Windows Defender becomes “Microsoft Defender”

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Effective with Win10 version 20H1 (gawd, I hope they don’t call it version 2003), Windows Defender will get the new name “Microsoft Defender.” I first
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geekdom, CyGuy

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Where does “Windows Defender” appear in the current version 1903 (apart from SmartScreen and AppGuard, which are apparently unchanged so far in 20H1)?

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Re-branding. Busy work for what employees are still left, most of those being in Marketing in Bangalore. Argle-Bsrgle. Cupidity. “A rose by any other name…”…yes, like 40-mile marched old feet.

Complete flummery.

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rc primak, Noel Carboni

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I wasn’t thinking it smelled like a rose at all.

-Noel

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Microsoft will probably sell Microsoft Defender to Android devices (iOS won’t let a snooping app run).

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rc primak

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Windows Defender ATP is already available for Mac and iOS. 😀

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rc primak

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zero2dash wrote:

Windows Defender ATP

Windows Defender ATP is not an iOS/iPadOS application.

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rc primak

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This will make it a much better product.

GaryK

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There is a Windows Defender associated with Windows 7 operating system. Will that Windows Defender be renamed?

There is also an offline Windows Defender. Will that Windows Defender also be renamed?

On permanent hiatus {with backup and coffee}
offline▸ Win10Pro 2004.19041.572 x64 i3-3220 RAM8GB HDD Firefox83.0b3 WindowsDefender
offline▸ Acer TravelMate P215-52 RAM8GB Win11Pro 22H2.22621.1265 x64 i5-10210U SSD Firefox106.0 MicrosoftDefender
online▸ Win11Pro 22H2.22621.1992 x64 i5-9400 RAM16GB HDD Firefox116.0b3 MicrosoftDefender

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How many realize that Defender started its life as anti-spyware? Now look what it does.

-Noel

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rc primak

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Made by g-cas (or something like that) wasn’t it?.

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? says:

GIANT AntiSpyware…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Defender

first beta as defender 1/6/2005 ran itg on Vist until ISP included OneCare in the package

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_OneCare

(always better than nothing)

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rc primak

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