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Using Windows Defender to get rid of spyware
#20 | 1:58 |
Thursday October 30, 2008
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Thursday October 30, 2008
Spyware is a scourge. It slows down your system and can "phone home," sometimes sending your personal details to shady characters. Generally speaking, it offers no benefit to you, the computer user. We'll run down the process for getting rid of spyware on your computer using Windows Defender.
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Windows Defender is built in to Windows Vista. For Windows XP users, it can be downloaded from Microsoft here.
- Click on the start menu and type "defender" in the search box, then click on Windows Defender when it appears.
- Click on the arrow next to the Scan button. Click on Quick Scan or Full Scan: Full scan will do a more thorough scan but will take a long time. Custom Scan will let you choose which drives or folders you want to scan.
- When it's done, Windows Defender will tell you if it detected any malicious software and help you remove it.
- Click on Tools and then Options to change Windows Defender's settings.
- At the top you can schedule automatic scans and definition updates.
- Below you can choose the default actions for when Windows Defender detects malicious files.
- Scroll down to Real-time protection options to turn on or off real-time protection, which automatically scans as you download files and run programs.
- Click on the start menu and type "defender" in the search box, then click on Windows Defender when it appears.
- Click on the arrow next to the Scan button. Click on Quick Scan or Full Scan: Full scan will do a more thorough scan but will take a long time. Custom Scan will let you choose which drives or folders you want to scan.
- When it's done, Windows Defender will tell you if it detected any malicious software and help you remove it.
- Click on Tools and then Options to change Windows Defender's settings.
- At the top you can schedule automatic scans and definition updates.
- Below you can choose the default actions for when Windows Defender detects malicious files.
- Scroll down to Real-time protection options to turn on or off real-time protection, which automatically scans as you download files and run programs.
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