External links found that need fixing (Juni 2025)

Hello fellow editors,

I have found one or more external links on Microsoft Security Essentials that are in need of attention. Please take a moment to review the links I found and correct them on the article if necessary. I found the following problems:

• http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-8-Consumer-Preview-Windows-Defender-MSE-256470.shtml is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102404/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-8-Consumer-Preview-Windows-Defender-MSE-256470.shtml to the original URL.
• https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/windows-7/april-2012/microsoft-security-essentials-2.1-121355/ is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20240621081011/https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/windows-7/april-2012/microsoft-security-essentials-2.1-121355/ to the original URL.
• https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/windows-7/june-2012/microsoft-security-essentials-4.0-121851/ is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20250322151553/https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/windows-7/june-2012/microsoft-security-essentials-4.0-121851/ to the original URL.
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7737520.stm is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035439/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7737520.stm to the original URL.
• http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20011194-75.html is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20131011014135/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20011194-75.html to the original URL.
• http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2010/07/20/beta-for-next-version-of-microsoft-security-essentials-now-available.aspx is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20130313232703/http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2010/07/20/beta-for-next-version-of-microsoft-security-essentials-now-available.aspx to the original URL.
• https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/11/trend-micro-cries-antitrust-over-microsoft-security-essentials/ is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20250503014109/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/11/trend-micro-cries-antitrust-over-microsoft-security-essentials/ to the original URL.
• http://www.crn.com/news/security/212100928/microsoft-morro-wont-compete-with-symantec-mcafee.htm is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20200930225335/https://www.crn.com/news/security/212100928/microsoft-morro-wont-compete-with-symantec-mcafee.htm to the original URL.
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/clientsecurity/archive/2011/02/22/microsoft-spynet.aspx is considered to be dead, however has been found to be alive. Recommend removing the dead flag from the URL.
• http://www.pcworld.com/article/229610/article.html is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20201205094638/https://www.pcworld.com/article/229610/article.html to the original URL.
• http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/threat/encyclopedia/entry.aspx?Name=Rogue%3aWin32%2fFakePAV is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20120429155631/http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name=Rogue%3AWin32%2FFakePAV to the original URL.
• http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-seeks-testers-for-limited-beta-of-next-gen-security-essentials/11241 is considered to be dead, however has been found to be alive. Recommend removing the dead flag from the URL.
• http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-security-essentials-beta-to-be-capped-at-75000-kicks-off-today/3141 is considered to be dead, however has been found to be alive. Recommend removing the dead flag from the URL.
• http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10101652-56.html is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20120828074733/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10101652-56.html to the original URL.
• https://www.zdnet.com/article/users-report-microsoft-security-essentials-removes-google-chrome/ is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20250501084146/https://www.zdnet.com/article/users-report-microsoft-security-essentials-removes-google-chrome/ to the original URL.
• http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/12/microsoft-security-essentials-2-released-still-the-best-antivirus/ is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20160610173709/http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/12/microsoft-security-essentials-2-released-still-the-best-antivirus/ to the original URL.
• http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138667/Rivals_mock_Microsoft_s_free_security_software is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20111102074808/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138667/Rivals_mock_Microsoft_s_free_security_software to the original URL.
• http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Microsoft-Security-Essentials-Review-123071.shtml is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20200803081900/https://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Microsoft-Security-Essentials-Review-123071.shtml to the original URL.
• http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Security-Essentials-4-0-Quietly-Released-266346.shtml is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20141008165457/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Security-Essentials-4-0-Quietly-Released-266346.shtml to the original URL.
• http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/windows-8-will-ship-with-built-in-antivirus-protection/14757 is considered to be dead, however has been found to be alive. Recommend removing the dead flag from the URL.
• http://www.pcworld.com/article/172762/microsoft_security_essentials_launches_tuesday.html is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20201124042609/https://www.pcworld.com/article/172762/microsoft_security_essentials_launches_tuesday.html to the original URL.
• http://www.itworld.com/security/79511/anti-malware-test-hand-symantec-swats-microsoft-security-essentials is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20120223083107/http://www.itworld.com/security/79511/anti-malware-test-hand-symantec-swats-microsoft-security-essentials to the original URL.
• https://news.microsoft.com/2008/11/18/microsoft-announces-plans-for-no-cost-consumer-security-offering/ is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20241102092523/https://news.microsoft.com/2008/11/18/microsoft-announces-plans-for-no-cost-consumer-security-offering/ to the original URL.
• http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/threat/encyclopedia/entry.aspx?Name=TrojanDownloader:Win32/Fakeinit is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20160822133828/http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/threat/encyclopedia/entry.aspx?Name=TrojanDownloader:Win32/Fakeinit to the original URL.
