Windows Antivirus: Vista vs XP
http://live.pirillo.com/ - Tuna wants to know: are you more vulnerable to viruses in Vista than in XP?
Since its Windows anything that’s written for Windows could potentially harm Vista as well as XP; however, Vista does things a little differently than XP in terms of how much access a program has.
Specifically Vista has UAC. In Microsoft’s mind "cancel or allow" is a layer of security, but most other people consider it an annoyance and turn it off.
The bottom line: run anti-virus software. If you don’t then you’re just as risk of infection as someone who is running an unprotected XP machine.
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7 Comments
Jaxim
June 2nd, 2007
at 12:41am
>most other people consider it an annoyance and turn it off.
“Most”? I would say that only a “few” like you actually turn it off. I believe MOST people leave it on and are thus protected much more than you think.
But I agree that everyone should still have some kind of antivirus software installed.
Jaxim
June 2nd, 2007
at 12:41am
>most other people consider it an annoyance and turn it off.
“Most”? I would say that only a “few” like you actually turn it off. I believe MOST people leave it on and are thus protected much more than you think.
But I agree that everyone should still have some kind of antivirus software installed.
Charbel Saad
June 3rd, 2007
at 3:01am
Well I’m one of the “few” people who turned off UAC, but I would like to ask you which antivirus would you prefer for Windows Vista? an anitivirus that is light yet effective and powerful.
Charbel Saad
June 3rd, 2007
at 3:01am
Well I’m one of the “few” people who turned off UAC, but I would like to ask you which antivirus would you prefer for Windows Vista? an anitivirus that is light yet effective and powerful.
leftystrat
June 3rd, 2007
at 1:33pm
I don’t use Vista, but it appears that the UAC is akin to a firewall (albeit a very chatty one) in earlier versions of Windows. I’m wondering if it’s any better.
I’m guessing not.
leftystrat
June 3rd, 2007
at 1:33pm
I don’t use Vista, but it appears that the UAC is akin to a firewall (albeit a very chatty one) in earlier versions of Windows. I’m wondering if it’s any better.
I’m guessing not.
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at 1:44am
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