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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 CyprusBlue113 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    How do you tell if you have one *with* a scanner? Root kits by definition do not show up, thats why they are called root kits.

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  2. Re:Firewall? by natehoy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Side thought: Of course, this WAS written by Sophos, an AntiVirus marketer. One could hardly expect them to choose viruses/worms that cast "naked Windows 7" in a good light, now could they?

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