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Skriven 2010-07-07 09:58:00 av ED VANCE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ALAN ZISMAN
Ärende: Windows Defender.
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AZ>On 04-07-10 5:41 PM, ED VANCE -> TOM WALKER wrote:


AZ> EV> I read Alans message to me before I typed this reply to You.

AZ> EV> He said that Windows Defender was anti-spyware.

AZ> EV> I thought it was a anti-virus program. Sorry.

AZ> EV> Since it is a anti-spyware program I will leave it working along side
AZ> EV> all the other anti-spyware I have on my Vista Notebook.

AZ> EV> Why?, Because I remember several ""Computer Gurus" all saying multiple
AZ> EV> anti-spyware programs is better because One might catch something that
AZ> EV> one of the Others might miss.

AZ>Alan also said that Windows Defender is obsolete, having been replaced by
AZ>Microsoft Security Essentials. Are there still definition updates for it?

Alan,

I looked at Windows Defender in Control Panels Security section.

A window popped up saying: Windows Defender is turned off.

In the same window I read that it should be turned on to help protect
my computer.

I figured if I wanted to know if Window Defender was still getting
definition updates I would click the suggestion on the window so I could
find out.

When Windows Defender started up it had a message that said:

"Service has stopped

A problem caused this program's service to stop.
To start the service, restart your computer or search Help and Support
on how to start a service manually."

I see the Status section says Real-time protection: On    and the

Definition version is    1.85.1218.0 created on 7/1/2010 at 3:28 AM.

I closed Windows Defender and then I clicked again on the Windows
Defender selection in CPs Security and after clicking on the option to
Turn WD on, Windows Defender opened up with the message at the top of it
saying:

"Scan for spyware and other potentially unwanted software."

I clicked on "Tools" and "Windows Defender website" to see if a more
recent update was available for WD.

Microsoft Malware Protection Center opened up, in FIREFOX,
showing I could get the latest definitions for Microsoft Forefront,
Microsoft Security Essentials and Windows Defender at that web page.

I downloaded the 32-bit definition version 1.85.1571.0 for WD.

The download file was named mpas-fe.exe , it's size is 14,184 KB.

After downing the file I decided not to run the .exe and just to leave
Windows Defender as it was.

Now we know that MS still supplies definition updates for WD.

AZ>Running old outdated security software is, in some respects, worse than runn
AZ>no security software, since the user thinks he is protected when that isn't
AZ>really the case.

You're right about that!


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