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New version of MS Defender - any good

this Windows Defender? Any other are no it
»www.microsoft.com/windows/produc···ult.mspx

Yes, it is a good app to have. Protects the whole pc not just the browser

not so sure about there being a new version although it is regularly updated so possible

Cudni
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reply to boaterbob
Windows Defender is very much a good idea. However, the last Update to Windows Defender was on 5/23/2007

I am very much concerned you have possibly fallen victim to an email going around, purportedly from Microsoft, offering an Update to Windows IE7, the MSRT Tool, and Windows Defender. This is a scam to infect you with Windows XP Antvirus 2008/2009.

Here is one example:

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»www.microsoft.com/security/porta···aspx#top

Perhaps this link
»blogs.msdn.com/securitytipstalk/default.aspx
kind of mislead me into thinking I read "New version".

Robert

reply to boaterbob
Probably you have entangled "new Windows Defender Web site" with "a new Windows Defender"

You are probably correct !

So, the consensus is to go ahead and install Defender?

Okay - installed it, updated definitions, and ran a scan (nothing found). Had to use IE to download it - Microsoft would not let me do it using Firefox (even with the extension installed)- the validation 'code' when entered into the box and pressing continue gave me a "this page could not be found - after doing this twice, I opened IE and it worked fine - then shut IE and went with FF again.

reply to boaterbob
Defender now is getting frequent engine and definition updates and with Sprynet enabled it turns to a HIPS and all for free. Also its among the only HIPS that works on x64 OS.

reply to boaterbob
You'll find you can download updated definitions every day with Firefox. It's just the validation required to download the program itself that seems to be a problem with Firefox.

What's the deal with Spynet? Is that something I should signup for? What does it really do and does it make Defender a 'better' product?

Thanks
Robert

Please read and make up your mind: »www.maximumpcguides.com/windows-···plained/

Thanks for the link - I made up my mind !
There's only so much MS stuff a person can stand

Robert