Welcome Vista with malware

On November 30, Microsoft touted Vista as a new version with high security features, but on the day that Vista was released a security company that detected malware in the number of releases could be harmful. computers running this operating system.

Sophos PLC has detected three viruses via e-mail that may harm Vista customers (who are using a third-party e-mail client). While Vista clients use Stratio-Zip, Netsky-D, My-Doom-O, the malware's malpractice has overcome Vista's defenses when users receive infected messages via an e-service. Web-based mail.

Sophos said: ' Stratio-Zip has been at the top of Sophos's malware list which has affected users in the month at a figure of 33.3% in the release, combined with these 3 new viruses that have increased the rate This number is 39.7% throughout the month .

Although the malware Sophos found in this negligence via e-mail, the customers will not be affected. Another researcher said so.

Mikko Hypponen, a researcher at the F-secure group, said: " The security that Vista adds will protect users ." If a client opens a file that contains infected malware, Vista will warn and ask the user before allowing the malware to commit malicious behavior. He wrote in an e-mail that: 'There are many examples for malware that will definitely not be able to invade your computer unless it is authorized by the user itself '.

Sophos welcomed Vista's security enhancements and said that replacing third-party applications for customers would certainly be open to hackers.

However, other antivirus companies do not think so. McAfee Inc has raised the importance of changes in the operating system, it said that Vista is less secure than previous versions of Windows. Symantec said that they also found vulnerabilities in Vista's network software, which are less stable than Windows XP.