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Windows Defender


Windows Defender
Price: Free

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Reviewed By: Neil Mohr

This review updated: 13/09/2007
Featured in magazine:
Issue 170
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Windows Defender appeared to be about as useful as a chocolate teapot – until we turned on two options that warn about unknown start-up and system changes. With those in place it fared much better, offering reasonable warnings about undesirable system activity and providing ways to block it.

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