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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:Ridiculous counting/I'm in a negative mood by mykepredko · · Score: 0, Troll

    When you posted:

    -Only 8 of the 10 successfully ran on Windows 7, the other 2 failed to even start

    I read it that two of the ten systems loaded with Windows 7 failed to boot. I should really have given MicroSoft more credit than that.

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  2. Re:Ridiculous counting by thinkpol · · Score: 0, Troll

    So in other words, 8 of 10 viruses wont even run on Windows 7.

    What is that saying about compatibility issues in windows 7? I wonder how many legitimate pieces of software wont run in W7... 8/10?

  3. so what? by anthonycamilleri · · Score: 0, Troll

    now microsoft offers 'security essentials' virus protection is essentially a plug-in to the system. testing it without the plugin is a bit like checking the robbery rate of a house with an installed alarm system which is turned off for the test.

  4. Re:High quality! by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 0, Troll

    So 8/10 viruses don't require administrator permissions and conform to Windows development standards.

    Well, they had 3 years to get prepared with that Win7 alpha known as "Vista" ~