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 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 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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Hack Windows Xp All in One
Include:
CIA Commander
WPa kill
Activate
Enable Updates
Windows genuine validation bypass
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31.1.2006 Hack into a Windows PC - no password needed
A security consultant based in New Zealand has released a tool that can unlock Windows computers in seconds without the need for a password.
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9.3.2008 Hack to Force Enable Aero in Windows 7
Windows 7 has a nice little Windows Aero troubleshooting tool to find and fix problems with transparency and other visual effects, and then enable and turn on Aero support (and also Aero Peek) in Windows 7.
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12.1.2009 Microsoft could be teaching police to hack Windows Vista
Microsoft may begin training the police in ways to break the encryption built into its forthcoming client PC operating system Vista.
The news was revealed in a parliamentary committee session, where Professor Ross Anderson of Cambridge University warned MPs that if such a move was being considered then the police should start learning sooner rather than later.
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19.2.2006 Hack Available to Download Windows XP SP3 RC from Microsoft
That's right! Now you can get your hands on the first Release Candidate for Windows XP Service Pack 3! And all it will take is the implementation of a simple registry hack designed to allow Windows XP users to access, download and install Service Pack 3 Release Candidate straight from Microsoft.
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22.11.2007 Anti-Hack Update For Windows Vista Rev from Microsoft
The release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 not only heralded a long-awaited update of the operating system, it also meant the end of two common Windows Vista anti-activation exploits - the Grace Timer exploit and the Paradox OEM BIOS activation crack.
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12.5.2008 Hack Available for Windows 7 Pre-Beta Build 6801 Locked Features
Although Microsoft showcased a much more feature-complete variant of Windows 7 pre-Beta Build 6801 Milestone 3 at the professional Developers Conference 2008 and Windows hardware Engineering Conference 2008 in Los Angeles the past couple of weeks, the bits that made it out of Redmond contained a variety of locked features across the operating system.
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10.11.2008 Hack to Activate and Switch Window in Windows 7 By Mouse Over Hover Without Click
When there are many windows open on desktop of Windows 7, normally users will click on another window in order activate the window into front or foreground and switch to the task or window.
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19.5.2009 Microsoft Serves the Official Version of the Hack Used to Access Windows Vista SP1
Do you remember a time when Windows Vista SP1 was not available as a public download? In the pre-Release Candidate Stages of Vista SP1, Microsoft restricted the access to the service pack only to selected testers.
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12.12.2007 Short TimerStop.sys hack
Huskieguy731 report this very short TimerStop.sys hack in
our forum.
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3.2.2007 Microsoft WGA Update Anti-hack
Since the Windows Genuine Advantage debut as a pilot on 9/2004 Microsoft is slowly making the program more annoying and intrusive.
In the beginning the WGA was an opt-in feature, and then slowly it became mandatory. Users who choose not to validate their copy of Windows can not download updates from Windows update (they still can download critical security updates via automatic update feature in Windows).
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4.5.2006 Microsoft Decries Vista PatchGuard Hack
Microsoft officials say they are unhappy that security software maker Authentium has decided to bypass the controversial PatchGuard kernel protection feature in its next-generation Vista operating system, and said that the tactic could lead to eventual problems for users of the company's software.
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27.10.2006 Zune Hack: Trade Any File, Quick
Someone clever figured out a way to transfer any type of file onto the Microsoft Zune portable media player, after which the files can be wirelessly traded to other Zune users.
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25.11.2006 More information on the Vista SP1 activation hack
My post on the Vista SP1 activation hack has generated a lot of feedback (especially in the form of questions) from both individuals and other media outlets.
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12.2.2008 Hack to Turn Off and Disable Windows 7 CD or DVD Writer Burning and Auto Tray Ejection Feature
Windows 7 inherits the capability to burn or write to CD and DVD burner or writer, with additional support to directly burn ISO and IMG disc images with Windows 7 Explorer.
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18.8.2009 Microsoft "Hack Day" is creative play at work
A group of 75 Microsoft developers set out Thursday to brainstorm at an internal event called "Hack Day."
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8.4.2006 Hack claims Vista to ship on December 5th
Veteran Zdnet hack and exiled Evertonian Colin Barker reports that Microsoft has lined up a surprise 5 December "general release date" for the consumer version of Windows Vista.
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14.10.2006 Researcher Reveals 2-Step Vista UAC Hack
A Web application developer has uncovered a two-step process (PDF) for exploiting Windows Vista's User Account Control, essentially by having a Trojan piggyback on what could be a legitimate download.
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17.5.2007 Microsoft Exec Rages Against Vista Upgrade Hack
Sarcasm can be a powerful tool, and a Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) executive recently wielded it against industry sources who claim that a loophole exists in one of the software giant's licensing policies.
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15.4.2008 Researchers hack wired keyboards, hijack keystrokes
A team of Swiss researchers say there are several ways to recover keystrokes from wired keyboards by simply measuring the electromagnetic radiations emitted when keys are pressed.
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20.10.2008 Hack Available to Download the Official Vista SP1 Straight from Microsoft
That's right! There is a hack available that will permit you to access, download and install the official release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 straight from Microsoft.
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17.10.2007Community 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 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 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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20.02.2007Windows 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.
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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.
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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...
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13.10.2006Microsoft Names Antispyware
App
Windows Defender, out in beta,
will ship next year with
Vista...
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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:
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14.02.2006Hack into a Windows PC; with Winlockpwn.
A security consultant, Adam Boileau, based in New Zealand has released a tool that can unlock Windows computers in seconds, via a Firewire port,
without the need for a password.
With this tool, called Winlockpwn, one could "unlock locked Windows machines or login without a password
... merely by plugging in your Firewire cable and running a command".
The hack, which affects Windows XP computers but has not yet been
tested with Windows Vista, was first demonstrated, at a security conference in Sydney in 2006, but Microsoft has yet to develop a fix. But now that a
couple of years have passed and the issue has not resolved, Boileau, decided to release the tool on his website.
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