

This improved the application's performance. The core engine was rewritten in C++, unlike the original GIANT-developed one, which was written in Visual Basic. It featured the program's new name and a significant user interface redesign. Windows Defender (Beta 2) was released on February 13, 2006. More builds were released in 2005, with the last Beta 1 refresh released on November 21, 2005.Īt the 2005 RSA Security conference, Chief Software Architect and co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, announced that Windows Defender (which was known as Microsoft AntiSpyware prior to November 4, 2005) would be made available free of charge to all validly licensed Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 users to help secure their systems against the increasing malware threat. The first beta version of Microsoft AntiSpyware was released on Januand was basically a repackaged GIANT AntiSpyware.

While the original GIANT AntiSpyware supported older Windows versions, support for the Windows 9x line of operating systems was later dropped. The company's acquisition was announced by Microsoft on December 16, 2004.

Windows Defender is based on GIANT AntiSpyware, which was originally developed by GIANT Company Software, Inc. Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta 1 (Version 1.0.701)

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