Windows Defender Review by Spyware Confidential

Spyware Confidential reviewed Windows Defender Beta 2 to see its ability to remove spyware. The reviewer Suzi Turner is not particular valued a test by PC Magazine on Windows Defender, where Windows Defender was tested again 6 keyloggers.

Spyware Confidential concluded that Windows Defender detected and removed approximately 65% to 75% of the spyware compared to SpywareDoctor and SpySweeper. Windows Defender left behind quite a few registry keys. It did better with file removal than with registry clean up. WD failed to remove some spyware that initiated the download of AdwareSheriff when I reconnected the vm to the internet.

Beside, Spyware Confidential also found annoying feature that even though real time protection features is turned off, Windows Defender still tries periodically to add a new task to the Windows Task Scheduler for a daily scan. And also, there is no way to check for updates from within Windows Defender program, all updates is done via Windows Updates.

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3 Responses to “Windows Defender Review by Spyware Confidential”

  1. Windows Defender Beta 2 Reviews » My Digital Life
    June 22nd, 2006 01:22
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    [...] Windows Defender is a free program from Microsoft that as its name implied, helps to defend and protect your againts spyware and adware in order to avoid and stop pop-ups, slow performance and security threats caused by spyware, adware and other potentially unwanted software. There are a lot of reviews on Windows Defender which currently in Beta 2 phase and previously known as Microsoft Antispyware, among others are by PC Magazine and Spyware Confidential. Others are listed below. Windows IT Pro concludes that overall, Windows Defender Beta 2 simplifies and improves the experience, for most users, of working with Microsoft’s antispyware tool. Some administrators might miss the fine grained capabilities of the previous version. Windows Defender Beta 2 also omits the management capabilities that third-party enterprise antispyware scanners provide. Thus, Microsoft’s antispyware tool is clearly targeted to and best suited for the consumer market. Of course, Microsoft could make Defender much more manageable by simply incorporating Group Policy support for configuring Windows Defender, as the company has done for Windows Firewall. [...]

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    October 21st, 2006 22:54
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    Download the Full Version
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  3. Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, Enterprise, Home Premium and Basic Editions Features Comparison Matrix » My Digital Life
    January 27th, 2007 01:46
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