Windows Defender

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What is Windows Defender

Windows Defender is an anti-spyware program. It is built into Windows Vista and available to install on Windows XP. It has a similar purpose to Spybot - Search and Destroy and Lavasoft Ad-Aware, but the programs can often find different threats and it can be helpful to use multiple of them.

How do I install it?

Windows Defender is built into Windows Vista. There is no need to install it separately if you are running Vista. If you are running Windows XP, you can download Windows Defender from Microsoft.