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Windows Defender Vs Ms Security Essentials

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Anti-malware software

Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Microsoft Defender 2020 Fluent Design icon.png
Other names Windows Defender
Programmer(s) Microsoft
Stable release

4.18.2207.7 / 6 September 2022; 24 days ago  (2022-09-06) [1]

Operating organization
  • Windows XP SP2 and after[2]
  • Windows Server 2003 SP1 and later[2]
Predecessor Microsoft Security Essentials
Type Antivirus software

Microsoft Defender (specifically Microsoft Defender Antivirus, and formerly Windows Defender) is an anti-malware component of Microsoft Windows. It was offset released as a downloadable free anti-spyware programme for Windows XP and was shipped with Windows Vista and Windows 7. Information technology has evolved into a total antivirus plan, replacing Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 8 and later versions.[3]

Basic features [edit]

Earlier Windows viii, Windows Defender only protected users against spyware.[4] It includes a number of real-time security agents that monitor several common areas of Windows for changes which might have been acquired by spyware. Information technology also has the power to remove installed ActiveX software.[5] Windows Defender featured an integrated back up for Microsoft SpyNet that allows users to report to Microsoft what they consider to be spyware[ citation needed ], and what applications and device drivers they permit to be installed on their systems. Protection against viruses was afterwards added in Windows 8; which resembles Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). Information technology likewise uses the same anti-malware engine and virus definitions from MSE.

In Windows x, Windows Defender settings are controlled in the Windows Defender Security Center. In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, a new logo is introduced and a pop-upward notification will appear to announce the results of a browse, even if no viruses are institute.[six]

History [edit]

Microsoft AntiSpyware (Beta 1) [edit]

Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta 1 (Version 1.0.701) running on Windows XP

Windows Defender was initially based on Behemothic AntiSpyware, formerly developed by GIANT Visitor Software, Inc.[7] The company's acquisition was announced by Microsoft on December 16, 2004.[viii] [9] While the original GIANT AntiSpyware officially supported older Windows versions, support for the Windows 9x line of operating systems was later dropped by Microsoft.

The first beta release of Microsoft AntiSpyware from January half-dozen, 2005, was a repackaged version of Behemothic AntiSpyware.[8] There were more than builds released in 2005, with the last Beta 1 refresh released on Nov 21, 2005.

At the 2005 RSA Security conference, Bill Gates, the Primary Software Architect and co-founder of Microsoft, announced that Microsoft AntiSpyware would exist fabricated bachelor gratis-of-charge to users with validly licensed Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems to secure their systems against the increasing malware threat.[10]

Windows Defender (Beta 2) [edit]

On November 4, 2005, it was announced that Microsoft AntiSpyware was renamed to Windows Defender.[eleven] [12] Windows Defender (Beta ii) was released on Feb 13, 2006. Information technology featured the program's new name and a redesigned user interface. The core engine was rewritten in C++, unlike the original Giant-developed AntiSpyware, which was written in Visual Basic.[13] This improved the awarding'due south functioning. Also, since Beta two, the programme works as a Windows service, unlike before releases, which enables the awarding to protect the organization even when a user is not logged on. Beta two too requires Windows 18-carat Reward (WGA) validation. However, Windows Defender (Beta ii) did not contain some of the tools found in Microsoft AntiSpyware (Beta i). Microsoft removed the System Inoculation, Secure Shredder and Organization Explorer tools found in MSAS (Beta 1) likewise as the Tracks Eraser tool, which allowed users to hands delete many different types of temporary files related to Internet Explorer 6, including HTTP cookies, web cache, and Windows Media Actor playback history.[eight] German and Japanese versions of Windows Defender (Beta ii) were subsequently released by Microsoft.[14] [fifteen]

Windows Defender (Final) [edit]

