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Microsoft Escapes Kaspersky's Top 10 Vulnerabilities List

Posted by timothy on from the or-maybe-it-goes-without-saying dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Security firm Kaspersky has released its latest IT Threat Evolution report. There were some interesting findings in the report, as always, but the most interesting thing that stuck out was all the way at the bottom: 'Microsoft products no longer feature among the Top 10 products with vulnerabilities. This is because the automatic updates mechanism has now been well developed in recent versions of Windows OS.'"

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  1. Re:Surprised? by Colonel+Korn · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Less surprising is that the top vulnerabilities are Oracle's Java and Adobe products. In fact, Adobe can claim 5 of the top 10. Too bad I still have Reader and Flash on my system, but Java was purged from my system about a week after I stopped doing Java development.

    Just to reinforce the picture of Java as crapware, it blows my mind that Oracle packages shit like the Ask Toolbar in the regular security updates and you have to uncheck a box in order to prevent its installation. Oracle is a Zynga-level company.

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  2. Re:Windows is no longer relevant by jones_supa · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Windows 7 is the best desktop OS. Secure enough, runs fast, smooth, stable, and all software and hardware works. OSX is pretty good too, but you have to buy expensive hardware to get it, and the software selection (especially regarding games) is more limited.

  3. Windows safer says Microsoft partner .. by dgharmon · · Score: 2, Insightful

    "Microsoft products no longer feature among the Top 10 products with vulnerabilities"

    "Kaspersky Lab is a Microsoft Gold Certified Security Solutions Partner and is currently working on several joint projects with Microsoft". link

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