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.
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16.3.2007 Windows Defender Beta 2
Overview
This release includes enhanced features that reflect ongoing input from customers, as well as Microsoft?s growing understanding of the spyware landscape.
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14.2.2006 Windows Defender final
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.
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24.10.2006 Windows Defender picked apart
Windows Defender, a security application built in to windows Vista, has again come in for criticism from security experts.
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20.2.2007 Windows Defender picked apart
Windows Defender, a security application built in to windows Vista, has again come in for criticism from security experts.
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21.2.2007 Windows Defender Beta 2 Update
Microsoft released a new Windows Defender 2, yesterday. Used to check for spyware mainly, Windows Defender is the succesor of Windows Antispyware.
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13.4.2006 Anti-Spyware Rival Slams Microsoft's Windows Defender, Vista
Webroot says Windows Defender fails to block many of the security threats that are roaming around the Internet.
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27.1.2007 Windows Vista Copy Protection Cracked
More than a year after Windows Vista was introduced, hackers have finally developed a clean crack of Windows Vista.
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5.3.2008 Microsoft finds legal defender in Justice Dept.
Nearly a decade after the government began its landmark effort to break up Microsoft, the Bush administration has sharply changed course by repeatedly defending the company both in the United States and abroad against accusations of anticompetitive conduct, including the recent rejection of a complaint by Google.
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10.6.2007 Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.8.32.0 CRACKED
A new version of Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool has been released by Microsoft.
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26.10.2008 Windows Genuine Advantage Validation v1.8.32.1 CRACKED
100% working on Windows Update, Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update
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1.12.2008 Windows 7 Ultimate cracked and activated with OEM master key
Hackers cracked and permanently activated Windows 7 Ultimate RTM Final Version. Once again hackers wins the cat and mouse battle game from the Redmond giants.
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29.7.2009 Do not update cracked Vista
Some our members report in
our forum that they have problems after updatimg cracked or patched Vista.
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30.1.2007 Zune DRM cracked
A program has surfaced that strips DRM off of tracks purchased from the Zune Marketplace, or traded via Wi-Fi.
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16.7.2007 Potential pirates, not Vista, get cracked
35 days before Windows XP was officially released, a pirated key, called the "devils0wn", began circulating around the web which allowed users to run a pirated copy of the operating system.
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6.12.2006 HD DVD Encryption cracked?
A thread on the Doom9 forum contains links posted by user Muslix64. They lead to a YouTube video and source download for a piece of java code to be employed in the breaking of Advanced Access Content System (AACS) encoded video.
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28.12.2006 Pirates release fully cracked Vista install
DISCUSSING PIRATED software is still fairly taboo within the press, but sometimes a scene release is worthy of note, despite the influx of staunch anti-piracy e-mails that will flood our in-box.
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18.5.2007 Blu-ray BD+ Copy Protection Cracked!
It would seem that there's absolutely nothing out there, no type of copy protection system that can resist the hard efforts of ingenious "security researchers", especially when the respective system is designed to protect valuable multimedia content (namely, movies).
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31.10.2007 Microsoft's new WGA for XP v1.8.31.0 cracked!
You should know by now that Microsoft enhanced Windows XP anti piracy measures with Genuine Advantage v1.8.31.0 (KB905474).
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8.9.2008 Windows Antispyware is now going to be called Windows Defender
"Over the last few months we have been working hard on creating the next version of the Microsoft anti-spyware technology. Today, we are announcing the new name for this technology. Microsoft Windows Defender. Does this mean a lot is changing?? Well . YES ? and all for the better!! As part of our development process, we have been lurking in the newsgroups, listening and talking to customers to hear how we can make this release better.
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Genuine Advantage Cracked WGA v1.9.40.0 & OGA v2.0.48.0
This Installer will resolve both WGA and OGA validation issues. Microsoft Genuine Advantage Validation Cracked, WGA v1.9.40.0 & OGA v2.0.48.0 Release Date: September 07, 2009
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16.9.2009 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9 – 1 Billion and Counting
Is Windows dead? Or, at least, is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's proprietary operating system?
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15.9.2008 Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9
This week in Microsoft, we covered 128-bit support possibly coming to Windows 8 and Windows 9, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bill Gates, Office 2010 Starter, Microsoft MVP status, Windows Live Hotmail, the EU, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
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10.10.2009 Windows Vista Build 5231 and Windows Media Player 11 Leaks!
