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Yes, Windows 7 Needs Antivirus Software
Doug Caverly
Staff Writer
2009-11-04
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More confirmation came yesterday that it is, quite simply, a terrible idea to leave a Windows 7 computer running without antivirus protection. Chester Wisniewski, a Senior Security Advisor at Sophos Canada, found that the operating system is vulnerable to all sorts of stuff.
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Wisniewski put Windows 7 and its User Account Control tech to the test by exposing a machine to ten viruses. Without UAC active, two of the ten were stopped. UAC (at its default settings) then just kept an additional one from wreaking havoc.
These results are, of course, not exemplary - no one would ever buy security software that lets 70 percent of the bad stuff through. Heck, something like that couldn't even be given away.
Still, since Windows 7's UAC isn't actually security software and hasn't been marketed as such, the results may not be much to worry about, either. Just about everyone, from tech experts to grandmas using AOL, understands that something extra is necessary to keep a computer safe.
Consider this an FYI, then, and, whether you're trying to spare an old computer the extra burden or simply feeling adventurous, continue to resist the urge to do ill-advised, no-protection experiments.
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Doug is a staff writer for SecurityProNews, InternetFinancialNews, SearchNewz, and WebProNews.
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