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2. Microsoft Defender Antivirus - Wikipedia

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   Microsoft Security Essentials. Type. Antivirus software, personal firewall, parental control, intrusion prevention, email filtering and anti-phishing. License. Proprietary. Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) is an antivirus software component of Microsoft Windows. It was first released as a downloadable free anti-spyware ...

3. Spyware - Wikipedia

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   As of 2006, spyware has become one of the preeminent security threats to computer systems running Microsoft Windows operating systems. Computers on which Internet Explorer (IE) was the primary browser are particularly vulnerable to such attacks, not only because IE was the most widely used, [7] but also because its tight integration with ...

4. Microsoft Security Essentials - Wikipedia

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   Microsoft Security Essentials ( MSE) is a discontinued antivirus software (AV) product that provides protection against different types of malicious software, such as computer viruses, spyware, rootkits, and Trojan horses. Prior to version 4.5, MSE ran on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, but not on Windows 8 and later versions, which ...

5. Timeline of computer viruses and worms - Wikipedia

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   Anti-Spyware 2011, a Trojan horse that attacks Windows 9x, 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7, posing as an anti-spyware program. It disables security-related processes of anti-virus programs, while also blocking access to the Internet, which prevents updates.

6. What is spyware, exactly? Cybersecurity experts explain - AOL

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   Spyware can include hacking into the personal device of a user and bypassing security and firewalls, Kelly says. Spyware usually "monitors your behavior on a computer or device and then collects ...

7. McAfee: Disable or enable virus protection - AOL Help

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   1. On the Windows taskbar, next to the clock, double-click the McAfee ( M) icon. Note: If you are using Windows® 7 and don't see the McAfee icon next to the clock, click the arrow next to the clock to reveal hidden icons. Please know that you can customize your Windows 7 System Tray. Learn how to customize the notification area in Windows 7. 2.