Windows 7 security defeated by 8 out of 10 malware applications

Windows 7 security defeated by 8 out of 10 malware applications

by Sebastian Anthony (RSS feed) Nov 9th 2009 at 5:00PM

Leading up to its release, there was a lot of concern regarding Windows 7's default User Account Control (UAC) settings. Namely: it doesn't actually provide any damn security. Alas.

Basically, Microsoft went ahead and reacted to the public outcry regarding the Vista security confirmations. I think we can all agree that they were really annoying (and most power-users turn UAC off because of how irritating they are). As a result, there are significantly fewer UAC warnings in a default Windows 7 installation -- hooray! The problem is that the new default setting in Windows 7 leads you to falsely believe that you have a secure installation right out of the box. Sadly, this is not the case.

Go there..
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/11/09/windows-7-security-defeated-by-8-out-of-10-malware-applications/

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