Home PCs under increased threat, say experts
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| For Explorer, the window stays open an average nine days, compared with
| just one day for Mozilla.
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| Ominously, Turner says researchers are charting an increase in so-called
| zero-day threats -- previously unknown malicious codes that come to
| attention only after systems are compromised.
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| Microsoft is promising its new Vista operating system will feature
| enhanced security. Turner says research points to problems in the "beta"
| version but stresses its robustness won't be known until the finished
| product launches early next year.
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| Still, he says, history shows the arrival of a new operating system
| generally signals a fresh wave of attacks as hackers test its defences.
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