A ranar 13 ga Satumba, 2011, a taron Build a Anaheim, California, Microsoft ta bayyana samfoti na Windows 8, wanda ke da wani ɓangaren tsaro wanda zai iya hana ƙwaƙwalwar ajiyar USB mai kamuwa da cutar daga lalata tsarin yayin aiwatar da farawa. A ranar 15 ga Satumba, shafin yanar gizon mai haɓaka Windows 8 ya tabbatar da cewa Windows Defender a cikin Windows 8 zai ɗauki matsayin kariya ta ƙwayoyin cuta. A cikin bidiyon da aka haɗa, Jason Garms na Microsoft ya nuna yadda Windows Defender ke rajista tare da Action Center a matsayin kayan aiki na AV da kayan leken asiri, da kuma yadda yake toshe kariya daga malware.
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