Microsoft introduced Microsoft Antispyware which is presently known as Windows Defender with the sole main of preventing, removing and to quarantine spyware in Microsoft Windows. This software can be downloaded free with Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and is included and enabled by default in Windows Vista.
Like other free products on the market Windows Defender scans the system and at the same time includes a number of real-time security agents that monitor several common areas of Windows for changes which may be caused by spyware. SpyNet network is also integrated with this software and it also includes the ability to easily remove ActiveX applications that are installed.
Windows Defender is regularly being upgraded to safeguard computer usage particularly for internet browsing. This software also provides streamlined and simplified user interface alerts along with enhanced performance through a new search engine. You get an improved control over programs with Microsoft Defender as it supports multiple languages and provides protection technologies for all users, whether or not they have administrator rights on the computer.