The first viruses for Vista were discovered
December 1st, 2006
“Windows Vista requires no anti-virus!” - Yeah, right! Why don’t you take a closer look?
Symantec published a 42 pages PDF report on Windows Vista that warns users about vulnerabilities on the Teredo Protocol.
Sophos (a world leader in IT security) experts note that on the launch date of Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system, three of the top ten - including Stratio-Zip - are capable of bypassing the operating system’s security defenses and infecting users’ PCs. The Vista-resistant malware - W32/Stratio-Zip, W32/Netsky-P and W32/MyDoom-O - comprise 39.7% of all malware currently circulating.
The results showed that while the Windows Mail email client (Vista’s upgrade of Outlook) was able to identify and halt all of the threats, W32/Stratio-Zip, W32/Netsky-P and W32/MyDoom-O - each of which are commonly disseminated via email - were able to bypass the defences when accessed via a third-party web email client. This represents a serious issue for businesses who allow employees to access their personal email at work, as well as for companies that are considering adopting an alternative email client.
“There has been much speculation about whether Vista would render existing malware extinct, and the news is now in - it won’t,” said Carole Theriault, senior security consultant at Sophos. “While Microsoft should be commended for the huge security improvements it has made in Vista, running separate security software is still essential to eliminate the risk of infection. On top of this, cyber criminals will already be looking at creating Vista-specific malware. Users need to think carefully about whether their current solution is going to offer sufficient protection against such emerging threats, given that some vendors continue to experience problems adapting their software for the Vista operating environment.”
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LOL
A truly great operating system Vista sounds like. I use Linux, but also XP..i am thinking of ditching XP altogether..Microshaft just doesn’t “get” it.
I understand what you mean, I used to use XP, but when I got fed up with it crashing all the time, I got 2000 Pro. It’s not the best one out there, but beats XP by far. Downside is that, as opposed to XP, more and more programs aren’t compatible with 2000. As for Linux, that’s why I don’t use it anymore.
No one ever claimed that Vista didn’t need an AV and no one ever claimed it was invulnerable. The Vista security center actually recommends you use a third party AV and generates warnings if you don’t.
I’m getting rather annoyed by the attitude the general public has taken towards Vista. As soon as a vulnerability is released in the OS, everyone rants about how MS has claimed Vista is so secure and how Vista is supposedly invulnerable. They did say it is the most secure version of Windows yet, but they never said it was invulnerable (actually they acknowledged there would be flaws). The fact is that there are going to be flaws in everything, many of which will go undiscovered, which is why you should use best practices regardless of whether you are using OSX, Vista, XP, Linux, *BSD, or anything else and part of that is running a third party AV.
Oops, I just realized how old this post was. I didn’t mean to be a troll, my apologies.
No worries, it was good info ;)
It’s not a discussion board.