Vista Under Attack
<img src='http://www.vistadiscuss.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/WindowsLiveWriter/DelayofWindowsVistaAgainbutinEuropeThisT_F088/logo_vista%5B3%5D1.gif' style='margin:5px;' align='left' height='100' width='100'> A number of security vendors have highlighted potential flaws in the newly released Windows Vista malware protection. Testing by Webroot's (www.webroot.com) Threat Research team discovered that Windows Defender failed to block 84% of a testing sample that included 15 of the most common variations of current spyware and malware. Gerhard Eschelbeck of Webroot commented, "We want to make sure that users understand the Vista OS's limitations, and caution them that Microsoft's default malware blocking application and anti-virus programs may not fully protect them."
A number of security vendors have highlighted potential flaws in the newly released Windows Vista malware protection. Testing by Webroot's (www.webroot.com) Threat Research team discovered that Windows Defender failed to block 84% of a testing sample that included 15 of the most common variations of current spyware and malware. Gerhard Eschelbeck of Webroot commented, "We want to make sure that users understand the Vista OS's limitations, and caution them that Microsoft's default malware blocking application and anti-virus programs may not fully protect them."
Kaspersky Labs (www.kaspersky.com) has also published a report on Vista security. On the issue of Vista's Kernel Protection feature it said, "This function protects the OS against malicious code, but it is not as effective as the developers claim." The company went on to say, "Given that Microsoft systems are very popular, cyber criminals will always be interested in finding vulnerabilities."
Symantec meanwhile is offering free upgrades to Vista-compatible versions of its software for customers of Norton Internet Security 2006 and Norton Anti-Virus 2006 or later. These can be downloaded from the company's website at www.symantec.com. The upgrade includes heuristic technology called SONAR (Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response), which protects against malicious code before standard virus and spyware detection definitions have been created. SONAR versions of Norton products are set to be delivered to all users with a current subscription, not just those updating to Vista.
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Mr_Cheese 17 years ago
also be careful with vista if your into games. from what i've heard its having alot of trouble being compatible with several games.
What_A_Legend 17 years ago
Stick to XP if your going to use windows wait till SP2 lol might begin to function a bit better by then
Uber0n 17 years ago
@Mr_Cheese: That's true, but DirectX 10 is only available for Windows Vista. However, the only game yet which won't support DX9.0c is Halo 2, and as you probably know it's made by Microsoft Games (just an evil trick to force Halo fans to get Vista)
ghost 17 years ago
Everything MS do is just an evil trick to get people to spend more money…
Especially making millions from MS office by refusing to include office software in an OS…
And completely remaking XP with better graphics and crippling hardware requirements… Then blatantly lying about it being faster and safer
ghost 17 years ago
"by refusing to include office software in an OS"
imagine the law suit if they did…..they have already lost suits because of softwear bundling IE and WMP
ghost 17 years ago
good point minermonk. putting office and windows together would be impossible from a legal point of view
Uber0n 17 years ago
Instead of MS Office you can use for example OpenOffice, but DirectX can't be replaced… :@
ghost 17 years ago
@Folk Theory & Minermonk: Yes MS got their asses sued off when they bundled WMP and IE with windows… But years later those two pieces of software are still free and bundled with windows so you can't honestly say they care much about it… They only bundled WMP and IE because they weren't profitable, they only refuse to bundle office because it is. And it's up to the programmers wheter to use DirectX or not…
ghost 17 years ago
And the point is that it doesn't matter that you CAN use OpenOffice, linux, Firefox etc… The point is that no-ones ever heard of them and MS would go crazy if any shop started selling them… Sorry for double post
Zer0Man 17 years ago
I agree with What_A_Legend, if you want to upgrade to Vista at least wait till SP2 has been released. B)