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Windows Vista Security : Windows Vista and Malware

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments · 435 views

Microsoft clears the air on the recent ‘Windows 2000 is safer than Windows Vista’ hubub. The verdict? Vista had 44% fewer infected machines than Windows 2000 SP4, and 77% fewer than Windows 2000 SP3. Keep reading →

Symantec Has Bombarded Vista with 2,000 Instances of Malware

March 2nd, 2007 · No Comments · 166 views

Vista security is proving to work very well, allowing only 2%-4% of all known malware to execute and survive a system restart. Keep reading →

Malware More Compatible with Vista Than Anti-Malware Products

January 23rd, 2007 · No Comments · 79 views

Malware writers have managed to port their code to Vista quicker than the security industry. Keep reading →

Windows Vista Team Blog : Windows Vista and protection from malware

December 20th, 2006 · No Comments · 114 views

An easy to understand explanation of Vista’s resistance/vulnerability to viruses. Keep reading →

Windows Vista Still Virus Compatible!

December 1st, 2006 · 1 Comment · 1,667 views

VirusOn November 8th Jim Allchin, the co-president of the Platform Products and Services Group at Microsoft said that the new lockdown features of Vista are good enough that he could let his seven-year old son use it without antivirus software installed.
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