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Windows 8 Defeats 85% of Malware Detected In the Past 6 Months

Posted by timothy on from the it's-like-voltron dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Now that Windows 8 is on sale and has already been purchased by millions, expect very close scrutiny of Microsoft's latest and greatest security features. 0-day vulnerabilities are already being claimed, but what about the malware that's already out there? When tested against the top threats, Windows 8 is immune to 85 percent of them, and gets infected by 15 percent, according to tests run by BitDefender."

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  1. Win8 security article on /BI may be of interest by Aryeh+Goretsky · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hello,

    Over on SlashBI, Slashdot's Business Intelligence channel, is an article which may be of interest: Windows 8 Security: What You Need to Know.

    Regards,

    Aryeh Goretsky

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