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Difference between Malicious Software Removal Tool, WinDefender, Security Essentials?

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What is the difference between these three products? Malicious Software Removal Tool Windows Defender Microsoft Security Essentials

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I could google them for you but I'll try to answer from memory. Malicious Software Removal Tool looks for a small set of specific common malware. Each version runs once and is delivered via Windows Automatic Updates Windows Defender is MS's antispyw…

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