Microsoft is currently regarded as one of the world's most valuable companies and among its many acquisitions are LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in 2016 and Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion in 2011. The company is noted for the Windows range of operating systems, Xbox lineup of video game consoles and Surface tablets. This antivirus utility replaces the Windows Live OneCare subscription based AV service and Windows Defender, and is included with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.Įstablished in 1975 by Paul Allen and Bill Gates, the Microsoft Corporation is a leading American technology giant that develops, sells and services computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics. This should not be removed unless it is being replaced by a better antivirus solution.įirst released in September 2009, Microsoft Security Essentials is an antivirus software product that protects computers against several different types of malicious software such as spyware, computer viruses, Trojan horses and rootkits. Msseces.exe is the file used to run Microsoft Security Essentials. Microsoft Security Essentials is an antivirus program.

The genuine msseces.exe file is a software component of Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft.

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