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Mediocre

4.9

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8
out of 10
Excellent

"A Pleasant surprise!!"
Ok i admit i was skeptical when i downloaded this a few days ago. But last night it showed me it... (read more)

by darthgeeku (see profile), December 7, 2007

5 out of 5 users found this opinion helpful

3
out of 10
Poor

"Not very wonderful"
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

8
out of 10
Excellent

"Very useful Anti-Spyware."
Very good Anti-Spyware. It can find some very nasty spyware that even Spy Spweeper cannot find.... (read more)

by emperordarius (see profile), December 1, 2007

8
out of 10
Excellent

"Impressed !"
I downloaded this program after I read about it and I was looking for a freeware app for spyware... (read more)

by NikRik (see profile), November 16, 2007

2
out of 10
Terrible

"Missed ALL the malware/spyware"
Don't bother. You get what you pay for. My machine was running slowly and I kept getting a message... (read more)

by TriscuitBiscuit (see profile), November 1, 2007

3
out of 10
Poor

"Slugware that slows your pc"
The CNET editor wrote "it's free so you should have it." Dog poo in a park is free too, should I... (read more)

by windbite (see profile), October 29, 2007

3
out of 10
Poor

"Slows down boot-up"
This came with Vista and I didn't realize it was optional. Blocks programs in Startup such as... (read more)

by CLSMILE (see profile), June 25, 2007

3
out of 10
Poor

"Never found spyware"
I have tried every version of Defender with latest updates. It never identified spyware(or... (read more)

by leopmahon (see profile), May 6, 2007

6
out of 10
Good

"Great free program"
My new vista Home Premium Notebook comes preinstalled with Firewall and Windows Defender. They are... (read more)

by kcslkcsl (see profile), March 17, 2007

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CNET editors' rating

Good

6.8

out of 10

Reviewed by: Robert Vamosi

Reviewed: 3/15/07
Release date: 10/25/06
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