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Windows Defender
Although Windows Defender was an optional download for XP and 2003 users,
it is included with the Vista operating system. Windows Defender will protect your
system from spyware. The facts that Vista also utilizes the User Account Control
feature and Internet Explorer runs in Protected mode should help to alleviate some
of the issues with spyware that were prominent in earlier versions of Microsoft
operating systems. In general, it is a good practice to use more than one spyware
and malware detection agent. Other third-party applications, such as Ad-Aw
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