Tag: WINDOWS DEFENDER

Microsoft recently delivered a patch for its malware and antivirus tools, including Security Essentials, Windows Defender, MSRT, and Forefront -- its enterprise antivirus solution. The patch addresses a flaw in Microsoft's scanning engine which could allow an attacker who had a valid username and password to gain elevated rights on a system. As is often the case with these flaws, the fact that ...

Google released a study last week (pdf alert) suggesting that 1 in 10 web pages could contain viruses that can be forcefully downloaded to your computer. The report says that an average of 8,000 new web sites with malware were developed each week during the month of April. The take home point here is that we're not just talking about shady websites that you wouldn't trust with your credit card ...

Information Week reports that Microsoft could be unnecessarily eliminating support for Windows 2000 and older systems from new software releases. A number of new Microsoft programs, such as Office 2007 and the new Zune software won't install on Windows 2000 systems. While some programs are truly designed with newer operating systems in mind, it appears Microsoft has intentionally blocked some ...

Yesterday Windows Defender left beta-land and the final version is now available for download from Microsoft. Windows Defender is Microsoft's answer to malware, and the latest version has quite a few improvements over beta 2, including a new faster scanning engine, a streamlined UI, improved accessibility features, x64 support, and automated cleaning. Windows Defender is a free download but ...

I made the switch to the Microsoft Anti-Spyware app, now called Windows Defender, and haven't looked back. The latest major change has turned the tool into an invaluable one on my machine. But Defender can't do it all. In fact, we all know that rootkits, spyware, and badware in general could crud up our computers at any point, right? Well MS is cogniscent of this, and has a real fix: wipe your ...