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In Test, Windows 7 Vulnerable To 8 Out of 10 Viruses

Posted by kdawson on from the take-your-shots dept.

As Windows 7's market share passes 3.6%, up from 1.9% the day before launch, llManDrakell notes an experiment they did over at Sophos. They installed Windows 7 on a clean machine — with no anti-virus protection — with User Access Control in its default configuration. They threw at it the next 10 virus/worm samples that came in the door. Seven of them ran; UAC stopped only one baddie that had run in the absense of UAC. "Lesson learned? You still need to run anti-virus on Windows 7."

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  1. Re:Not News!! by jeffb+(2.718) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Anyone who uses any computer (including Mac AND Linux) without anti-virus is asking for what they get.

    Yep, I've been "asking for what I get", and getting what I ask for, by running Macs without anti-virus for almost 25 years now.

    I use Avast Home Edition. It's free (just registration required), fast, and small-footprint.

    Yeah, I'll pop that right onto my Macs, especially after reading these five-star reviews. Five reviews with one star each makes five stars, right?

  2. In Test, Kdawson Posted 10 out of 10 FUD Stories by Sycraft-fu · · Score: 5, Informative

    Seriously, this guy is almost pathological in his determination to distribute as much FUD as possible about Windows.

    Taco: Fire this retard. The stuff he posts is NOT news for nerds. It is thinly veiled, and ineffective, smear pieces. Real stories about OS problems are interesting. Kdawson's FUD isn't.