Windows Defender

I have windows vista ultimate x64 and was wondeirng is windows defender active? as in it automatically detects spyware without you having to do a scan? If it isnt automatic im geting something better.Windows Defender
yes its automatic.Windows Defender
[QUOTE=''MondoCool'']I have windows vista ultimate x64[/QUOTE]Me too, but you know what? I ended up turning defender (and UAC also) off. I like Vista much better that way....we%26#39;ll see ;)
[QUOTE=''MondoCool'']I have windows vista ultimate x64 and was wondeirng is windows defender active? as in it automatically detects spyware without you having to do a scan? If it isnt automatic im geting something better.[/QUOTE] Yes it is automatic. It is also one of the best spyware detector and remover tool out there.
windows defender is good, ive read sites on google that they say its bad?
I%26#39;m not too big of a fan of vista but thats good news. I really hate how svc host is using 20% of my qx6700 and it is always idling about 30-70% and starts locking up every other second, I much rather have windows xp x64 I need the 4 gigs of ram though, so  a lil pain for the 4 gigs of ram. Right now my cpu is 80% folding @ home 25% opera 14%, task mgr 14%, fraps 13% (idle) explore 7% lcd mon (g15) 7%, realplayer (4%) and  this is on a qx6700 why oh why...
[QUOTE=''MondoCool'']I%26#39;m not too big of a fan of vista but thats good news. I really hate how svc host is using 20% of my qx6700 and it is always idling about 30-70% and starts locking up every other second, I much rather have windows xp x64 I need the 4 gigs of ram though, so  a lil pain for the 4 gigs of ram. Right now my cpu is 80% folding @ home 25% opera 14%, task mgr 14%, fraps 13% (idle) explore 7% lcd mon (g15) 7%, realplayer (4%) and  this is on a qx6700 why oh why...[/QUOTE] You don%26#39;t need vista to use Windows Defender. I%26#39;m running it on XP.
Oh boy this thing sucks, it didn%26#39;t find anything while ad-watch is finding alota stuff keep the good work up microsoft :)
[QUOTE=''MondoCool'']Oh boy this thing sucks, it didn%26#39;t find anything while ad-watch is finding alota stuff keep the good work up microsoft :)[/QUOTE] What sucks?
[QUOTE=''TugboatTheGreat''][QUOTE=''MondoCool'']Oh boy this thing sucks, it didn%26#39;t find anything while ad-watch is finding alota stuff keep the good work up microsoft :)[/QUOTE] What sucks? [/QUOTE]Windows defender  
Windows Defender is a horrible anti-spyware, almost as bad as Live OneCare.
I disagree....
[QUOTE=''TugboatTheGreat'']I disagree....[/QUOTE]



Lol It doesn't detect anything, just like OneCare. And it hogs system resources.
It is automatic. But it also recommands you to scan it maually regularly. Anyway, you have Ultimate. Use PC backup. This is one of the most important Ultimate feature for me, don%26#39;t waste it. It is like 50~70 bucks if you buy it elsewhere, and this is build-in in Ultimate.
[QUOTE=''magicalclick'']It is automatic. But it also recommands you to scan it maually regularly. Anyway, you have Ultimate. Use PC backup. This is one of the most important Ultimate feature for me, don%26#39;t waste it. It is like 50~70 bucks if you buy it elsewhere, and this is build-in in Ultimate.[/QUOTE]So basically I can copy everything on my computer neat... I%26#39;m going to need a bigger external harddrive, Oh wait I have 2 of em X-D good feature I wonder if this also carries the activation... 
[QUOTE=''MondoCool''][QUOTE=''magicalclick''] It is automatic. But it also recommands you to scan it maually regularly. Anyway, you have Ultimate. Use PC backup. This is one of the most important Ultimate feature for me, don%26#39;t waste it. It is like 50~70 bucks if you buy it elsewhere, and this is build-in in Ultimate.[/QUOTE]So basically I can copy everything on my computer neat... I%26#39;m going to need a bigger external harddrive, Oh wait I have 2 of em X-D good feature I wonder if this also carries the activation... [/QUOTE]Yes, it does. If you back it up after activation, it won%26#39;t ask you after you recover. I am 100% positive because I already tried it out. Make sure you press the ''Back Up computer'' button, not the ''Back Up files''. Make sure you print the Resore Computer instructions. There are two ways to do it, but you can only use one of them based on your Ultimate version. I was a bit confused by it when I did it.