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Vista Security — Too Little Too Late

Posted by kdawson on from the five-years-work dept.

Thomas Greene of The Register has a fairly comprehensive review of Vista and IE7 user security measures. The verdict is: better but not adequate, and mostly an attempt to shift blame onto the user when things go wrong. From the review: "[Vista is] a slightly more secure version than XP SP2. There are good features, and there are good ideas, but they've been implemented badly. The old problems never go away: too many networking services enabled by default; too many owners running their boxes as admins and downloading every bit of malware they can get their hands on."

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  1. Vista Security -- Too Little Too Late.... by consumer_whore · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm shocked at these allegations!!!

    1. Re:Vista Security -- Too Little Too Late.... by jdwest · · Score: 4, Funny

      Vista reviewers are coming to a sad realization.
      Cancel or Allow.

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    2. Re:Vista Security -- Too Little Too Late.... by minus_273 · · Score: 4, Funny

      allow...

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    3. Re:Vista Security -- Too Little Too Late.... by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Vista reviewers are coming to a sad realization.
      Cancel or Allow.

      Uhm... Retry?

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  2. er um by pizzach · · Score: 2, Funny

    "too many owners running their boxes as admins and downloading every bit of malware they can get their hands on." er um. I hope he's not talking about me.
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  3. Re:Why should they have a problem? by Architect_sasyr · · Score: 5, Funny

    There doesn't seem to be an official Slashdot stance on Microsoft either... about the only thing you *do* notice is that most of the windows supporters post as AC's...

    Back on topic: Vista tests for my corporation have been far from impressive in both security and performance. I'll stick with the XP Upgrade method I think. "Skin XP to look like Vista... open up the case, remove half the RAM and clock the CPU back a few notches"

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  4. Apt-get by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    If everyone ran Linux instead of Vista there'd be the same damn problems.
    If everyone ran Linux, they wouldn't have these problems because people wouldn't know how to install anything.

    *ducks*
  5. Re:dear lord... by Zebra_X · · Score: 5, Funny

    Imagine if MSFT made automobiles

    It would be pretty horrific...

    Are you sure you want to unlock your car? (Yes/No)
    Please confirm this action: Start car (Allow/Deny)
    The manufacturer of this car is not trusted, are you sure you want to start this car? (Yes/No)
    The car is attempting to use gas that does not fall between 89 and 91 octane are you sure you want to continue? (Yes/No)
    Are you sure you want to turn on the radio (Allow/Deny)
    The manufacturer of this radio is not trusted, are you sure you want to turn on radio? (Yes/No)
    Station 104.7 is attempting to play content that requires special priveliges, do you want to play 104.7? (yes/no)
    Please confirm your administrative username and password.
    Please confirm this action: Change to D (Allow/Deny)
    This feature requires administrative priveligeges, please enter your username and password. ... ...

  6. Nice Article by icedivr · · Score: 3, Funny

    When the second paragraph contains this quote --

    In a nutshell, Windows is single-handedly responsible for turning the internet into the toxic shithole of malware that it is today.

    you know it's going to be fair and balanced.

  7. Re:Why should they have a problem? by turly · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Skin XP to look like Vista... open up the case, remove half the RAM and clock the CPU back a few notches"
    You forgot "break Media Player". From BOFH: The Craptop:

    So you like Vista?"
    "Not really, no. I run a Vista simulator."
    "Virtual Server?" the Boss asks.
    "Nah, I just turned on all the flashy crap in XP, changed the background image, took some memory out of my box and clocked down the CPU. Then broke Media player. Works like a charm."
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  8. Re:You can't build a fort on a foundation of shit. by HairyCanary · · Score: 2, Funny
    There is little, to nothing, wrong with the "foundation" of Windows.

    Ah yes, the foundation is well designed. But when they were mixing up the concrete they forgot the cement.

  9. Re:Why should they have a problem? by Valdez · · Score: 4, Funny
    ^^ No AC ;)

    What security or performance "tests" did you run that you found "far from impressive"?

    Note:
    1) Open web browser
    2) Load www.slashdot.org
    3) Read what other people who haven't actually tested Vista posted

    ... is not a valid test. ;)

  10. Re:dear lord... by GeePrime · · Score: 5, Funny

    You have gotten in an accident and the airbag wants to deploy (allow/deny)

  11. Such an old joke, yet you failed to get it right by cp.tar · · Score: 2, Funny

    On every old webpage.

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  12. Re:Vista security is.. by ppc_digger · · Score: 2, Funny

    Unless you live in south korea. They use ActiveX on almost every webpage! Well, when you can't rewrite Starcraft in Java...
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  13. You're absolutely right by Gzip+Christ · · Score: 5, Funny

    You are absolutely right, the Mac ads are horrendously misleading. The lines from that commercial aren't actual Vista prompts. Even more scandalous: John Hodgman isn't really a PC and Justin Long isn't really a Mac ! Shame on Steve Jobs for his lies.