Windows 8 Security tools

Windows 8 operating system is a stylish and comfortable OS. They hope to give a strong security system for consumer's privacy protection. So now, we hope to talk about those news of important additions. The modern Start screen and Metro style apps will be change your monitor interface. Also, they improve ability to combat viruses and malware.

Antivirus Comes Preinstalled        

Microsoft decide to add them own Windows Defender to new Version as a preinstalled software.  They launched Microsoft Security Essentials antivirus program on 2009 for protect windows against viruses, spyware, Trojan horses, rootkits, and other malware. Microsoft Security Essentials is very success virus gourde as well as Norton and Kaspersky. If you didn’t satisfy, you can use another antivirus utility.

Two New Password Types

Windows 8 expect to introduce 2 password types that you can use when logging in to your Windows account: a 4 digit PIN and a "picture password." the picture password has three gestures system and it’ll be change traditional password culture.  You shall use your regular password too. Another effect is you shall use the PIN, the picture, or your regular password when you need administrative approval for changing 

system settings as a standard user.

Microsoft will begin to promote a new type of boot method called UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). Your PC will start up more quickly in as little as 8 seconds.  Windows 8 will give approval to using Linux distributions or dual booting multiple operating systems

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New windows version has preinstalled Internet Explorer 9 and you shall use Firefox, Chrome, or any other browser for your internet actions. They added filtering system to help detect and block unknown and potentially malicious programs that you download.

The enhanced Windows Defender, SmartScreen, boot system, and password protection are the most noticeable security improvements in Windows 8.

source : PCWORLD