Microsoft Windows Defender - protect your system from spyware

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Microsoft Windows Defender - protect your system from spyware

October 25, 2006 in Security | Permalink

Screengrab_73 Some regard spyware as more of a problem than any other form of Internet-based attack. It generally doesn't wreck your system and will sit dormant on your computer and only report back when you perform certain actions on your computer. You probably won't know spyware is on your machine, until you check your PC with an anti-spyware tool.

Microsoft Windows Defender has been in development through 2006 after Microsoft purchased the technology from the GIANT Company. Previously know as Windows AntiSpyware, the new Defender has been released for Windows XP users and will be incorporated within Windows Vista.

It's completely free, so worth downloading. However, there are other free anti-spyware applications worth trying such as the 5-star rated Spyware Terminator or SUPERAntiSpyware, both recently updated.