Scan your computer to find and remove viruses. Security Essentials proactively protects your computer by scanning files you download and open.
This download is hosted externally.
Personal Computers: Microsoft Security Essentials is the officially-supported anti-virus software for personally-owned Windows XP/Vista/7 computers at Illinois State University. Windows 8 does not support Microsoft Security Essentials and is required to run the Windows Defender (which is included in Windows 8) instead.
University-Owned Computers: For University-owned workstations and laptops, contact your department's technical support staff for assistance obtaining and installing Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection.