UPDATE: Download it now from the official website!

In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft is releasing a totally free anti-virus/anti-spyware solution for Windows based PCs. (Windows XP 32 bit, Windows Vista/7 32 and 64 bit)  Microsoft has had MSE in beta testing for awhile now, and has only had one “upgrade” since, but it has had one and often more definition updates DAILY.  I’ve been using MSE on Windows 7 since the first day of beta and it’s honestly exactly what you would want in an AV solution.  Fast, light-weight, quiet, and proactive against threats both known and unknown; MSE is simple and effective.  I never get any sort of pop-ups telling you about information that you didn’t need to know.  MSE just stays on and protects.  When you do need to administer the program however, the tabbed interface make things clean and straight-forward.  

As the title suggests, MSE will be available for download on September 29th for free, in time for Windows 7.  No word on exactly where you will be able to download in from, but I will update this blog entry with the link when I know.