Vista Security - viruses, Spyware & Malware?

Question

Now that Microsoft has come out with their now Windows Vista. I want to know if anyone, using Vista, has got any viruses ? If so what type virus ? Would also like to know if Vista is more open to Spyware & Malware ?

Answer 1

Microsoft Investigating Report of Phishing Hole in IE 7
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/031407-new-ie-7-bug-could.html
http://www.lugod.org/microsoft/?filter=ie

vista flaws
http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2007/02/running-vista-every-day.html
MS Watches as Vista Gets '0wn3d' by Rootkit
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1999241,00.asp
Blue Pill' Prototype Creates 100% Undetectable Malware
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1983037,00.asp
“Vista Security Model - A Big Joke”.
http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2007/02/vista-security-model-big-joke.html
Hacker, Microsoft duke it out over Vista design flaw
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=29


If you do not have firefox get it now and use it instead of internet explorer so you dont get any more spyware http://securitynewsfromthenet.blogspot.com/

Answer 2

Unlike most operating systems (Solaris, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD etc), Microsoft Windows operating systems are very prone to malware. The Windows security model has been improved slightly in Vista, but it is still playing catch up. You'll still need anti-virus software and to play the usual games with adware and spyware. Many of the "security" features touted by Windows Vista, such as Vista's "DRM" took just a few hours to crack.

http://www.alex-ionescu.com/?p=24

Answer 3

The new Vista, is the most safest OS released. It includes stronger firewalls, bitdefender, extra security features...and more.

All OS's are prone to viruses, malware, spyware, etc: Just obtain the right software, keep it updated, and ur gurd to go;)

Answer 4

i have a vista and there are so many security options and i have not got a single virus. on windows xp you are attacked by a spyware virus on average 4mins into your internet session without any anti-virus software. vista comes with windows defender and firewall and downloads updates automatically.

Answer 5

to answer your your question. Yes your pc will be prone to virus, like all o/s. it will be just a little harder for folks to write code that can avoid the more granular security od vista.

yes trojans are still available for vista

Answer 6

the thing is, as with all things microsoft they come with bugs, one guy claims to have already cracked vista, plus it is a rip of of mac OSX in a lot of ways, and although it has a lot of security features, they are largley marketing gimmicks that will offer protection but are no good on their own you need more protection than that, and i don't like they way they got rid of 16bit applications, grrr, that annoys me as i use them a lot.