| Symantec admits Vista is safer than older Windows editions |
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| Friday, 02 March 2007 | |
 Symantec admits Vista is safer than older Windows editions
Security application maker Symantec has said in a statement that the recently launched Microsoft Windows Vista operating system is definitely safer than its predecessors. However, the company added that the Vista OS remains vulnerable to attack from legacy malicious code. This is part of the report prepared by the company after dissecting security in the Vista OS. Symantec wanted to see if the new features introduced in Vista could protect against risks posed by legacy malicious code. The results of the tests showed that the percentage of successful attacks against Vista using existing malicious code is low. However, they did found out that some threats can still execute and survive within the new Vista security model. The company said that about 3% of existing back doors and about 4% of existing keyloggers can successfully be installed on a Vista system and survive a reboot without any modifications to the code. |
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