Windows Defender Beta 2 Released!

reese · 02-14-06, 09:08 AM

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The long awaited beta 2 of Windows Defender, formerly Windows AntiSpyware has now been released.

The new versions sports a new user interface similar to what is found in Windows Vista. The UI has been redesigned to make normal tasks easy, a better warning system and to be less intrusive.

Real time protection and monitoring has been enhanced to monitor more points of weakness in the Windows operating system.

The latest version now supports x64 operating systems and will run on users machines with or without administrator rights, something that was always an issue with Beta 1.

Microsoft's Windows Defender is one of if not the best solution against spyware and adware on Windows machines to date.

Download Windows Defender Beta 2 Here (Requires WGA)

02-14-06, 12:19 PM

Is this any good? Is it really worth downloading and installing?

aximbigfan · 02-14-06, 12:35 PM

im downloading it... i will report back on how it is..

chris

02-14-06, 12:51 PM

nice...will try this later on tonite..

reese · 02-14-06, 01:24 PM

I've been using it all day, and I can say that it is really nice.

I had an ISO with a 3-level-deep bzip archive in it, and Defender scanned the inside the iso, and all the way thru the bzipped file!

It's free, and you might as well get used to it because it will ship with Vista.

I think it is great software and it merits atleast a try!

02-14-06, 01:32 PM

Ok. I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the heads up Reese.

reese · 02-14-06, 01:36 PM

no problemo!

02-14-06, 01:54 PM

My recommendation is to install it on beginner user's of computers. It's a good program, but it requires you to submit to M$'s WGA crap.

02-14-06, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by reese

I've been using it all day, and I can say that it is really nice.

I had an ISO with a 3-level-deep bzip archive in it, and Defender scanned the inside the iso, and all the way thru the bzipped file!

It's free, and you might as well get used to it because it will ship with Vista.

I think it is great software and it merits atleast a try!

Thanks Reese, I'm downloading it now. :approve:

reese · 02-14-06, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by DanmanX

My recommendation is to install it on beginner user's of computers. It's a good program, but it requires you to submit to M$'s WGA crap.

um, WGA isn't crap. If you can't pass the WGA then you don't have a legal copy of windows!!!

Your statement makes little to no sense!

**Rishad** · 02-14-06, 02:47 PM

O I see it replaces MS antispyware beta 1. Been using that for a while (since gain days).

reese · 02-14-06, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by akheron

O I see it replaces MS antispyware beta 1. Been using that for a while (since gain days).

Gain?

I think you might mean Giant.

netsyd · 02-14-06, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by reese

um, WGA isn't crap. If you can't pass the WGA then you don't have a legal copy of windows!!!

Your statement makes little to no sense!

While I agree that WGA isn't crap necessarily, I personally think it's a little rediculous and a waste of effort. All WGA does is keep the honest people honest, and the people who would pirate the software are still going to do it and bypass WGA anyway...

For me the amount of hoops you have to jump through (being a legal user) is getting annoying. Before you know it, you'll have to have your computer online to even bootup ... that way it can contact Microsoft for authentication/permission to continue the load process.

I entered a long keycode to install the OS, then I had to validate that when the installation completed. I think that should be enough, especially when they can flag the code if it has been installed on too many systems.

reese · 02-14-06, 03:26 PM

well, if you are doing everything legit it's really not an issue. If you have a less-than-legal copy of XP then it makes it alot harder for you.

I have taken both roads, working around WGA can be a pain in the ass sometymes, so I suppose it does it's job.

runnr548 · 02-14-06, 11:10 PM

Download time...