Windows Defender goes Free and Final... :)

Windows® Defender

Windows Defender is a free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. It features Real-Time Protection, a monitoring system that recommends actions against spyware when it's detected and minimizes interruptions and helps you stay productive. Now with 2 free support incidents for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

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Windows Defender was free from the day it born.

kiran.rkk said:
Windows Defender was free from the day it born.

hmm... It was free in the sense of Being a Beta Software.. now its comercially available as a Free product...

Ok dude..Windows Defender was earlier called 'Microsoft AntiSpyware' which was free for download. Agree that, it was also Beta version. Microsoft promised earlier that Windows Defender would be a free version always.
Anyways,.....jus made a point seeing thread subject line. ;-)

"Microsoft releases Final Windows Defender" would have been better. Thanks for the info!

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Nah, Ad aware is better, i will use that

Nice info ... downloading it.

Its not free. u have to buy XP to be able to use it !

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ya right,for dat u must havin legal copy of windows xp,only thn u can install

Thanks for telling us !

I cant get the ways of Windows Defender. I cant even see it running in Real Time. I think it runs as a service. I dont bother to scan with it as it never detects anything. Adaware and Spybot rule...

Its not free. u have to buy XP to be able to use it !

in that sense SpyBot or any other tool is also paid... as u need to have windows to run them and Windows is a paid software :))

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saurav_cheeta said:
in that sense SpyBot or any other tool is also paid... as u need to have windows to run them and Windows is a paid software ...

Spybot does not require genuine Windows.. :mrgreen:

Its final version has been released 2 months before

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39494

And it was free from the day it was announced

old stuff using it for more than a month

it was never free and neither will it be ever

itz just freeware

saurav_cheeta said:
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Bazook'ed!

saurabh.sauron said:
I cant get the ways of Windows Defender. I cant even see it running in Real Time. I think it runs as a service. I dont bother to scan with it as it never detects anything. Adaware and Spybot rule...

It is real time, just configure the settings. And do you notice that your system suddenly becomes slow sometimes, open defender, it will be scanning your HDD. And I had only one spyware in last 5months and Defender caught it. And I havn't faced a problem at all.

Aditya

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Yeah it’s come pretty handy and keeps off the malwarez / Trojans at bay.
Reduce risk and improve security.....5star

i have installed autopatcher Nov2006. now windows defender is installed by default alogwith other addons like IE7 and WMP11.

should i remove Avast now? is windows defender reliable against viruses?

Alfansey06 said:
i have installed autopatcher Nov2006. now windows defender is installed by default alogwith other addons like IE7 and WMP11.

should i remove Avast now? is windows defender reliable against viruses?

Avast offers protection against Virus and Trojans only. It doesn't provide Spware protection. Windows Defender is a Anti-Spyware software.
No need to uninstall any of these. Keep both avast! and Windows Defender.

Know all about Spyware HERE

thanks, now i have scaned with windows defender, it found one adware. avast didnt detected it in the previous scan. see here

*img100.imageshack.us/img100/9089/adwarewi6.th.jpg

Hey! Don't get confused between Antispware and AntiVirus softwares. Both are different. You can't compare avast! with Windows Defender. Windows Defender can't detect what avast! detects and viceversa is also true.

both are diffrent porpose software. One is for removing Viruses and one for spyware.

Kiran_tech_mania said:
Hey! Don't get confused between Antispware and AntiVirus softwares. Both are different. You can't compare avast! with Windows Defender. Windows Defender can't detect what avast! detects and viceversa is also true.

yes... its quite true...

but few Good paid AVS/Security Suite do take care of the Spyware problem too.. like KAV or KIS,

but free ones like AVG or Avast is not expected to find Spyware or Malware... u need to have AntiSpyware...

hah..atlast!