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- Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services
- Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about servicesHave you benchmarked the performance differences ...... that you see when you disable Superfetch, Windows Defender and Windows Search? Last time I benchmarked a system with and without Windows Defender I saw no difference (outside of statistical 'noise').I'm not saying that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Printers, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Defender, Fixing Windows Vista, Get Smart, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- Fixing Windows Vista, Part 4: Get smart about services
- In the three previous installments of this series, I discussed ways to improve the performance of Windows Vista by changing some settings especially those installed by an OEM PC maker. If you need to catch up, go read Part 1 the pros and cons of a clean install, Part 2...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Service, Superfetch, Trade-off, Windows Search, Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- Yahoo's first quarter good; Not good enough for a higher Microsoft bid; Yang wants more
- Yahoo's first quarter good; Not good enough for a higher Microsoft bid; Yang wants moreMS's desperation is a result of Vista's inevitable failureand they know it.MS's real problem is that they've had it easy for years and years bringing in billions on hype and poor quality software.Now, reality is biting.Love...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., knowledge economy, knowledge, investor, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-22
- Windows Defender (version 1593)
- Microsoft Windows Defender is perhaps the best free antispyware application we looked at this year, but we disagree with Microsoft's aggressive need to verify our Windows license--not once but twice--before allowing us the opportunity to download and install Windows Defender. Given that it's a free app, we would prefer that...
- Tags: Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Microsoft Windows Defender, Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-12-13
- Can Microsoft ever stop kernel tampering in Vista?
- Can Microsoft ever stop kernel tampering in Vista?Windows defender is supposed to be an antispyware programIt seems lately it only is used by microsoft to get rid of unwanted hacks of their os. It doesn't stop vundo or smit-fraud or anything really. So much for the much heralded free antispyware...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating systems, SECURITY, Like Google, Windows Defender, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, device driver
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- Windows Defender
- Microsoft Windows Defender is perhaps the best free antispyware application we looked at this year, but it's lacking when compared to brand-name antivirus-plus-antispyware solutions. We also disagree with Microsoft's aggressive need to verify our Windows license not once but twice before allowing us the opportunity to download and install Windows...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows, Windows Defender, Microsoft Corp.
- Product reviews 2007-03-15
- Microsoft's own antivirus fails to secure Vista
- Microsoft's own antivirus fails to secure VistaduhSignature based anti-malware programs is weak.News at 11.ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Microsoft can't even buy protection, this is... pathetic!And they claim Vista is supposed to be secure? Not when Microsoft breaks McAfee, worthless Symantec, and other companies' products so they can foist in their own apparently worthless...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Windows Defender, antivirus
- Discussion threads 2007-02-06
- Microsoft Windows Defender (64-bit) (aspx)
- Note: This product requires Windows validation. The Download Now link will take you to the Microsoft site for downloading. Windows Defender is a free program that helps you stay productive by protecting your computer against pop-ups, slow performance and security threats caused by spyware and other potentially unwanted software. The...
- Tags: 64-bit, Window, Microsoft Corp., Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Operating Systems, Security, Software
- Software downloads 2006-10-25
- Microsoft's free anti-spyware hits market
- Microsoft's free anti-spyware hits marketHEY YOUBULLSHIT!The problem is detectionDefender has done very poorly in malware detection.Spy sweeper and spyware doctor do much better. If you want a good process explorer you should try Process Explorerhttp://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.htmlEasily forgottenis the fact that Microsoft actually stopped defender from exposing some spyware because of...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Defender, Windows Defender, rep, anti-spyware
- Discussion threads 2006-10-24
- Microsoft Windows Defender (aspx)
- Note: This product requires Windows validation. The Download Now link will take you to the Microsoft site for downloading. Windows Defender is a free program that helps you stay productive by protecting your computer against pop-ups, slow performance and security threats caused by spyware and other potentially unwanted software.The worldwide...
- Tags: Window, Microsoft Corp., Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows, 64-Bit, Operating Systems, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Software, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2006-10-24
- Symantec: Sour Microsoft grapes or a real beef?
- I’ve consciously refrained from weighing in on Symantec’s mounting efforts to fight back against Microsoft with Windows Vista. The reason? I’ve been vacillating. When I see some of Symantec’s Vista complaints, I shout out (in my head, not on the streets of New York City, mind you): “Grow up,...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Symantec&rsquo, s Vista
- Blog posts 2006-09-28
- Keep Windows Vista Secure With Windows Defender
- In an effort to combat the ever changing world of security threats, Windows Vista includes Windows Defender. Windows Defender is a live protection mechanism that monitors entry points that spyware most often uses to infect the system. With Windows Defender, a person can remove potentially unwanted software with the click...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2006-08-14
- Chills at Microsoft's security huddle
- Chills at Microsoft's security huddleIP theft is standard Microsoft procedure... sanitised by getting the 'marks' to sign agreements to the effect that every word they utter, every line they draw on a blackboard, every last datum of shared code or process, will be assimilated by Microsoft and "ainnovated" into the...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, Construction, Windows Defender, security, IP Theft, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-07-24
- Images: Windows Live OneCare and Windows Defender
- Images: Windows Live OneCare and Windows DefenderI've seen this one...but it had a larger number. Even tried to update and it tells me "updated to the latest definitions, and mind you, i felt safe, as the latest definitions were from 1/25/2006. I immediately removed it from the client...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows Live
- Discussion threads 2006-03-31
- Images: Windows Live OneCare and Windows Defender
- Images: Windows Live OneCare and Windows DefenderDID MS PAY FOR THIS AD?Just curious. Love to see side by side screens of installing AVG Free, PC-Cillen, Norton, McAfee, you know ... all the competitors.
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows Live
- Discussion threads 2006-03-30
- Will Windows Vista make spyware a thing of the past?
- CNET published an article on "Spyware-killing Vista" and why Vista's security features will put anti-spyware companies out of business. Well, almost out of business. Over at Threat Chaos, fellow ZDNet blogger Richard Stiennon says No Way. Even if all current Windows users upgrade to Vista, which they...
- Tags: spyware, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2006-03-20
- Spyware-killing Vista could take out rivals
- Spyware-killing Vista could take out rivalsMuch better but still...All these improvements are great for Vista but I think only Windwows Defender will be effective. Simply asking a user to put in the admin password for routine things, like installing software, leads them to believe its not important. So whenever they...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Windows Defender, Internet, Microsoft Windows Vista, admin password, operating system, Spyware-killing Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-03-17
- Beta of Microsoft's antispyware tech falls short in tests
- As Microsoft continues its own foray in to the security software business, critics mainly supporters of the existing cottage industries have argued that Microsoft will never to be able to build antivirus, antispyware, and personal firewall tools that are as good as those that come from the third party providers...
- Tags: Suzi Turner
- Blog posts 2006-03-08
- Windows Defender Beta 2 vs. spyware
- As promised a few days ago, I finally got a virtual machine upgraded to Service Pack 2 for testing Windows Defender Beta 2. For the sake of convenience, I'll refer to it as WD for most of this post. When I wrote about WD previously, I mentioned the review at...
- Tags: SpywareDoctor, trace
- Blog posts 2006-03-06
- Windows Defender annoyances
- Windows Defender annoyancesWindows DefenderIt's not intuitive, but you can manually check for updates as follows:1. Click on the down facing triangle for Help Options2. Click on About Windows Defender3. Click Check for UpdatesA word about this behavior: Interactive update information is not reported in the application...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Microsoft Windows, Windows Defender, Windows Defender Annoyance, Service Pack 2, annoyance
- Discussion threads 2006-03-02
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