Windows Defender A component ofMicrosoft Windows | |
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| Details | |
| Other names | Windows Defender Antivirus |
| Type | Antivirus software onWindows 8 and later (formerlyspyware removal software inWindows XP,Windows Vista, andWindows 7) |
| Included with | Windows Vista and later Windows Server 2008 and later |
| Also available for | Windows XP andWindows Server 2003[1] |
| Replaces | Microsoft Security Essentials |
| Support status | |
| Same as the integrated version with Windows | |
| Related components | |
| Windows Defender Security Center | |
Windows Defender (which used to be calledMicrosoft AntiSpyware), is an application made byMicrosoft. It was released on October 24, 2006. Windows Defender prevents, quarantines, and removesspywares inWindows Vista andWindows 7. It also preventscomputer viruses inWindows 8 and above.[2] It can also be downloaded for free forWindows XP andWindows Server 2003.
