Windows Defender
Windows Vista Service Details
Description:
Windows spyware and virus protection all in one. Features monitoring of Registry and on access scans.
Service Description:
Scans your computer for unwanted software, schedules scans, and gets the latest unwanted software definitions.
Consequences of Stopping:
If you disable this you will need to disable it in the control panel, or else it will nag you every time you boot up that it cannot start. Disabling this means you will not have any automatic spyware searching, unless you install your own
All services listed in 'Required For' will be unable to function
Depends on:
DCOM Server Process Launcher, Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Required for:
None