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2. Microsoft Defender Antivirus - Wikipedia

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   Microsoft Defender Antivirus. Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) is an antivirus software component of Microsoft Windows. It was first released as a downloadable free anti-spyware program for Windows XP and was shipped with Windows Vista and Windows 7. It has evolved into a full antivirus program, replacing Microsoft ...

3. Microsoft SmartScreen - Wikipedia

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   SmartScreen (officially called Windows SmartScreen, Windows Defender SmartScreen and SmartScreen Filter in different places) is a cloud-based anti-phishing and anti-malware component included in several Microsoft products: All versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system since Windows 8. Web browsers Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.

4. Windows Firewall - Wikipedia

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   Windows Firewall (officially called Microsoft Defender Firewall in Windows 10 version 2004 and later) is a firewall component of Microsoft Windows. It was first included in Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1. Before the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2, it was known as the " Internet Connection Firewall ."

5. Microsoft Active Protection Service - Wikipedia

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   Microsoft Active Protection Service. Microsoft Active Protection Service (abbreviated MAPS and formerly known as Microsoft SpyNet) is the network of Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials users that help determine which programs are classified as spyware. The signatures created for any submitted programs by the users of the product ...

6. Windows service - Wikipedia

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   Windows service. In Windows NT operating systems, a Windows service is a computer program that operates in the background. [1] It is similar in concept to a Unix daemon. [1] A Windows service must conform to the interface rules and protocols of the Service Control Manager, the component responsible for managing Windows services.

7. 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 ...