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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:34 PM

Published 11/04/2009 by New Zealand Herald


Windows 7 'vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses'

Your Views Have you tried Windows 7? What do you think? Compute Windows 7 Windows 7 is still virus vulnerable, warns a security specialist.

SophosLabs reported in its security blog that a test Windows 7 system on a clean PC was affected by 80 per cent of viruses.

Sophos' Chester Wisniewski,...

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Windows 7 is everything Vista should have been,...
Windows 7 is a tremendous improvement over Vista and XP. Where I felt annoyed at just about every turn by Vista, I find myself refreshed by Windows 7. Performance ... - [11/04/2009 - SC Magazine US]
Naked Win 7 still vulnerable to most viruses
Out-of-the-box Windows 7 machines are still vulnerable to eight out of ten viruses, according to a test by security firm Sophos.The experiment proves that the improved ... - [11/04/2009 - The Register]
Microsoft 'Neutered' UAC in Windows 7, Says Res...
Microsoft's decision to reduce the number of annoying security messages that Windows 7 delivers when users install software makes the new operating system more vulnerable ... - [11/04/2009 - CIO Magazine]
Windows 7 vulnerable to 80% of viruses - [11/03/2009 - Web-User]
Sophos: Microsoft’s Windows 7ista vulnerable to... - [11/03/2009 - Mac Daily News]
Microsoft 'neutered' UAC in Windows 7, says res... - [11/04/2009 - NetworkWorld]
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...system or Vista. "With millions of hosts still infected with Conficker, ZBot and Bredo, it is obvious a lot of unprotected machines are still out there, and it is no surprise that most of those are XP." But let's not get...
Windows 7 'vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses' [New Zealand Herald - 11/04/2009]
...he said, "Microsoft seems to be saying that Vista is the least ugly baby in its family. You can be sure the next report will highlight its even less ugly younger sibling, Windows 7. 'Windows 7 is no cure for the virus blues, so be sure to bring your protection when you boot up.' - NZ HERALD STAFF"
Windows 7 'vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses' [New Zealand Herald - 11/04/2009]

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