Microsoft antispyware Windows Defender
Two recent studies have been published of the latest beta of the Microsoft antispyware program now called Windows Defender. Both find the application to be lacking. In her ZDNet blog Suzi Turner reports
Conclusions? 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.
Scot Finnie reports in the Desktop Pipeline
The new Beta 2 version of Microsoft’s free anti-spyware software adds significant new features, but it is not yet glitch-free
I installed the new version and tried it out for several weeks but I found that it used a lot of RAM (40 -60 MB) and sometimes caused system hiccups so I uninstalled it. It’s still a beta so there will doubtless be improvements. When the next version appears I’ll try it again.
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