On October 23, 2006, Microsoft released the concluding version of Windows Defender.[16] It supports Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; however, unlike the betas, information technology doesn't run on Windows 2000.[17] :qt Some of the key differences from the beta version are improved detection, redesigned user interface and delivery of definition updates via Automated Updates.[xviii]

Conversion to antivirus [edit]

Windows Defender was released with Windows Vista and Windows 7, serving as their built-in anti-spyware component. In Windows Vista and Windows 7, Windows Defender was superseded past Microsoft Security Essentials, an antivirus product from Microsoft which provided protection against a wider range of malware. Upon installation, Microsoft Security Essentials disabled and replaced Windows Defender.[19] [20]

In Windows eight, Microsoft upgraded Windows Defender into an antivirus program very like to Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7[3] and using the same virus definition updates. Microsoft Security Essentials itself does non run on Windows versions beyond 7.[19] In Windows eight and Windows 10, Windows Defender is on by default. It switches itself off upon installation of a third-political party anti-virus parcel.[21] [22] :viii

Proper name changes [edit]

Starting with Windows 10, Microsoft began to transfer the control of Windows Defender out of its original user interface. Initially, its "Settings" dialog box was replaced by a defended page in the Settings app. And so, in the 1703 update, Windows Defender was renamed to Windows Defender Antivirus [23] :qt and became part of the Windows Defender Security Center app,[24] :qt but the original user interface could still be accessed by alternative methods.[25] [26] In the 1803 update, its original user interface ceased to exist available.[a] In the 1809 update, the Windows Defender Security Center app was renamed to Windows Security Centre.[32] :qt In the 2004 update, the Windows Defender Antivirus was renamed to Microsoft Defender Antivirus.[33] [34] :qt

Advanced features [edit]

Real-time protection [edit]

Screenshot of Windows Defender notification toast in Windows 8, reporting taking action to clean detected malware.

Windows Defender real-time notification

In the Windows Defender options, the user tin configure existent-time protection options. Windows ten's Anniversary Update introduced Limited Periodic Scanning, which optionally allows Windows Defender to scan a organization periodically if another antivirus app is installed.[6] It too introduced Cake at Outset Sight, which uses car learning to predict whether a file is malicious.[35]

Browser integration [edit]

Screenshot of a warning from Microsoft Defender running on Chrome notifying the user that a website has been reported as unsafe.

Demonstration of Microsoft Defender Browser Protection on Chrome. Pictured here is the warning that the website in question "has been reported every bit unsafe".

Integration with Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge enables files to exist scanned as they are downloaded to detect malicious software inadvertently downloaded. As of April 2018, Microsoft Defender is too available for Google Chrome via an extension and works in conjunction with Google Safe Browsing.

Application Baby-sit [edit]

Screenshot showing the distinctive differences between a normal Microsoft Edge window and a Microsoft Edge with Application Guard window.

Application Guard on Microsoft Edge

A feature released in early 2018, Windows Defender Application Baby-sit is a feature sectional to Microsoft Edge that allows users to sandbox their current browsing session from the system. This prevents a malicious website or malware from affecting the organisation and the browser. Application Guard is a feature merely available on Windows ten Pro and Enterprise. In May 2019, Microsoft announced Awarding Guard for Google Chrome and Firefox. The extension, one time installed, will open the current tabs web page in Microsoft Edge with Application Guard enabled.

Controlled Folder Access [edit]

A Screenshot of a Notification showing Microsoft Defender has blocked access to a protected folder.

A notification showing Microsoft Defender has blocked access to a protected binder.

Controlled Folder Access is a feature introduced with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to protect a user's important files from the growing threat of ransomware. This feature was released about a year later after the Petya family of ransomware first appeared. The feature will notify the user every time a programme tries to access these folders and volition be blocked unless given access via the user. Windows will warn the user with a User Account Control popup as a terminal warning if they opt to "Let" a plan to read Controlled Folders.

