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In a recent test from AV-Test, Microsoft popular and free antivirus program, Security Essentials, received a very poor score. Security Essentials scored second to last in a test that tested 22 different anti-virus programs. As PCWorld reports, Microsoft free and popular antivirus program received a poor score when compared to 22 other anti-virus programs.

Microsoft's Security Essentials was awarded a 'pass' certification at the end of the test.

"Microsoft is offering a free of charge virus scanner: MSE. The product is missing effective email and web protection and also dynamic detection/protection technologies, so the product performs worse when compared with other free or paid AV/ISS offering.

The Budapest-based FinalWire team has now rolled out a new update to its AIDA64 diagnostic and benchmarking tool, bringing it to version 1.70. This new build can fully recognize LGA1155 motherboards with B3 chips, and provides preliminary support for AMD's upcoming Zambezi and Llano processors.

AN IMPORTANT security patch for Windows Phone 7 (WP7) devices won't work if you've updated your mobile phone through unofficial means.

This week Microsoft will release a '7392' update that protects Windows Phone 7 devices from attacks based on potential vulnerabilities stemming from an incident where a hacker or hackers stole nine digital certificates from SSL certification firm Comodo.