Microsoft Releases Windows Defender Beta 2

[joule]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d&DisplayLang=en

The long awaited beta 2 of Windows Defender, formerly Windows AntiSpyware has now been released.

The new versions sports a new user interface similar to what is found in Windows Vista. The UI has been redesigned to make normal tasks easy, a better warning system and to be less intrusive. Real time protection and monitoring has been enhanced to monitor more points of weakness in the Windows operating system. The latest version now supports x64 operating systems and will run on users machines with or without administrator rights, something that was always an issue with Beta 1. Microsoft's Windows Defender is one of if not the best solution against spyware and adware on Windows machines to date.

 

[$kelet0r]

so what happens to ms antispyware?
mine says its valid until june

 

[Maxi]

Does it still delete IE?

 

[Beerdude26]

Does it still delete IE?

LOL it used to do that?

 

[Dekstar]

Thanks using.

 

[Cole]

so what happens to ms antispyware?
mine says its valid until june

Nothing, until you update yours to the current version. What they do is, when a new version gets released you can only hold onto that version for so long until updating. This is an easy way to give the users who don't keep up with the stuff and don't see the importance of updating a push to update it.

It's a very good program, the only program I actually use.

 

[Icarusintel]

Ummm... do you have to verify your Windows install to get it?


Cause that could be a bit of a problem for me... :|

 

[destrukt]

to download it, you need to verify, to install, nope.

i have a legal copy anywho.

 

[joule]

I take it I'm not the only one having a problem updating the definition files?