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Windows Defender (version 1593)

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2
out of 10
Terrible

"does it really do anything?"
i've never seen it do anything. it's never warned me of anything or popped up an annoying box. i'm... (read more)

by alice_b0wie (see profile), January 2, 2008

22 out of 27 users found this opinion helpful

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"That's stupid"
First of all, this programs sucks. It protects you against nothing, it doesn't help you and... (read more)

by SEGMAT (see profile), January 7, 2008

29 out of 49 users found this opinion helpful
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5
out of 10
Average

"Defender vs SpyBot"
Here is the deal, none of them get it all, so do I use two spyware programs, three? What should I... (read more)

by sslspk (see profile), February 28, 2008

6 out of 11 users found this opinion helpful

3
out of 10
Poor

"At least it is free"
Several times you MUST verify your copy of Windows which IMHO, for the security of the internet,... (read more)

by Andrew Hay (see profile), May 24, 2008

1 out of 2 users found this opinion helpful

3
out of 10
Poor

"Useless software"
It's sad what Microsoft did/didn't do with this product. Before Giant Company Software was... (read more)

by ejmfoley (see profile), August 17, 2008

3
out of 10
Poor

"I have tried Windows Defender twice now. It doesn't seem to work well at..."
Go with Pest Patrol which is free, very fast and does a really great job.. (read more)

by rjhambone (see profile), August 9, 2008

7
out of 10
Very good

"Although it has a nice interface and is easy to use, it doesn't always pick..."
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by Kckeller (see profile), December 17, 2007

5 out of 20 users found this opinion helpful

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CNET editors' rating

Very good

7.2

out of 10

Reviewed by: Robert Vamosi

Reviewed: 12/13/07 , Updated: 3/5/08
Release date: 5/23/07
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