• http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10268040-83.html is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20111117041925/http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10268040-83.html to the original URL.
• http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-eula is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20160622142408/http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/security-essentials-eula/ to the original URL.
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2510781 is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20150312000502/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2510781 to the original URL.
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2010/11/09/msrt-tackles-fake-microsoft-security-essentials.aspx is considered to be dead, however has been found to be alive. Recommend removing the dead flag from the URL.
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2010/11/15/new-year-same-old-rogues.aspx is considered to be dead, however has been found to be alive. Recommend removing the dead flag from the URL.
• http://windowsitpro.com/blog/new-microsoft-security-essentials-beta-program-open is considered to be dead, however has been found to be alive. Recommend removing the dead flag from the URL.
• http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/software/3209444/microsoft-wins-pc-advisors-best-free-software-award/ is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20150426041254/http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/software/3209444/microsoft-wins-pc-advisors-best-free-software-award/ to the original URL.
• https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348996,00.asp is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20170121080549/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348996,00.asp to the original URL.
• http://www.pcworld.com/article/167249/microsoft_security_essentials.html is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20201128173119/https://www.pcworld.com/article/167249/microsoft_security_essentials.html to the original URL.
• https://connect.microsoft.com/site981/program7657 is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20141009064414/https://connect.microsoft.com/site981/program7657 to the original URL.
• https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/06/leaked-microsoft-security-essentials-codename-morro/ is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20250601212414/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/06/leaked-microsoft-security-essentials-codename-morro/ to the original URL.
• https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/10/competitors-declare-mse-is-not-enough-for-small-businesses/ is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20250502193836/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/10/competitors-declare-mse-is-not-enough-for-small-businesses/ to the original URL.
• https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/09/first-look-microsoft-security-essentials-impresses/ is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20250503005919/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2009/09/first-look-microsoft-security-essentials-impresses/ to the original URL.
• http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10102376-83.html is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20120828074724/http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10102376-83.html to the original URL.
• https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2009/jun/11/microsoft-morro-antivirus is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20170406045944/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2009/jun/11/microsoft-morro-antivirus to the original URL.
• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/09/15/protecting-you-from-malware.aspx is considered to be dead, however has been found to be alive. Recommend removing the dead flag from the URL.
• http://blog.avast.com/2009/10/02/and-what-about-microsoft-security-essentials%E2%80%94mse/ is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20120313000758/https://blog.avast.com/2009/10/02/and-what-about-microsoft-security-essentials%e2%80%94mse/ to the original URL.
• http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/summary/summary2010.pdf is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20141202023756/http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/summary/summary2010.pdf to the original URL.
• http://www.winsupersite.com/article/win7/microsoft-security-essentials-public-beta is considered to be dead, however has been found to be alive. Recommend removing the dead flag from the URL.
• http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/microsoft-security-essentials-racks-up-30-million-users-719995 is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20120403213540/http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/microsoft-security-essentials-racks-up-30-million-users-719995 to the original URL.
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/video/microsoft-security-essentials-mse-released.aspx is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20160808130907/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/video/microsoft-security-essentials-mse-released.aspx to the original URL.
• http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-anti-virus-malware-security-essentials,14158.html is found to be dead. No archive was found.
• http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20106681-75/windows-8-to-offer-built-in-malware-protection/ is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20121102125322/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20106681-75/windows-8-to-offer-built-in-malware-protection/ to the original URL.
• http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20025993-75.html is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20121026054933/http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-20025993-75.html to the original URL.
• http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10366232-83.html is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20131023191116/http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10366232-83.html to the original URL.
• http://securitywatch.pcmag.com/none/305401-microsoft-fails-av-test-certification is considered to be dead, however has been found to be alive. Recommend removing the dead flag from the URL.
• http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Microsoft-Security-Essentials.shtml is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20220306090841/https://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Microsoft-Security-Essentials.shtml to the original URL.
• http://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/download/details.aspx?id=29942 is found to be dead. Recommend adding https://web.archive.org/web/20160306062322/http://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/download/details.aspx?id=29942 to the original URL.

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