Windows Vista-specific functionality [edit]

Windows Defender had additional functionality in Windows Vista which was removed in subsequent versions of Windows:[36]

Security agents [edit]

Security agents which monitor the reckoner for malicious activities:

  • Auto Start – Monitors lists of programs that are immune to automatically run when the user starts the computer
  • System Configuration (settings) – Monitors security-related settings in Windows
  • Internet Explorer Add-ons – Monitors programs that automatically run when the user starts Cyberspace Explorer
  • Internet Explorer Configurations (settings) – Monitors browser security settings
  • Internet Explorer Downloads – Monitors files and programs that are designed to work with Internet Explorer
  • Services and Drivers – Monitors services and drivers as they interact with Windows and programs
  • Application Execution – Monitors when programs showtime and any operations they perform while running
  • Application Registration – Monitors tools and files in the operating system where programs can register to run at any time
  • Windows Add-ons – Monitors add-on programs for Windows

Software Explorer [edit]

The Advanced Tools section allows users to observe potential vulnerabilities with a series of Software Explorers. They provide views of startup programs, currently running software, network connected applications, and Winsock providers (Winsock LSPs). In each Explorer, every element is rated as either "Known", "Unknown" or "Potentially Unwanted". The first and last categories carry a link to acquire more than about the particular item, and the second category invites users to submit the program to Microsoft SpyNet for analysis by community members.[37] [38] The Software Explorer feature has been removed from Windows Defender in Windows 7.[39]

Notification of startup programs that run as an administrator [edit]

Windows Defender in Windows Vista automatically blocks all startup items that require administrator privileges to run (this is considered suspicious behavior for a startup item). This automatic blocking is related to the User Account Control functionality in Windows Vista, and requires users to manually run each of these startup items each fourth dimension they log in if they desire the item to run at startup.[twoscore]

User interface [edit]

In Windows Vista, information technology is possible to shut the window and accept the plan run in the arrangement tray while a scan is running. Notwithstanding, in Windows 7, this functionality was removed and the window must remain open while a scan is running.

Windows Defender Offline [edit]

Windows Defender Offline (formerly known every bit Standalone System Sweeper)[41] is a stand-lonely anti-malware program that runs from bootable removable media (e.g. CD or USB flash drive) designed to scan infected systems while the Windows operating organisation is offline.[42] Since Windows ten Anniversary Update in 2016, the option to kicking into Windows Defender Offline can be initiated from inside Windows itself, negating the need for the carve up boot disk.

Mitigated security vulnerability [edit]

On May v, 2017, Tavis Ormandy, a vulnerability researcher from Google, discovered a security vulnerability in the JavaScript analysis module (NScript) of Microsoft Antimalware Engine (MsMpEngine) that impacted Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials and Arrangement Middle Endpoint Protection. By May 8, 2017, Microsoft had released a patch to all affected systems. Ars Technica commended Microsoft for its unprecedented patching speed and said that the disaster had been averted.[43] [44]

Reviews [edit]

During a December 2017 test of diverse anti-malware software carried out past AV-Exam on Windows ten, Windows Defender earned 6 out of half dozen points in detection rate of various malware samples, earning its "AV-TEST Certified" seal.[45]

During a Feb 2018 "Real-Globe Protection Test" performed past AV-Comparatives, Windows Defender accomplished a 100% detection rate of malicious URL samples, along with 3 false positive results.[46]

An AV-Test test of Windows Defender in October 2019 demonstrated it provides splendid protection both against viruses and 0-day / malware attacks.[47]

On December 1, 2021, AV-Exam gave Defender a maximum protection score of 34 points subsequently successfully managing to detect ten out of ten ransomware samples in a lab test.[48]

Run into also [edit]

  • Microsoft Security Essentials
  • Security and safety features new to Windows Vista
  • Windows Security Centre

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Every bit reported in Microsoft forums,[27] comments to news articles[28] [29] and other forums.[30] [31]

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External links [edit]

  • Official website

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