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dub3's pixel tribute to Microsoft Defender Antivirus in 2011: a Modern-era software page
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2011 page

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Microsoft Defender Antivirus (2011)

Have you tried turning it off and on?

Cost
6 RAM
Power
11
Rarity
Rare
Family
Tech
Era
Modern (2009 on)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: -3 Power to the strongest enemy card here.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 6 RAM to play and brings 11 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Tech cards bend the rules: more RAM, cheaper cards and patches that weaken the other side.

The site, in 2011

Microsoft's built-in antivirus for Windows, which began as a free anti-spyware download for Windows XP.

It was once called Windows Defender, shipped with Windows Vista and Windows 7, and grew into a full antivirus. In 2019 and 2020 Microsoft announced versions of the Defender line for Mac, Android and iOS.

In 2011: Shipped with Windows 7 as an anti-spyware tool. Full antivirus protection came from the separate Microsoft Security Essentials.

Modern era, 2009 on. Phones, feeds and cookie banners. The web got fast, flat and very sure about notifications.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2011 page.

Put it on your site

Run Microsoft Defender Antivirus, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1999. Paste this into your page:

Microsoft Defender Antivirus is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2011, then plays a short scene. Want Microsoft Defender Antivirus in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.

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