Windows Vista to bankrupt many spyware outfits

NathanE

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I knew this already but it's nice to see the wider technology media are beginning to pick up on some positive sides to Vista recently:

http://news.com.com/2100-1029_3-6050733.html?part=rss&tag=6050733&subj=news

"The spyware threat will definitely shrink or shrivel" as Vista gets adopted, said John Pescatore, an analyst with Gartner. "We got a handle on spam. It still gets through, but it is such a small percentage now, we know how to deal with what gets through. That same thing will happen to spyware. It will be under control."
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Every new version of Windows offers some security improvements, but Vista more so, said Rob Enderle, an analyst with the Enderle Group. "Vista, because it was pretty much conceived during the toughest times for Microsoft with regards to malicious software, has the most protection in it compared to any of their platforms," he said.
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I just hope they are low-level changes rather than simply services running which attempt to block the malware.

I'm assuming the former from what I've read.
 
So this "three layers of protection" is limited default account privileges, IE 7 and Defender (aka Microsoft/Giant antispyware).

Sure it's all good news for Joe Public who doesn't understand the implications of spyware/mallware and gets this built in. Personally I'm a little bit more interested in whether all these built in 'goodies' may turn my gaming pc into something only fit for desktop work. However it may well be a while before I switch...wait for the major bugs to be ironed out and check to see if that new game I wanted will actually run on my existing OS.
 
I welcome the extra spyware protection in Vista as I have been infected by spyware in the past and it's not nice :(

It sucks that you have to have an arsenal of 'tools' at your disposal like in my case where I have half a dozen that I regularly use!
 
God some of you guys are right suckers of course they would say that they're trying to flog it arent they and its all free publicity. If you think all these nasty chaps with their spyware and viruses wont find ways round it all, you've got another think coming. I hope its all true believe me but somehow i think not :cool:
 
My opinion is that OneCare/Windows Defender will ceast to exist in about 18 months time. I believe that once Vista is "out there" per se, Microsoft will have realised they've "overkilled" the malware problem. Anti-spyware products just won't be needed in the same numbers that they are today because the amount of malware prevention in Vista is greatly increased. For instance, only signed code can be placed into the various Registry "auto-start" (and other) locations that malware always rely on. IE7's "Protected Mode" runs the browser in what is effectively a sandbox that seperates it from the rest of the system. So it could have more holes than swiss cheese (it won't) and still not compromise security. IE will go from being the "least secure" to "most" secure browser, literally, over night.
 
As I say, its great if its true, but the whole world and their uncles are going to be hitting the doors down :eek:
 
I'd like to believe this is true. Undoubtedly though there'll be something inserted by MS to sell us things based on our surfing/watching/listening habits, make sure we're not using naughty pirate versions of windows, make sure we're upgrading our machines without paying them more money etc. that someone will latch onto and exploit.
 
[HB]Rugrat said:
I'd like to believe this is true. Undoubtedly though there'll be something inserted by MS to sell us things based on our surfing/watching/listening habits, make sure we're not using naughty pirate versions of windows, make sure we're upgrading our machines without paying them more money etc. that someone will latch onto and exploit.
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So Microsoft is a spyware vendor now are they? News to me :eek: That load of drivel is certainly not "undoubtable". I can doubt it very easily.
 
Hmm I think they're being overconfident. Once Vista's out in the big wide world, it will only be a matter of time before people find holes in it.
 
there'll always be new different types of spyware, as the prevention gets more advanced, the people making the problems in the first place get more educated and pierce more holes :(
 
Further research has been done by some organisation and they concluded that Vista is going to "significantly shrink the aftermarket for antispyware and desktop firewalls".
 
NathanE said:
Further research has been done by some organisation and they concluded that Vista is going to "significantly shrink the aftermarket for antispyware and desktop firewalls".
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Great news if it is accurate, not that I need that extra protection myself ;)
 
Slam62 said:
something tells me it aint gonna be quite as secure as they tell you :rolleyes:
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Well obviously not, because it's a desktop OS with an exceptionally large computer illiterate user base. As with any OS, the user sitting at the desk is always going to be the weakest link. But assuming the security features Microsoft has instilled into Vista aren't delibrately or inadvertantly disabled then it will perform very well.
 
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