John, I have also noticed a considerable slow down in my computer when MS 
upgraded the anti spyware to Defender.  I have a new computer and didn't 
have any slow down problems until I upgraded to Defender.  I may uninstall 
it and just go with my other programs... AdAware, SpyBot, Registry Mechanic, 
Avast, etc... they don't seem to be the resource hogs that the Defender is.

Pam Pedersen

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Sproule" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Anti virus and security


>I know that a couple of other people have also mentioned Windows Defender, 
>besides Anthony; so, I thought that I would share that my experience with 
>this program has been a bit less positive.  I had been running the previous 
>incarnation of this program in the background for quite a number of months 
>with no problem (I think they simply called it MS AntiSpyware Beta); so, 
>when they released this latest version (now called Windows Defender) I 
>upgraded to it.
>
> After having done this, I noticed while playing an online computer game 
> (Battlefield 2) that my computer was struggling to keep up with the 
> action. While this game is very hardware intensive, I had the game options 
> set so it was fine, before.  I went through the options for Windows 
> Defender and disabled the real-time protection.  Since then, I've not 
> experienced any more problems with my online gaming.
>
> I know this is anecdotal and just one person's experience; so, take it 
> with a grain of salt.  Still, I'm a bit concerned about how MS seems to be 
> turning what was a nice little program into a resource hog.  I'm guessing 
> (really haven't looked into this) that Windows Defender will eventually be 
> a full blown security suite from MS, probably including Antivirus and 
> Firewall components, as well as anti-spyware capabilities.  Hopefully, 
> they'll be able to trim back its resource demands before they are done.
>
> But, as noted, the program is currently a free download; so, try it and 
> see what you think for yourself.
>
> John Sproule
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Anthony Garvey" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Anti virus and security
>
>
>>I like to run the new "Windows Defender" anti-spyware software from 
>>Microsoft in addition to anti-virus and a firewall.  It seems very stable 
>>and is free (after a "genuine advantage" check) from MS at:
>
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