Naked Win 7 still vulnerable to most viruses

[Sardonicus]

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 User Account Control (UAC) features built into Windows 7 are not enough and that additional anti-virus protection is still required. In fairness to Redmond, Microsoft crystal clear that anti-virus remains a necessary add-on to Windows PCs.


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[holaschaus]

I've heard about this. I think Sophos' study is just ridiculous. Microsoft never said that Seven would work w/o an antivirus, so why do they have to criticise that?
I know, Linux doesn't have viruses, but that's because not that many people use it.

[A Guy]

	Quote:			Originally Posted by holaschaus
	I know, Linux doesn't have viruses, but that's because not that many people use it.

More about no registry and the vectors virus use. Macs have no virus either, and a few people use them

A Guy

[mrio07]

I thought they developed the quite good MCE to protect the new Seven system?!