Windows Vista Build 5231 has leaked to the web. The new build is said to include Windows Media Player 11 included. View the screenshots below! This is a Main branch build that was released on September 12th, 2005 at 8:20PM.
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3: Official Release Dates
A French website, PC Inpact, has posted the official Microsoft product change request forms for Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
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6.2.2008 Download Free Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 Straight from Microsoft
Via the Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image. That's right! Microsoft is offering access to free downloads of Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2.
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6.3.2008Community Article: Keep
Windows Vista Secure with
Windows Defender
Columnist Justin Harrison
discusses Windows Defender,
the next generation of
security technology...
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25.05.2006Keep Windows Vista Secure with
Windows Defender
Columnist Justin Harrison
discusses Windows Defender,
the next generation of
security technology...
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21.08.2006AntiSpyware Named 'Windows
Defender'
Microsoft's Windows
AntiSpyware application, which
entered beta testing last
January, has been given a new
name: Windows Defender.
Alongside the branding change,
the anti-malware engine has
been moved to a Windows
service and signatures will be
delivered through Windows
Update...
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08.11.2005OneCare and Defender to
integrate further?
The Windows Live OneCare team
used its blog yesterday to
announce they are currently
working on one of their most
requested feedback:
integration with Windows
Defender, Microsoft's
antispyware utility, still in
beta 2 version.
The first thing they did in
that way is to modify the
OneCare setup so that it also
installs Windows Defender in
the background.
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For those interested
in the technical details, now,
when you install OneCare, as
long as you accept the default
prompts, the Windows Defender
install itself goes on behind
the scenes, and the Windows
Genuine Advantage check goes
on behind the scenes. During
the Windows Live OneCare
install process, the default
setting is to automatically
install Windows Defender with
automatic updates turned on.
However you will be given the
option to turn off automatic
updates of Defender signatures
or forego the Windows Defender
installation altogether if you
wish. "
The team also said
it will be easy to remove
Defender if wished, though the
didn't say if it'll be
through the usual Add/Remove
Programs or another way (a
button through the OneCare
front-end, for example).
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23.07.2006Windows Defender Final Released
After nearly two years in beta
testing, Microsoft has at long
last released the final
version of Windows Defender,
its free anti-spyware
software. The tool is
available now for Windows XP,
and will ship as part of
Windows Vista...
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24.10.2006Microsoft Awkwardly Refreshes Windows Defender
UPDATED For largely
unexplained reasons, an
edition of Microsoft's
Windows Defender anti-malware
package numbered 7.0 -
way out of sequence - was made
available for a brief period
late Thursday, and continues
to make the rounds through
several sources today. But
it's only a new build, not an
update...
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17.03.2007Windows Defender Jumps to Version 7
Microsoft on Thursday released
an upgrade to its Windows
Defender application, raising
the version number from 1.1 to
7.0. The reason behind the
version change is not clear,
although the release does
bring a redesigned user
interface and new malware
detection engine...
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15.03.2007Windows Defender Beta 2
Refreshed
Microsoft on Thursday released
an updated version of Windows
Defender Beta 2, the
company's anti-spyware and
malware application that will
be integrated into Windows
Vista. The release fixes bugs
in signature updating,
polishes the user interface
and improves the software's
SpyNet reporting capabilities...
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14.04.2006Protect Your Computer with Windows Defender
Columnist Walter Glenn
explains how to install and
configure Windows Defender to
protect your computer from
spyware...
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29.09.2006Microsoft Refreshes Windows Defender
UPDATED Microsoft on
Thursday released an upgrade
to its Windows Defender
application, initially raising
the version number from 1.1 to
7.0. The company later
explained the version jump was
a mistake. The release bring
user interface improvements
and new malware detection
engine...
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16.03.2007Windows Defender Beta 2
Update!
Microsoft will make
Windows Defender Beta
2 available for
Windows 2000, XP, 2003, R2,
Vista and LH server. Beta 2
will be released in
February /
March . 64 bit
versions will be included in
Vista / LH Server x64 editions
and for XP and 2003 x64
editions.
Windows Defender will be
configurable via Group
Policies, and defender updates
will appear on WSUS. Defender
updates will be released as
needed, from few times a day
to minimum once a week through
(automatic) Windows Update
infrastructure.
Beta 2 will have significant
changes according to the chat
transcript held by the Windows
Defender team.
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26.01.2006Windows Media DRM Cracked, Again
The cat-and-mouse game
continues between Microsoft
and a group of hackers intent
on breaking the copy
protection technology on its
Windows Media files. This
time, an individual has
cracked the latest DRM scheme
employed by Microsoft...
