Default Windows 7 less secure than Vista

[Noreen]

Windows 7 is less secure out-of-the box than Vista, despite Redmond's protestations to the contrary, a top security firm has claimed.

Trend Micro said that the default configurations of Windows 7 are less secure than Vista. Raimund Genes, CTO of Trend Micro, said that Windows 7 had sacrificed security for useability - at least for default configurations.....................

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/10/win7_vista_security/

[Rik]

Here we go again, I fear.

[Glenn]

So just how is Vista, that tells you that there is no AV installed, any safer that W7 that doesn't tell you? They both don't have it.

[bobleslie]

Just another  anti-virus competitor gobbing off at Microsoft's expence. 

[psp83]

Just another  anti-virus competitor gobbing off at Microsoft's expence. 

I agree, its getting very old and very boring now.

imo, they are just jealous microsoft actually made a great OS.

[Gary]

Its probably to do with the UAC control for one

[Sebby]

Just another  anti-virus competitor gobbing off at Microsoft's expence. 

Sure it is.

[Den]

 

[Niall]

Someone is trying to make a few more sales before christmas me thinks. Either that or he's just a helpful bloke with rather coincidental timing