How best to protect your PC against spyware, viruses, phishing, etc? A new definition for the microsoft windows defender(Microsoft Windows Defender 1.41.110.0) is available.This is not so spectacular, but some people wanted to update this manually instead of doing this automatically.Windows Defender is free security product for Windows users, developed by Microsoft itself. Defender is bundled together with Windows Vista and in some versions of Windows XP.

Windows Vista customers can turn off programs that launch as part of the boot sequence using Windows Defender, which most people think of as spyware protection, but it also helps with PC performance management as outlined here. On the one hand, Microsoft claims that you don't need outbound filtering if you use the Windows Defender anti-spyware app to keep the snoops off your PC in the first place. On the other, it sells the $50-per-year Windows Live OneCare service that does let you filter outbound connections selectively.

Microsoft Windows Defender is a useful little tool to check your PC for viruses, trojans and other forms of harmful files. It’s one of the several improvements that make Vista a better Windows than XP. Enhanced security is always a big plus!

* Windows Defender quickly and easily finds spyware and other unwanted programs that can slow down your computer, display annoying pop-up ads, change Internet settings, or use your private information without your consent.