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Win 7's Malware Infection Rate Climbs, XP's Falls

BogenDorpher writes "Microsoft released data today showcasing that Windows 7's malware infection rate has climbed by more than 30% during the second half of 2010, while the infection rate for Windows XP has dropped by more than 20%."

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  1. Re:And this is a surprise? by Missing.Matter · · Score: 5, Informative

    While the article says that the number of Win7 infections have gone up while the number of WinXP infections has gone down, the infection rate on XP is still higher at 14 per 1000 compared to 4 per 1000 in Win7.