Mal'Content Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 What is your experience with Windows Defender? I been using it since before they changed the name to 'Defender' and it's never found a single cookie.Or anything else.Ad-aware and Spy-bot ,now and then, still do.I have Winpatrol and Spyware Blaster as well....Is Defender just taking up space on my hard drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocker360 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Windows Defender is one of the best anti-spyware to have. For better protection you can use it in combine with SpywareBlaster, Spybot: S&D, SUPERAnti-spyware, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware,etc. NOTE: Only 1 real time protection should be running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Windows Defender is good and its the best application for monitoring the HOSTS file for modifications that the latest malware is choosing to infect. Close Windows Defender then go to its portal then select 32 bit and Run it then restart its display interface so that you see the wall with the green check mark on it in the Taskbar: http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal <== current level v1.55.276.0 What is the HOSTS file: http://accs-net.com/hosts/what_is_hosts.html Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comper6 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I haven't used windows with a spyware attack, but it is good for realtime protection Windows Defender is one of the best anti-spyware to have that unfortunately, is not true. Based on a PcWorld test it got 0% on spyware removal on active samples The computer is mightier than the sword Click here for cool stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
107rayn Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 From a server prospective I am running windows defender on a Windows 2008 Server. I actually called my host, Server Intellect, and spoke with the level 3 techs. From a windows perspective and theirs it runs very well, low resources and keeps the systems clean. As for firewall I use the windows firewall with IPSEC to block specific ips. I pretty much block out most of the foreign countries that have bad spam and other malicious stuff. It really stops quite a bit of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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