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In a conference call Monday afternoon, Shanen Boettcher of the Windows Client group announced the availability of the December Windows Vista CTP, numbered build 5270.

The CTP focuses on improving security, performance and mobility aspects of Microsoft's next Windows release, but still lacks the Sidebar.

The test build is available now to Vista technical beta testers and will show up on MSDN and TechNet. Around 500,000 people will be testing the December CTP, which according to Boettcher is, "intended for use by developers and IT pros."

On the security side of things, build 5270 features the newly re-branded Windows Defender, formerly known as AntiSpyware.

The malware removal tool is now able to run as a standard user, rather than requiring an administrator account.

[via BetaNews]