• Idle speculation on Windows Defender and Morro

    Posted on April 14, 2009 at 12:53 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    I’ve been digging deep into Windows 7’s version of Windows Defender, and come to the conclusion that Microsoft is hiding it for a reason.

    Consider: Windows Defender used to appear on the start menu. In Windows 7, to find it you either have to list the Control Panel programs individually, or you have to type defe in the Search box.

    Windows Defender used to have a good blocker for auto-starting programs. The version in Windows 7 doesn’t have the “Software Explorer.”

    Windows Defender used to sit in the notification area – the system tray down near the time.

    My guess is that Microsoft has already decided to turn Windows Defender into an orphan. And the most likely beneficiary is the program that also inherits the Windows Live OneCare mantle: the promised (but not yet announced) Morro antivirus program.

    I wonder…

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