Windows 7 is an upgrade value provides a user interface super new, but do not expect great improvements in security.
Software company Sophos anti-virus tested Windows 7 integrated anti-virus works by its own system of 10 pieces of the latest malware. Eight of the 10 samples was a success, says Sophos.
"Unfortunately, despite Microsoft's claims, Windows 7 disappointed that previous versions of Windows," Chester Wisniewski, a security consultant at Sophos, in a blog entry. "The good news is that the freshness of the 10 samples that are arrived, 2 would not work properly on Windows 7. "
Sophos results are not surprising: Windows 7 promises compatibility with most software that works on older operating systems like Windows XP. It would make sense that most malware is close compatible with Windows XP or Windows Vista are likely to affect Windows 7.
Even before the release of Windows 7, Microsoft has not promised that the OS is more secure against viruses. Improved security that Microsoft has highlighted the automatic data encryption for USB drives that control function for administrators who manage applications on a corporate network and malware filter in Internet Explorer 8 - was nothing of Promising prevent malicious software from working at all.
In fact, Microsoft has to be firm that Windows 7 users anti-virus software and regular updates of the system will continue to be safe.
"Security in Windows 7 is very complex and we have never recommended for customers to rely solely on a specific feature in the operating system," a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement. "We recommend our customers to configure their computer to download and install updates automatically and install all security updates and service packs, if necessary, to ensure the highest level of protection against malware and other threats security. "
Many security researchers agree that the Windows operating systems are more vulnerable to malware. This is because the vast majority of PC owners are Windows users, and are "wicked" greater economic incentive to attack Windows systems.
So, even though Windows 7 comes with several built-in security that Apple's Mac OS X, the Mac is more secure because fewer attackers targeting platform less popular.
"If you're a villain and save you money ... you do not want 90 percent of your time on Windows and Mac spend 10 percent," said Charlie Miller, a security expert and author of The Hacker Mac Manual, in an interview with Wired.com September. "You're going to spend 100 percent of your time on Windows."
Sophos says that the "lesson" of the test malware, you still need an anti-virus on Windows 7. This hardly seems to be a new lesson, because Microsoft never told anyone to stop running anti-virus. In the first place,
So why Sophos is "disappointed" with Windows 7? Obviously, the company is sensational their results in order to sell more anti-virus software. All this was already obvious, if numbers help confirm previous assumptions.
Everything you need to win the Sophos report is confirmation of something you already know: While you are using Windows, you need antivirus software. So make it work.
Software company Sophos anti-virus tested Windows 7 integrated anti-virus works by its own system of 10 pieces of the latest malware. Eight of the 10 samples was a success, says Sophos.
"Unfortunately, despite Microsoft's claims, Windows 7 disappointed that previous versions of Windows," Chester Wisniewski, a security consultant at Sophos, in a blog entry. "The good news is that the freshness of the 10 samples that are arrived, 2 would not work properly on Windows 7. "
Sophos results are not surprising: Windows 7 promises compatibility with most software that works on older operating systems like Windows XP. It would make sense that most malware is close compatible with Windows XP or Windows Vista are likely to affect Windows 7.
In fact, Microsoft has to be firm that Windows 7 users anti-virus software and regular updates of the system will continue to be safe.
"Security in Windows 7 is very complex and we have never recommended for customers to rely solely on a specific feature in the operating system," a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement. "We recommend our customers to configure their computer to download and install updates automatically and install all security updates and service packs, if necessary, to ensure the highest level of protection against malware and other threats security. "
Many security researchers agree that the Windows operating systems are more vulnerable to malware. This is because the vast majority of PC owners are Windows users, and are "wicked" greater economic incentive to attack Windows systems.
So, even though Windows 7 comes with several built-in security that Apple's Mac OS X, the Mac is more secure because fewer attackers targeting platform less popular.
"If you're a villain and save you money ... you do not want 90 percent of your time on Windows and Mac spend 10 percent," said Charlie Miller, a security expert and author of The Hacker Mac Manual, in an interview with Wired.com September. "You're going to spend 100 percent of your time on Windows."
Sophos says that the "lesson" of the test malware, you still need an anti-virus on Windows 7. This hardly seems to be a new lesson, because Microsoft never told anyone to stop running anti-virus. In the first place,
So why Sophos is "disappointed" with Windows 7? Obviously, the company is sensational their results in order to sell more anti-virus software. All this was already obvious, if numbers help confirm previous assumptions.
Everything you need to win the Sophos report is confirmation of something you already know: While you are using Windows, you need antivirus software. So make it work.
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