Free Microsoft virus protection

Free Microsoft virus protection is readily available on the Microsoft website in the form of a number of online utilities. While they don't offer standalone anti-virus programs they do have some free Microsoft virus protection utilities that can be used to scan your system, remove malicious software, and update the security of your Windows operating system.

1. To get to their site you'll need to put this URL "www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/default.mspx" minus the quote symbols into the address bar in your internet browser. This is Microsoft's main computer virus support page which puts a number of free resources at your disposal to protect your computer.

2. Step 2

   Free Microsoft virus protection basically starts out with a free PC safety scan which you see at the top of the page. By clicking on that link the Windows Live OneCare scanner will look through your computer to see if everything is functioning properly and will check for any problems.

3. Step 3

   The next thing that you can do to protect your computer and continue to take advantage of their Free Microsoft virus protection services is to download their malicious software removal tool that checks your Windows operating system for any kind of malware and suspicious programs.

4. Step 4

   After you've completed steps 1-3 you can continue to read their educational materials on how to keep yourself safe in the future and notice threats before your computer becomes infected by viruses or malware.