It's aim is to provide additional means to scan a system, nothing more, nothing less. Microsoft Safety Scanner is an on-demand scanner, which means that it is no replacement for active virus protection on the system. Only the depths of the scan needs to be selected, everything else is handled automatically by the application. The program can be started right after downloading or transferring it to a Windows PC. Microsoft Safety Scanner has been designed with simplicity in mind. The software uses virus information from Microsoft's Malware Protection center.

The second benefit is the ability to scan the system for malicious software without having to configure the program, or making sure that it is up to date. The option to do so is obviously better than having to uninstall one antivirus program to run another, as there are often incompatibilities or problems involved when running multiple virus scanners on a system. The major benefit of this approach is twofold:įirst, that you may run Microsoft Safety Scanner next to any installed antivirus or security software on a PC running Microsoft's Windows operating system. Most users will probably use the on-demand scanner to verify that the operating system is clean of viruses and other forms of malware.

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