The first beta joint product appeared in January 2005, beta 2 was released almost a year. It added many improvements were aimed at increasing the speed of scanning, as well as improved interface. Windows Defender is available to users of XP and Server 2003 and integrated into Vista. β
For the first time, comes home. You can immediately download the upgrade, as well as to update the base. At the top of the page displays information on the date of the last scan, scheduled crawl, protection and a real-time version of bases. The interface is simple and user-friendly. At the top of the box with the most necessary tools: Scan, Journal, Utilities and Help.

Crawl
The user can immediately begin scanning computer for the presence of viruses, spyware programs and roots whales. Windows Defender is not antivirus, it is aimed at identifying spyware. It includes functions such as ActiveX controls, it adds its panel in IE 7 and warns you of suspicious sites and did not allow them to set you on your computer program.
In a scan of his type can be selected: selective, in whole or superficial.

Journal
Nice detail. Journal allows you to quickly found suspicious files placed in quarantine. Ibid is quick view of components or applications that have access to the system. This, for example, help oversee what established addition to IE 7.

Utilities
It can be accessed at Quarantine, Explorer programs, list of exceptions and Windows Defender. Q Karantinu and Explorer programs, and you can go through the Journal. Working with Karantinom simple, it is easy to add, delete or view files. In addition, you can set Utilitah Defender, to appoint schedule inspections and check updates.

Options protection
For the detected threats exist 3 degree of danger: low, medium and high. For example, the roots will be awarded whale high degree of danger and it will be automatically deleted Defender billing. Of course, you will be able to customize the response to the varying degrees of threat. Defending critical areas OS, monitors Defender Services, IE, a complement to Windows and other possible pathways spyware. In addition, Windows Defender can notify the user about any, of any, suspicious activity.

Advanced settings and administrator
You can change the method for the detection of spyware, mark folders or disks, which do not wish to scan (I do not recommend the use of this opportunity, as spyware can be located anywhere on your disk zhetskom). System administrators have access to the Service updates, while ordinary people can only update the database without changing settings renewal. In addition, the administrator more options available than the normal user. Windows Defender Office can be carried out from the Centre for Security and Vista.

Community Microsoft Spynet
After registration, you can join the community to help classify previously unknown spyware. There are two types of membership: conventional and advanced. All of this will help you to help in the fight against spyware.

Explorer programs
Very, very good component, it allows you to launch applications for what they are trying to send data in the network and are trying to determine whether. To access this component requires administrative rights. Actually, it reminds improved Manager tasks with great potential tweaking.
Right displays basic information about the application. You can see the folder application, write in the registry, etc.

Total: users enjoy a simple interface, which allows easy setup, and start to produce verification. Community Spynet help to participate in the improvement program. Integration with IE and speed update will make Windows more secure.