Every Windows user knows that without a good antivirus you shouldn’t go online. Today, experts can’t even say how many malicious programs exist. They agree only on the fact that there are at least several million of them.
Of course, you need to protect your system from data loss and system files, but how to do this without spending money on antivirus software? There are a huge number of free varieties of these programs, but they do not inspire much confidence among experienced users. In addition, free antiviruses require a special approach to their configuration, so novice users often can not cope with them., Microsoft. Windows Defender. ? .
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The same situation continued until 2006, when Windows Vista came out. Then Windows Defender appeared. What is it? This is the name of the antivirus program that was created by Microsoft itself. Contrary to what skeptics said, it immediately showed itself to be a reliable and truly effective anti-virus tool that really protected the system from virus attacks.
However, then the application was also called "Windows Defender", and did not receive much popularity. This was largely due to user prejudice.
And only after the ceremonial appearance of Windows 7, when sales reached record heights, users became interested in Windows Defender. What did that mean? Just that the “Defender” had already managed to establish itself not only as a free, but also an extremely effective program.MSE
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Fast type. If you select it, then only those system areas that are statistically affected by malware most often will be checked. As a rule, the whole process takes no more than a few minutes. Since this type of verification is the default, it can be specially not set.Full check. In this case, the entire system is scanned. Attention! Since absolutely all directories on the computer will be scanned, the performance of the PC can be seriously affected. In addition, it will take at least an hour to do this, so it’s best to run a scan at night or at a time when you don’t need a computer. To activate this method, select the “Scan” item, and then select the required option in it.
Spot scan. As the name implies, only those areas of the system that you specify yourself will be checked. As in the past case, the process itself can take a very long time (if you marked a lot of directories).
If a virus is detected
In this case, Windows Defender does not lag behind other antiviruses. What does it mean? A large red dialog box appears in front of you, in which you can choose what the program should do with the infected file: delete, quarantine, ignore it. If you are not sure if the suspected file is safe, we highly recommend deleting it.Disable Defender
And how to disable the "Defender" of Windows 7? Most often, such a need may arise in the case of installing third-party antivirus software, when the need for a standard utility disappears.
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The same can be done from the window of the program itself. To do this, select the item "Service / Options". There is an option "Administrator". Click on this item with the left mouse button, confirm your intentions by clicking “Yes” in UAC, and then uncheck “Use this program”. Reboot the computer. Here's how to disable Windows Defender 7. Likewise, the program is deactivated in Windows Vista.
In Windows 8, Defender is also disabled through services. Note again that you do not need to turn it off when installing third-party antivirus software: all this will be done automatically. The need for this can appear only in case of some malfunctions.Important!
We do not advise you to disable Windows Defender without an unnecessary need : Windows 7 in this case remains completely defenseless in the face of numerous malicious programs.