Review of Windows Defender, a free anti-spyware from Microsoft.

Review of Windows Defender

Windows Defender is an anti-spyware program, presented by the company to add native spyware of its most popular product - the Microsoft Windows operating system.

The final version of Windows Defender is the culmination of nearly two years developing and testing began with the release of Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta 1 is popular on the giant anti-spyware, anti-spyware in 2004. In spring 2006, Windows Defender Beta 2 This version is very similar to the final product. But the second is much better and more stable.

We tested the program on several configurations, including cars and heavily infected computer to completely clean
has never been infected by a virus, malicious spyware parasites and threats. The tests showed that Windows Defender is efficient, reliable and easy to use is not to cause false positive results and provide adequate protection against most types of spyware, adware, browser hijackers, and provide other pests . But this is not often evident in the situation and remove viruses that spread like Trojan horses, backdoors and worms. Furthermore, Windows Defender is not effective against new and emerging infections, even if it uses heuristics.

Installing Windows Defender quickly and easily, but only if you have a genuine copy of Windows, which is any problem during the examination, and always. Otherwise, the installation of Windows Defender is difficult and sometimes impossible.

The program will start all current applications. But it is usually done by hand, such as Windows Defender will be loaded automatically each time Windows starts. Integrated real-time protection, is also beginning.

If the application is running, you can create a system scan. Windows Defender can be one of three scan modes: Quick scan, Full scan and choose the customs controls. The first is an intelligent search of parasites in common areas. Achieving full system scan files include not only the system files and applications and files and all suspicious objects in the database of spyware definitions. Custom analysis, users can choose, for example on a local hard drive for control. All this is the time for the three different tests completed. In our test QuickScan not more than three minutes, and the complete analysis requires about one hour. During each scan, Windows Defender monitors all running processes, scans the Windows registry and view files and folders. The program scans all the major components of the system that allows no place to hide for most of the parasites spies.

Scan reports are informative. List of anti-spyware pests exact location, reputation, and registry entries, and descriptions of the threats.

The program uses a large database of spyware definitions are updated regularly. You can update manually, or enable automatic updates. In our tests, these two functions work as expected. However, many people had problems to update the software.

Besides the usual tools - in quarantine facilities and household items - Windows Defender offers additional benefits - Software Explorer. This tool provides full information about running programs, launch applications, network components and systems programming on the Internet.

One of the strengths of Windows Defender is a powerful real-time protection and customizable. But this is certainly the best on the market daily. Popular anti-spyware program, Spyware Doctor, Spy Sweeper and Windows Defender SUPERAntiSpyware growth in this area.

Windows Defender is a very simple and easy to use. The program has almost the same shape as the Beta 2 version. But it seems more convenient and attractive.

for more information please go to the official website www.microsoft.com program.

Completion

Windows Defender is a decent anti-spyware program. It's free, very powerful and easy to use. detects and removes spyware and adware parasites only on a regular basis, and even well known, malware and viruses relatively old. Unfortunately, Windows Defender offers no protection against a variety of Trojans, worms and other malicious programs. In other words, the program removes the majority of infections, but often unable to eliminate the cause, so that the system is re-infected. But if you have a good antivirus program, Windows Defender, you will need.

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