Previous
Windows Defender Beta 2 review
Reviews With Beta 2, you don't have to have administrator status on a given PC to run Windows Defender -- Microsoft wants other account holders and guests to be protected against spyware, as well. Once installed, Windows Defender Beta 2 offers a cleaner...
[February 22, 2006, 8:10]
Microsoft Ships Windows Defender
News Windows Defender anti-spyware is now available in English to Windows XP users, with other languages set for delivery in coming weeks. Windows Defender will also be bundled with Windows Vista, Microsoft's next-generation operating system, when it is...
[October 25, 2006, 9:30]
Microsoft Windows Defender
Downloads Windows Defender is a free program that helps you stay productive by protecting your computer against pop-ups, slow performance and security threats caused by spyware and other potentially unwanted software.The worldwide SpyNet community plays a...
[October 25, 2006, 5:14]
TechNet Webcast: Staying Secure Using Windows Defender (Level 200)
White Papers Windows Defender (Beta 2) is a free program that helps protect a computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. In this webcast, the listener will learn more about the features of...
[November 24, 2006, 0:00]
Keep Windows Vista Secure With Windows Defender
White Papers In an effort to combat the ever changing world of security threats, Windows Vista includes Windows Defender. Windows Defender is a live protection mechanism that monitors entry points that spyware most often uses to infect the system.
[December 6, 2006, 0:00]
Microsoft Ships Windows Defender
Talkback Ran Defender for the first time last night. I downloaded VISTA-RC-2 out of curiosity. Had problems getting connected to the internet. Found no spyware or malware, said machine was clean. Ran AdAware, from Lavasoft, afterwards and it found 14 items...
[October 25, 2006, 14:44]
How Windows Defender (Beta 2) Identifies Spyware
White Papers Identifying and analyzing spyware is a complex challenge. New forms of spyware are constantly under development, and the same technology that can make spyware malicious and unwanted also appears in software that users want to keep and use on their...
[June 9, 2006, 1:00]
Microsoft Rebrands Anti-spyware Tool
News The tool, designed to protect PCs against hidden software, has been renamed "Windows Defender" and is getting a new look as well as capabilities to detect rootkits, keystroke loggers and other threats.
[November 8, 2005, 8:25]
Startup Defender
Downloads Startup Defender is a small program that sits in your Windows tray and constantly monitors the startup locations on your PC to help prevent programs from auto starting up behind your back. If a program tries to write itself into any startup...
[October 25, 2008, 9:31]
Amust 1-Defender
Downloads Defender designed to protect a Windows XP user from malicious Web sites and rouge e-mails targeting a user's computer with spyware, keyloggers, rootkits and other malware by allowing the user to run Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook and Windows...
[April 13, 2006, 15:31]
Microsoft Accused Of Withholding Vista APIs
News Symantec claimed this week that Microsoft is refusing to hand over the application programmable interfaces (APIs) for Windows Defender, its spyware product which will be included in Vista. As a result of our ongoing dialogue with partners and our...
[September 27, 2006, 12:35]
No Vista Patch In Microsoft's Updates
News The critical vulnerabilities are in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office and in Microsoft security tools such as Windows Live OneCare and Windows Defender. However, Windows Defender ships as part of Vista, so the new operating system is at risk from...
[February 14, 2007, 9:19]
Microsoft Shows More Vista Features
News Windows Defender, an update to Windows AntiSpyware, is designed to protect Windows PCs against spyware, rootkits and other threats. Windows Defender has improved detection and removal capabilities as well as a new user interface which, according to...
[December 20, 2005, 8:40]
OneCare Gets Spyware Shield
News The anti-spyware features come from Windows Defender, Microsoft's anti-spyware application that's also in beta. As Windows Defender comes out of beta, you'll see the level of integration improve," he wrote.
[March 10, 2006, 8:00]
Cannot FTP From One Networked PC
Forum Spybot and Windows Defender do pretty much the same thing. If that doesn't work, turn Spybot back on and turn Windows Defender off and try ftp again. My money is on Windows Defender. I don't know what you mean by "home plugs".
[November 17, 2008, 8:31]
Spy Sweeper 5 review
Reviews Like the free programs Spybot Search and Destroy and Microsoft's Windows Defender, Spy Sweeper includes proactive shields that scan for new pests that try to infest your system while you surf or download files.
[July 18, 2006, 11:50]
Windows Vista December CTP review
Reviews Windows Defender Formerly known as Microsoft AntiSpyware, Windows Defender is Microsoft's spyware and malware scanner and removal tool. The version of Windows Defender built into the December CTP of Vista is based on a new engine that Microsoft...
[December 20, 2005, 8:55]
Windows OneCare Live Beta 2 review
Reviews Microsoft antivirus will not be available separately from OneCare, although Windows Defender (formerly Windows AntiSpyware) will probably continue to be offered as a free download. Until Windows Defender is out of its own beta period, however...
[February 10, 2006, 11:40]
Will Windows Vista Eliminate Third-party Security Applications? review
Reviews Now Windows Vista will include Windows Defender (formerly known as Windows AntiSpyware).Based on its acquisition of Giant Software in 2004, Windows AntiSpyware Beta (soon to be Windows Defender within Vista) has performed rather well on my test...
[January 9, 2006, 6:15]
Microsoft's Symantec Flaw Fixed
News Windows AntiSpyware was renamed Windows Defender last year. Windows Defender already exists in the latest preview release of Windows Vista, the successor to Windows XP due out later this year. The problem occurred after Microsoft pushed out an...
[February 14, 2006, 8:15]