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16.07.2007Windows Defender Beta 2
Released
Microsoft late Monday released
the long awaited second beta
of Windows Defender, formerly
known as Windows AntiSpyware.
Beta 2 incorporates a
redesigned user interface and
new threat level system for
informing users of malware.
Microsoft says the release is
less intrusive and easier to
use...
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14.02.2006Problems Installing Windows
Defender?
Microsoft has offered up a fix
for users who are encountering
"Error 1609" when
trying to install Windows
Defender Beta 2, attributing
the problem to the lack of a
local group named
"Users." This group
often has a different name in
international versions of
Windows, the company says...
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17.02.2006Windows 7 Ultimate cracked and activated with OEM master key
Windows 7 has yet to even be released officially to the general public, and already the dodgy folk on the Internet have fully cracked and activated
the Ultimate version, with help from a leaked Lenovo OEM DVD .ISO file. The news comes from website My Digital Life who state that you can already
pass Windows Genuine Advantage validation offline, OEM style. The leaked .ISO was originally posted on a Chinese forum, which was then downloaded in
order for people to get hold of the boot.wim, and in turn retrieving the OEM-SLP key, plus the OEM activation certificate. Microsoft uses the same
digitally signed OEM certificate, which has an .xrm-ms extension, as that in Windows Vista.
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29.07.2009Windows Defender picked apart
Windows Defender, a security
application built in to
windows Vista, has again come
in for criticism from security
experts.
Researchers from Enex
TestLab, an independent
testing facility, tested
Windows Defender and found
that it only blocked 46 per
cent of current spyware
threats.
"These
results show Vista requires
more work to protect users,"
said Matt Tett, Senior Test
Engineer for Enex TestLab.
However, Microsoft has
always maintained that Windows
Defender is supposed to work
in conjunction with
third-party security software,
not instead of it.
Microsoft's Jim Allchin was
forced to clarify comments he
made in November last year
when he said his son was using
a Vista PC with no anti-virus
software installed.
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20.02.2007Security Firm Cracks Sober
Worm
Finnish security firm F-Secure
said on Thursday that it had
cracked the Sober worm, and
could now warn of what URLs it
would check to update itself.
The company claims it had
cracked the code back in May
2005, but chose to stay
silent, only alerting German
authorities...
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09.12.2005Windows Defender Gets Updates
It's been a long time since
Vista Beta testers have seen
updates for Windows Defender.
But finally on Tuesday, A new
category for updates specified
for the program appeared on
the Windows Update site, the
category for the updates has
been classified under
"Windows Products".
Along with that,
another category named
"Definition Updates" will be
available for newly released
definition updates for the
program.
At the
moment, Windows Defender is
only available to Windows
Vista testers and the updates
will only become available to
those who are testing
Microsoft's new Update
Service Pack 1.
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17.01.2006iPhone encrpytion can be cracked in under two minuetes
One major barrier to entry into the business world is security. RIM has earned a solid reputation with reliable and secure data transmissions along
with Microsoft. As Apple attempts to show that its platform is ready for the business world, a well known hacker is claiming that the phones
encryption can be cracked in less than two minutes. The ease of use of the iPhone is what is attracting many to the platform. With its finger
friendly OS and an application database that is growing at incredible rates; compatibility is expanding each and every week.
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24.07.2009Windows Defender Final Available
Cheers
Bink for
the heads up on this update,
as title suggests Microsoft
have pushed Windows Defender
final out and it's available
for download now. You must be
running either Windows XP SP2
or Windows Server 2003 SP1.
Windows Genuine Advantage
validation is required.
- New option to
display Windows Defender
system tray icon even when
there are no pending actions
needed.
- Enhanced
performance through a new
scanning
engine.
- Streamlined,
simplified user interface and
alerts.
- Improved
control over programs on your
computer with enhanced
Software
Explorer.
- Multiple
language support with
globalization and localization
features.
- Protection
features for all users,
whether or not they have
administrator rights on the
computer.
- Support for
assistive technology for
individuals who have physical
or cognitive difficulties,
impairments, and
disabilities.
- Support
for Microsoft Windows XP
Professional x64
Edition.
- Automatic
cleaning according to your
settings during regularly
scheduled
scans.
Microsoft
encourages all Windows
Defender (Beta 2) users to
download and install Windows
Defender.
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