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[BulldogXX]

<lol> You could write a similar story about the names and iterations of Microsoft's email and IM applications. And let's not forget Microsoft's online offerings (MSN, Live, Hotmail, etc.) They love to confuse their customers.

[LincolnSpector]

I already have, although it didn't cover the online offerings. http://www.pcworld.c..._explained.html

Lincoln

[MoishePippik]

There is the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit at the following URL's:
Download - http://go.microsoft....220&clcid=0x409
KB Article - http://support.micro....com/kb/2458544
The acronym is EMET.

[arthurbas]

Windows Defender: The renamed Microsoft AntiSpyware. It comes with Vista and Windows 7, but is usually turned off.

Who told you that it came off, you can not see in the taskbar, but it's loaded by default.

[moe8125]

Windows Live One Care was Awesome. I read that in Windows 8 you only need Windows Defender because MS made it to work like Microsoft Security Essentials so it will take care of spyware, viruses and malware. Is this true?

[arthurbas]

Well, MS unified "Windows Defender" and "Microsoft Security Essentials", in Windows 8 is called "Windows Defender" Ver. 4.x.x and the interface looks like "Microsoft Security Essentials". It's supposed to protect you from viruses and malwares.

I'm testing because it's light and I want to try to keep my laptop fresh with not many things installed.

It that does not work, I'll go with AVG 2013. It's my favorite.

The thing on this article is that MS confuse a lot the users with different product names and them finish them, or closing them.

And MS have not make a good Antivirus in the past, I hope they do something this time.

[ReadandShare]

Windows Defender -- MS has finally settled on a nice, short and effective title. So there.