NEW Windows Defender Beta 2 Released

15 Feb, 2006 at 7:51am ET Article published in Tech

Microsoft have released the long awaited beta 2 of Windows Defender, formely Microsoft AntiSpyware.

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.

Download: [b]Windows Defender Beta 2[/b] (XP) (6.4MB)
Download: [b]Windows Defender Beta 2[/b] (XP64) (7.93MB)
View: Windows Defender Information

[i]”Defender, Defender, we will never Surrender!”[/i] said the Spyware makers.

Source: Neowin

Comments

15 Feb 2006 ~ 10:26am pseudonym But it won't run on machines with an unvalidated copy of windows. I have no idea how I found that out.....
15 Feb 2006 ~ 12:15pm SonnyCrockett That's good for people who actually purchase software, like me. Want a free OS stick with Linux.
15 Feb 2006 ~ 1:03pm pseudonym

SonnyCrockett (Guest) wrote:

That's good for people who actually purchase software, like me. Want a free OS stick with Linux.

If you would drive back to my house and get me my CD key off my burned out lappy I wouldn't have this problem!!

I do buy all my stuff BTW, just a bit lazy right now.
15 Feb 2006 ~ 8:11pm muddocktor Isn't that the same program that mis-identified NAV as spyware and borked it recently? ;D
15 Feb 2006 ~ 8:19pm Spinner

muddocktor wrote:

Isn't that the same program that mis-identified NAV as spyware and borked it recently? ;D

Yep.
15 Feb 2006 ~ 9:14pm Missileman

muddocktor wrote:

Isn't that the same program that mis-identified NAV as spyware and borked it recently? ;D

Program is smarter than it looks
15 Feb 2006 ~ 11:09pm tefleming You also have to go to MS's website to download the x64 msi...
15 Feb 2006 ~ 11:19pm Spinner

tefleming wrote:

You also have to go to MS's website to download the x64 msi...

Not anymore you don't.

Download: Windows Defender Beta 2 (XP64) (7.93MB)