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Protect Your Computer with Windows Defender
Written by Stewart Smith   
Sunday, 01 October 2006 15:16

Protect Your Computer with Windows Defender

 

ImageNow we all know only too well the dangers that surround us over the Internet, and how many unscrupulous people would love to lay our systems low. Microsoft have in development a shinning Knight to combat our worst fears of unwanted attack. They offer a program called

defenderWindows Defender,

this is currently in Beta stage development but is available to the GP FOC what nice gesture M$ or is something much more sinister.

I think not really because M$ have been sued and prosecuted at every turn for offering complete package systems, anyway that's off topic, try this little utility out, its quiet cool, it requires validation, so if cant do that just look around this site there's a few way's round that little hurdle.

Here a brief from M$ about the little protector!! from the maker

Official download Link here

Written By  Walter Glenn

Your  home page or search engine has changed by itself. Your Web browser contains buttons that you're pretty sure you didn't put there. You see pop-up ads even when you're not connected to the Internet. Or maybe your computer just seems to be running more slowly. These can all be symptoms of spyware.

I spend a lot of time fixing problems that spyware has caused. Cleaning up a spyware infection can be tricky, and its especially frustrating knowing that had Microsoft Windows Defender been running on the infected computer from the start, the problem likely never would have occurred.

How does Windows Defender work?defedef1

Windows Defender protects your computer in two ways:

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Scheduled scans of your computer. By default, Windows Defender performs a quick scan of the most likely places for spyware to infect your computer every night at 02:00.

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Real-time protection. Windows Defender alerts you when malicious programs try to run or install themselves.

To Windows Defender, programs fall into one of three categories:

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Known legitimate programs. Windows Defender takes no action for known legitimate programs, allowing them to run normally.

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Known malicious or potentially unwanted programs. Windows Defender does not allow known malicious programs to run normally. Instead, Windows Defender recommends options for dealing with the program based on the reported severity of the malicious program. You can ignore the alert, or you can remove or disable the program. Removing the program deletes it. Disabling the program puts it into a quarantine list that you'll learn how to access a bit later in this article.

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Unknown programs. If you are an advanced member of the SpyNet community, or if you enable the Software that has not yet been classified for risks checkbox under Notification Options in the Options menu, Windows Defender will also alert you about unknown programs. For programs that Windows Defender doesn't already know about, it let's you decide whether the program should run. Windows Defender also gives you the option of sending information to Microsoft SpyNet about the program and the choice you made about allowing the program to run. As more people in the SpyNet Community report a particular program, this information allows Microsoft to make better decisions about what is and isn't spyware.

For an illustration of the spyware-identification process, read Windows Defender (Beta 2) antispyware cycle. For technical information about the process, read How Windows Defender (Beta 2) identifies spyware.

 

Download and install Windows Defender

To use Windows Defender, your computer must meet the minimum system requirements. In addition, your copy of the Microsoft Windows operating system must be validated through the Windows Genuine Advantage program.

To download and install Windows Defender on your computer, go to http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx, and then click DOWNLOAD IT HERE. If your copy of Windows has not yet been validated, you'll be prompted to validate it before you can download Windows Defender.

After downloading the program, run the downloaded installation file and follow the steps described in the setup wizard to install Windows Defender. If you've ever installed software before, most of these steps will look familiar to you, such as picking an installation location and agreeing to the licensing terms. For a step-by-step guide to installing Windows Defender, see How to install and set up Windows Defender (Beta 2).

The one-page wizard on which you'll need some information to help you make a decision is the Help Protect Windows page. Choose one of the following options:

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Use recommended settings. This option installs definition updates and also enlists your computer as basic member of the Microsoft SpyNet Community. When you remove or allow an unknown program, Windows Defender sends information about that program and the choice you made to SpyNet.

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Install definition updates only. This option installs new definitions but does not enroll your computer in the SpyNet Community.

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Ask me later. This option allows you to postpone the decision.

Become part of the Microsoft SpyNet Community to help discover and fight new spyware

Lots more HERE

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