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.
download -
comments -
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.
download -
comments -
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.
download -
comments -
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.
windows -
comments -
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.
windows -
comments -
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.
download -
comments -
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.
windows -
comments -
27.1.2007 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.
microsoft -
comments -
10.6.2007 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.
microsoft -
comments -
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.
windows -
comments -
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.
windows -
comments -
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.
download -
comments -
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.
windows -
comments -
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?
windows -
comments -
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.
windows -
comments -
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.
windows -
comments -
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.
windows -
comments -
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.
download -
comments -
6.3.2008 Windows Vista SP1 outperforms Windows XP SP2 in file copy
"Its interesting that people seem to think that Vista under performs in every area of the system which is quite an incorrect perception.
windows -
comments -
27.5.2008 Windows Fiji Has RTMd as Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Fiji has been released to manufacturing.
windows -
comments -
18.7.2008 Windows 7 Beta Doesn't Play Nice with Windows Azure Cloud OS Tools
The promise for Windows 7 is that it will deliver an evolution when it will come down to stretching into the Cloud compared to its precursor, Windows Vista.
windows -
comments -
16.1.2009 Internet Explorer 8 MUI packs for Windows XP, Windows Server 03
As detailed in our previous blog post, the following Internet Explorer MUI packs shipped today.
download -
comments -
17.5.2009 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta adds Windows 7 support
Microsoft announced the release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta, along with news that it will feature Windows 7 support.
windows -
comments -
20.7.2009 Check for RAM Error or Defect in Windows 7 and Vista with Windows Memory Diagnostic
Memory or RAM is one of the most important electronic hardware component on a computer systems, not only in term of speed or clock frequency and size, but also the reliability of hardware ecosystem of the RAM sticks or memory modules and its subsystem.
common -
comments -
1.10.2009 The Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 98 Threat Mitigation Guide
Well, Microsoft still puts effort in old Windows versions...
microsoft -
comments -
31.3.2006 Windows Vista comes with 19,500 drivers on DVD more on Windows Update
Ever needed to find a driver for a product and wished Windows would either just have the driver in it, or that their Windows Update service could provide it? With Vista, it can and new features and updates will be forthcoming too. Its about time!
windows -
comments -
20.11.2006 Windows XP Home No Longer Qualifies for Windows Vista Upgrades
Windows XP Home Edition no longer qualifies for Windows Vista Business Upgrade or Upgrade + SA through Volume Licensing.
windows -
comments -
17.10.2007 Microsoft Offers a Complex Windows Vista vs. Windows XP Perspective
A new standard of security is an integer aspect of the evolution puzzle represented by the move from Windows XP to Windows Vista.
windows -
comments -
3.11.2007 Windows XP SP3 to Drop Concomitantly with Windows Vista SP1?
Yes, it's time for every Windows user's favorite obsession: Windows XP Service Pack 3. The third and final service pack for Windows XP has been quite elusive for the past three years.
windows -
comments -
25.11.2007 Windows Vista vs. Windows 9x/Me, NT Server, 2000 and XP
If at just a couple of weeks short of the first anniversary since Windows Vista hit the shelves you are still looking for reasons to upgrade to the latest Windows client, then Biplab Paul, Partner Technical Consultant with Microsoft India, has an impressive, and exhaustive list of features that are bound to tilt the balance in Vista's favor.
windows -
comments -
14.1.2008Community Article: Keep
Windows Vista Secure with
Windows Defender
Columnist Justin Harrison
discusses Windows Defender,
the next generation of
security technology...
microsoft.com/windowsvista -
25.05.2006Keep Windows Vista Secure with
Windows Defender
Columnist Justin Harrison
discusses Windows Defender,
the next generation of
security technology...
microsoft.com/windowsvista -
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...
betanews.com -
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.
"
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).
jcxp.net -
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...
betanews.com -
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...
betanews.com -
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...
betanews.com -
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...
betanews.com -
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...
WindowsXP/expertzone -
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...
betanews.com -
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.
jcxp.net -
26.01.2006Windows 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...
betanews.com -
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...
betanews.com -
17.02.2006Windows 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.
neowin.net -
20.02.2007Windows 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.
jcxp.net -
17.01.2006Windows 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.
neowin.net -
24.10.2006Windows Vista: A New Level of Security for a New World
Columnist Sandi Hardmeier
explains how Windows Mail and
Windows Defender help prevent
online fraud and spyware...
microsoft.com/windowsvista -
13.10.2006Microsoft Names Antispyware
App
Windows Defender, out in beta,
will ship next year with
Vista...
pcworld.com -
09.11.2005PINNED: Windows Defender Beta
2 Released!
Yes, that's right it's
finally here. The long awaited
Beta of Windows Defender
(formerly Windows Antispyware)
was recently released with the
new much anticipated GUI.
Along with the
release comes a new and
supposedly much stronger
scanning engine. Also due to
the new scanning engine, the
program's real time
protection has also been
improved.
Also,
good news for X64 OS owners,
the beta has finally been made
available on the 64-bit
platform. Microsoft has also
added support for users
running multiple accounts on a
single computer, as it no
longer requires administrator
privileges for the program to
run.
At the
moment the beta is only
availalbe in English, however
Microsoft plans on releasing
both a German and Japanese
localized version of the
program very soon.
To download the
beta, follow the links
bellow:
jcxp.net -
14.02.2006Webroot: Vista's Defender stops 16% of 25 Spyware Samples
According to the results of a
two-week study of Windows
Defender by Webroot, a leading
antispyware vendor and
Microsoft competitor, the
product missed 84% of a sample
set of 25 spyware, Trojan
horse programs and keyloggers.
Many of the samples were
unable to install on Vista and
simply crashed, but others got
through just fine. Webroot's
Spy Sweeper product spotted
all of the samples.
Gerhard Eschelbeck, Chief
Technology Officer at Webroot,
said the point of the study
was not to draw specific
conclusions. He acknowledged
that 25 samples was a tiny
fraction and that it may be
possible for Microsoft or
other competitors to pick
samples of malicious code that
would evade Webroot's Spy
Sweeper. " It's important
to leave the interpretation up
to individuals. People need to
make their own conclusions
about it ," he said.
Eschelbeck noted that
Microsoft should update
Windows Defender quicker than
on a weekly basis. Webroot has
been hurt by Microsoft's
entry into the desktop and
enterprise security business
and the company's decision to
offer Windows Defender as a
free download.
neowin.net -
26.01.2007
