A colleague was asking me about the various Microsoft solutions for protecting computers against Spyware & Viruses. Well Mikie, this blog is for you!
Antigen email and collaboration server security solutions help businesses stop the latest viruses, worms, spam, and inappropriate content from impacting business productivity and security.
- Scan, Remove & Protection from Spyware & Viruses for Exchange and Live Communications Servers (Purchased Product)
Malicious Software Removal Tool – A security tool that checks checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.
- Scan & Remove Viruses (Free)
Microsoft Client Protection – A security tool that helps protect consumer computers & business desktops, laptops, and file servers from threats such as spyware and rootkits, as well as from viruses and other traditional attacks.
- Scan, Remove & Protection from Spyware & Viruses (Paid Service)
Phishing Filter (Free) Add-in works to prevent high-tech scams using phony web sites with actual brands designed to steal valuable personal information such as usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, and Social Security numbers. (Support Documents: How to . . . & AntiPhishing White Paper)
Promqry & PromqryUI are two free tools that enable you to detect a network sniffer that is running on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000. If a system has network interfaces in promiscuous mode, it may indicate the presence of a network sniffer running on the system.
Windows Defender is a free program that helps you stay productive by protecting your computer against pop-ups, slow performance and security threats caused by spyware and other potentially unwanted software.
- Scan, Remove & Protection from Spyware (Free)
Windows Live OneCare – A set of security tools that runs quietly on your computer, with little or no intervention needed from you to maintain it.
- Scan, Remove & Protection from Spyware & Viruses (Paid Service)
Windows Live Safety Center – A Web service designed to help ensure the health of your computer with free scanning tools that help you get rid of unwanted software.
- Scan & Remove Spyware & Viruses (Free)
BONUS RESOURCES:
Security Screensavers helps remind users of basic security practices. The free download package contains two different screen savers — one displays the Ten Immutable Laws of Security, and the other displays the Ten Immutable Laws of Security Administration.
Threats and Countermeasures Guide provides a reference to all security settings that provide countermeasures for specific threats against current versions of the Windows operating systems.
Protection from Corporate Hacking with Microsoft’s ISA Server
NEW! Protecting Your Business from Online Threats - This case study, which is a collaborative effort by Microsoft, the US Chamber of Commerce, and other industry groups, provides prescriptive advice on how businesses can protect their domains, customers, and assets.
How to get to the download page?