SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Chinks have been found in the armor of new Vista software that Microsoft has touted as the safest operating system it ever designed, a computer security firm said.
Determina Security Research, in Silicon Valley, said it notified Microsoft of half a dozen software vulnerabilities, including potential for hackers to take administrative control of computers.
"The vulnerable code is present in all versions of Windows up to and including Windows Vista," Determina warned in a security bulletin on its website.
A Russian programmer that also discovered the potential to exploit a Vista weakness to gain access to computer systems published the information on the Internet on December 15.
Microsoft is working to patch Vista, according to Determina. A business version of Vista was released in November and is to be available for the home computer market on January 30.
Hackers could invade Vista-based computers by sending booby trapped emails or tricking people into visiting websites that secretly plant malicious codes on their machines, according to Determina.
There were no reports of hackers taking advantage of the weakness in any Windows operating systems.
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2006-12-26 13:25:36 · 7 answers · asked by 111 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
when windows vista come out don't buy it let microsoft work out the bugs frist. we will all see . when it does come out . how many problem's it has here on answers it is new so there will be bugs too fix up give it about 1 year befor you buy the price will come down as well . lilke all new windows .os when frist out there is a high price too pay. when you buy vista have AVG -antivirus on it . its the best antivirus and it is free
2006-12-26 15:46:30 · answer #1 · answered by wiz_on_line 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 00:36:35 · answer #2 · answered by mulry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microsoft Windows Vista is 100% safe.
2006-12-27 01:40:29 · answer #3 · answered by Potty G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im sure Vista is atleast as secure as XP and its up to you if you want to trust MS or not. There will always be people that will find hols in any OS. No matter how smart the MS programmers are, there are always smarter hackers. There is not one sytem connected to the internet that is totally secure, no matter what hardware or software is connected to it.
2006-12-26 13:32:27 · answer #4 · answered by Taba 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
windows vista was a prank release into the public to allow hackers to get into your computer so they can sell their new computers. do not ever trust microsoft they are scam artists and will allow hackers to get innocent people
2006-12-26 13:44:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think one should wait awhile before installing Windows Visa ,let them work the bugs out first,I know I won't be installing it before late summer.
2006-12-26 14:28:17 · answer #6 · answered by Mojo Seeker Of Knowlege 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's the question again?
2006-12-26 13:29:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