Re: Windows Defender - should I or shouldn't I?

Asked/Answered in OE General: http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/browse_frm/thread/cd0297d026d2da5e#a84b1616d1cd9605

If you must make identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post one (1) message to all of them. Thank you.

Multiposting vs Crossposting:
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
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Defender-specific newsgroups: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/newsgroups/default.mspx
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002


lyn wrote:
I hope this is the right group to come to, if not, please redirect me.

Please can someone advise me.
A friend told me I should download Windows Defender. I know very little
about p.c.'s so would like to know what Windows Defender does and whether I
should download it?

Many thanks.

.

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