What Is Microsoft Windows Defender?
We have all been bothered by those intrusive, disrupting pop-up advertisements that slowly slide across the screen or suddenly cover the entire webpage heralding some new product or movie coming soon to theaters. The Windows Defender program, designed by Microsoft, is intended to combat this and other electronic annoyances.IdentificationWindows Defender is an antispyware program that is designed to block harmful programs found on the Internet. It is a form of security software similar to Spysweeper or Norton antispyware software, except for the fact that Defender (as it is also called) is a completely free program.FunctionWindows Defender prevents spyware programs from being downloaded onto your computer as you are visiting websites. It also removes programs that could be slowing down your computer.Getting Windows DefenderWindows Defender is, of course, available only for computers with Windows operating systems. It comes preinstalled in computers with Windows Vista operating systems.
