Windows Defender picked at !

[anandk]

Windows Defender, a security application built in to windows Vista, has again come in for criticism from security experts.

Researchers from Enex TestLab, an independent testing facility, tested Windows Defender and found that it only blocked 46 per cent of current spyware threats.

http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/110325.html?aff=rss

btw, The research carried out by Enex TestLab was commissioned by Australian Security software vendor PC Tools (makers of SpywareDoctor)

[hemant_mathur]

So it should be believed or not?

[Kiran.dks]

Originally Posted by hemant_mathur

So it should be believed or not?

Such kind of tests carried by a competitor directly or indirectly is not worth considering. Tests conducted by reputed organisations like iCSA Labs, Westcoast labs which are neutral should be trusted.