Security Insights:Security Insights:

SpywareSpyware

Spyware ChallengesSpyware Challenges

Bombard you with adsBombard you with ads

Change system settingsChange system settings

Collect personal informationCollect personal information

Slow down or crash computersSlow down or crash computers

Invade your privacyInvade your privacy

SpywareSpyware

www.ISpyNow.comwww.ISpyNow.com

www.keykatcher.comwww.keykatcher.com

Spies per Consumer PCSpies per Consumer PC

Oct to Dec 2005Oct to Dec 2005

UK 21.6UK 21.6

Norway 20.3Norway 20.3

Sweden: 19.1Sweden: 19.1

Lithuania 17.2Lithuania 17.2

Slovenia 15.7Slovenia 15.7

Source: BBC websiteSource: BBC website

What is Microsoft Doing ?What is Microsoft Doing ?

Individual usersIndividual users BusinessesBusinesses

Windows DefenderWindows DefenderHelps detect and remove spywareHelps detect and remove spyware

Spyware detection:Spyware detection: Quickly and easily finds Quickly and easily finds spyware and other unwanted programs that can spyware and other unwanted programs that can slow down your computer, display annoying pop-up slow down your computer, display annoying pop-up ads, change Internet settings, or use your private ads, change Internet settings, or use your private information without your consent.information without your consent.

Straightforward operation and thorough removal Straightforward operation and thorough removal technology:technology: Eliminates detected spyware easily at Eliminates detected spyware easily at your direction. If you inadvertently remove programs your direction. If you inadvertently remove programs that you actually want, it's easy to get them back.that you actually want, it's easy to get them back.

Scheduled scanning and removal:Scheduled scanning and removal: Runs these Runs these processes when it's convenient for you, whether it's processes when it's convenient for you, whether it's on-demand or on a schedule that you set.on-demand or on a schedule that you set.

Windows Defender Windows Defender Improves Internet browsing safetyImproves Internet browsing safety

Helps stop spyware before it infects your computer:Helps stop spyware before it infects your computer: Offers a continuous safeguard designed to target all Offers a continuous safeguard designed to target all the ways that spyware can infiltrate your computer.the ways that spyware can infiltrate your computer.

Works without distracting you:Works without distracting you: Runs in the Runs in the background and automatically handles spyware background and automatically handles spyware based on preferences that you set. You can use based on preferences that you set. You can use your computer with minimal interruption.your computer with minimal interruption.

Windows DefenderWindows DefenderHelps stop the latest threatsHelps stop the latest threats

Expertise you can rely on:Expertise you can rely on: A dedicated team of A dedicated team of Microsoft researchers continuously searches the Microsoft researchers continuously searches the Internet to discover new spyware and develop Internet to discover new spyware and develop methods to counteract itmethods to counteract it

Stops new threats quickly:Stops new threats quickly: A voluntary, worldwide A voluntary, worldwide network of Windows Defender (Beta 2) users helps network of Windows Defender (Beta 2) users helps Microsoft determine which suspicious programs to Microsoft determine which suspicious programs to classify as spyware. classify as spyware.

Automatically stays up to date:Automatically stays up to date: To help protect your To help protect your computer from the latest threats, you can choose to computer from the latest threats, you can choose to have updates that counteract new spyware have updates that counteract new spyware automatically downloaded to your computer. automatically downloaded to your computer.

Windows Defender – Get it nowWindows Defender – Get it now

Demo on the standDemo on the stand

Free eval. from the standFree eval. from the stand

Expert assistance on the standExpert assistance on the stand

Download Windows Defender for free:Download Windows Defender for free:

www.microsoft.com/security/spyware

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