Biggest malware threats still work on Vista - bit-tech.net Forums

Da Dego · 30th Nov 2006, 18:45

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/11...orks_on_vista/

Nikumba · 30th Nov 2006, 19:13

They might be the biggest threats in Nov but then again Vista did go Gold at the start of november meaning MS would be unable to fix the bugs at the time of release of Vista, unless an update has been released.

I will have to check mine when back at home

Kimbie

DXR_13KE · 30th Nov 2006, 21:31

lets see if this is limited to malwares and not viruses and trojans.

Cthippo · 1st Dec 2006, 01:17

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Of course, a little further study yields that most of these exploits prey on the (dys)functionality of Internet Explorer 7, and have little to do with the OS itself.

If MS had not made the decision to fully integrate their browser into the OS this would be less of a problem. Granted, no browser is completly secure, but by giving that program greater access to the OS they have made the problem worse.

lepre · 1st Dec 2006, 10:55

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anyway i ordered a macbook

trailblazer · 1st Dec 2006, 12:01

I started a thread on this yesterday, but it kind of flew under the radar I guess. Anyway, I don't think any OS can be completely secure, as it's difficult to mitigate against the actions of the user, like for example opening attachements on emails that contain trojans and phishing scams. One of the good things about the MS os is that they work with just about any application out there. That's one of the weaknesses, as applications can make a system vulnerable. As has been said before, the only secure sytem is one thats switched off! Most of us are going to use our own preferred apps for email etc, so it sounds like the same old same old.

Djpuk · 1st Dec 2006, 13:07

Malware...I am more concerned that Vista has a virgin IP stack that is completely unproven in the wild as yet, that has the potential to be really scary.
As trailblazer rightly says you can only protect so much before the actions of the user overide your best coded intentions anyway.
I think MS will always lose the battle when it comes to security, nothing written cannot be cracked at some point, it just happens quicker with windows as it is the most attractive target.

30th Nov 2006, 18:45	#1
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30th Nov 2006, 21:31	#3
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1st Dec 2006, 10:55	#5
lepre Supermodder Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Italy \| brescia Posts: 256	-__- anyway i ordered a macbook __________________ Teh Case coming soon............maybe (well...by now it's just a lian li a05b )

1st Dec 2006, 13:07	#7
Djpuk Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Near Ipswich Posts: 93	Malware...I am more concerned that Vista has a virgin IP stack that is completely unproven in the wild as yet, that has the potential to be really scary. As trailblazer rightly says you can only protect so much before the actions of the user overide your best coded intentions anyway. I think MS will always lose the battle when it comes to security, nothing written cannot be cracked at some point, it just happens quicker with windows as it is the most attractive target. __________________ I wish I hadn't said that!

30th Nov 2006, 19:13	#2
Nikumba Supermodder Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Dark Place Posts: 371	They might be the biggest threats in Nov but then again Vista did go Gold at the start of november meaning MS would be unable to fix the bugs at the time of release of Vista, unless an update has been released. I will have to check mine when back at home Kimbie

1st Dec 2006, 12:01	#6
trailblazer Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: uk Posts: 131	I started a thread on this yesterday, but it kind of flew under the radar I guess. Anyway, I don't think any OS can be completely secure, as it's difficult to mitigate against the actions of the user, like for example opening attachements on emails that contain trojans and phishing scams. One of the good things about the MS os is that they work with just about any application out there. That's one of the weaknesses, as applications can make a system vulnerable. As has been said before, the only secure sytem is one thats switched off! Most of us are going to use our own preferred apps for email etc, so it sounds like the same old same old.