running on computers. But it might cost ...

A malicious program that can disable Microsoft AntiSpyware is apparently doing the rounds in cyberspace. The Trojan Bankash-A is the first piece of malware to attack Microsoft's anti-spyware product - ...

With the ink barely dry on Microsoft’s acquisition of antispyware company Giant Company Software questions have arisen about the ownership of the antispyware code Microsoft bought. Microsoft ...