Windows Defender is a free program that helps you stay productive by protecting your computer against pop-ups, slow performance and security threats caused by spyware and other potentially unwanted software.

Specific features of Windows Defender include:

• A redesigned and simplified user interface
• Improved detection and removal
• Protection for all users
• Support for 64-bit platforms, accessibility and localization
• Delta definition updates
• Free Limited Support
• WGA enforcement

Please Note: Windows Defender no longer supports Windows 2000 as it will be out of mainstream support in October 2006. Please refer to the support lifecycle website for more information.

Download: Windows Defender 32 Bit | 64 Bit
News source: In-House

Because that makes sense... they make the Beta Windows Defender and Microsoft AntiSpyware for Windows 2000 yet when they release the full version it doesn't support it. How does that make sense? I mean I know the life of Windows 2k is near an end but come on it's an anti spyware program and it's not like it doesn't already run on 2k pro sp4 anyways. Another scam to get people to upgrade.. good thing I still have beta 2 kicking around... and installed on my win 2k pro machine. Thats really retarded IMO.

Edit: Someone that has it installed would you mind zipping the install files and sending them to me? Or let me know about a util that will "unzip" the msi file... winrar won't do it. just wanted to test if it'll run anyways.

Edit:

msiexec /a "C:\MyMsi.msi"

works wonders.... *tries to run it*

no go

Time to test out AVG AntiSpyware... it's free too

@Scott: I forgot about that trick with the /a switch, so thanks for the reminder.

I've done the msiexec /a WindowsDefender.msi and RARed up the files for you. Where'd ya want me to upload them?

no no i'm good. thanks anyways though. i tested the files out and they don't run, xp+ only. retarded.

Windows Defender (Beta 2) has an expiration date.

Yeah, I realized that too after poking around in the program. Using AVG AntiSpyware, works great so far.

So WinDefender is now final...Cool. The main question now is; can I figure out a way of explaining to the boss that I "Need" to surf porn at work...in the intrest of "Product Testing"...

...After all I am the Admin... (hehe)

Tell him your gonna test the internal filters that are meant to block out porn. Tell him that you don't want to be distrubed, and you'll need a box of kleenex.

I can't figure out where this installed to

C:\Program Files\Windows Defender