Upgrade MS Anti Spy to MS Defender?

[Fordtruckmaniac]

I guess MS Anti Spy is now MS Defender.

Is it a worthwhile upgrade or just leave my MS Anti Spy alone?

[dl65]

Fordtruckmaniac......  Have a read at the link below.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/about/faq.mspx


dl65  

[Fordtruckmaniac]

dl65,

Thanks for that link.

I guess I will have to check it out.


I wonder, will Anti Spy just quit working someday if you don't switch over?

[dl65]

 Fordtruckmaniac.....MS Antispyware Beta ........ should work until July 31st of this year ..... I am going to D/l it onto one of my other pcs and see how it looks ...... I have read a few minor things about it but I think those issues have been corrected .  I have D/L and installed it and am currently running a scan ......  I removed MS Antispyware before I D/L  MS Defender ......
I'll let you know what I think in a bit .

dl65  

[dl65]

 Fordtruckmaniac.....Well, I just ran a full scan ......... looks ok ........ There are more setup options than in MS antispyware ........ I don't see any reason not to try it .


dl65  

[Fordtruckmaniac]

Thanks for the info.

I will more than likely load it tonight when I have more sit down time.

Thanks

[Flame]

I'm going to wait until AntiSpy is almost out of BETA days... I installed Windows Defender on a few other computers, and I like AntiSpy more...

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[Fordtruckmaniac]

I installed Windows Defender on a few other computers, and I like AntiSpy more...

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Hmmm. [smiley=undecided.gif]


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           Any particular thing about Defender you liked less or more than Anti Spy?

Just curious.

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Well, for one thing, I like having an icon on the System Tray to tell me that it's running properly. I also like having a progress Window that shows me how much longer an update will take, etc. The Defender does not show an update window, and if it takes a while, one might assume the program has frozen. Those are the only major concerns I have with the program.

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