Security watchers lambast Vista
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| Windows Vista has only just left the starting blocks but security
| watchers have wasted no time in challenging claims that it provides
| improved security defences.
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| Virus Bulletin, the independent security certification body, has
| revealed that Microsoft's own anti-virus product, Live OneCare, is
| among four anti-virus testing products that failed to reach the
| standard required for approval. McAfee's VirusScan anti-virus
| software also failed the tough VB100 certification process. Eleven
| of the 15 products submitted passed the tests.
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| [...]
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| While Vista contains a number of security improvements, notably
| better anti-spyware defences, additional protection is required.
| "Although many improvements have been made, Vista cannot fend off
| today's malware without help from security products," Hawes added.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/05/vista_security_criticisms/
Related:
Windows Vista: It's More Secure, We Promise
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| Well, allow me to take a moment to remind everyone of something that
| you might not remember - XP was also touted as being ultra secure.
| Seriously, can anyone honestly look themselves in the mirror and say
| this is the gospel truth? You have got to be kidding me. Similar to
| XP, Microsoft promises to have the most secure Windows version to date
| yet again.
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http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2357&Itemid=449
eEye Research
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| Description:
| A flaw exists within Windows Vista that allows local privilege
| escalation to SYSTEM.
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| Operating Systems Affected:
| Microsoft Windows Vista
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http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/upcoming/20070119a.html
Botnet 'pandemic' threatens to strangle the net
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| Cerf estimated that between 100 million and 150 million of the
| 600 million PCs on the internet are under the control of hackers,
| the BBC reports. "Despite all that, the net is still working,
| which is pretty amazing. It's pretty resilient," he said.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/botnet_threat/
How Long Does It Take To Catch A Computer Virus?
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| Would you believe only 8 seconds?
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| In fact, after only 8 seconds, the unsuspecting little rascal was
| undergoing the machine equivalent of being turned into a "Pod
| person from the planet Mars!" First, it was hit by Sasser, one of
| the fastest spreading worms on the Internet. Then it started
| downloading strange programs from mysterious internet addresses.
| Then it started looking for other machines to infect.
|
| Within five minutes, the little rapscallion was running so many
| malicious programs that it was running totally choked up and its
| CPU was 100% occupied performing virus-related tasks.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197002712&subSection=All+Stories
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