New version of Microsoft spyware remover is out

[Lorelei]

Microsoft has posted a second beta version of Windows Defender -- a free spyware-removal tool.

The program is in a name-change transition: Windows Defender initially was called Windows AntiSpyware. The new version may be downloaded here: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

The program's scanning engine has also been tweaked to detect and remove more spyware, and the program receives automatic updates, the company said.

The Real-Time Protection feature now better monitors "key points" in the OS for changes, Microsoft said. Windows Defender Beta 2 will continue to run regardless of whether the user has administrative privileges, a change that ensures it continues to monitor the computer.

[Queen Bee]

I was not even aware that Microsoft had something like this available (See what happens when you get too busy and don't pay attention to anything? ). Thanks for the info, I am going to try this out now.

[Lorelei]

to be honest, Rachel, all the BETA versions MS released lately were horrible... not forgetting the IE7 which was full of bugs and caused nothing but problems... i will personally wait for the normal version, but i heard that their "ordinary" anti-spyware was good, only the scan slows down the pc dramatically..

[marketstrat]

thanks for the link...