# Windows Defender

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-defender/180270
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [February 15, 2006, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-defender/180270 "2006-02-15T08:31:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2006, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-defender/180270/1 "2006-02-15T08:31:42Z")

</div>

is pretty awesome, within the first few minutes of playing with the software I am definitely impressed. I love how it shows all of your active programs using the net, definitely helps when troubleshooting a compromised box

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2006, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-defender/180270/2 "2006-02-15T08:52:59Z")

</div>

how much does it run or is it a free software??? have a link?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2006, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-defender/180270/3 "2006-02-15T09:06:06Z")

</div>

> [@BlkP42E](#):
>
> how much does it run or is it a free software??? have a link?

i think its free

its just the new name for Microsoft’s AntiSpyware

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2006, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-defender/180270/4 "2006-08-11T11:38:39Z")

</div>

> [@my workout woes](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-workout-woes/19904/33):
>
> how much does it run or is it a free software??? have a link?

[http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx](http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![S10Blazed\_Si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s10blazed_si/32/5983_2.png) [@S10Blazed\_Si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S10Blazed_Si)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2006, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-defender/180270/5 "2006-08-11T11:40:56Z")

</div>

Its free but they check pretty hard for pirated versions of windows before you download. I use it quite a bit. Its better than any other spyware program I’ve used.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)
#### Post date: [August 11, 2006, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-defender/180270/6 "2006-08-11T12:16:38Z")

</div>

Must have genuine version of Windows to install ☹