Symantec: Vista Blocks Almost All Malware, For Now

Legendkiller · Mar 1, 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20070228/tc_zd/202104;_ylt=A0WTcUxd7uZFz_YAUhfw7rEF

On Wednesday, Symantec Security Response released several whitepapers on security in Windows Vista, concluding that the operating system isn't secure, just more secure. The paper also noted that the 64-bit version of Vista adds an additional security features.

The main paper, titled "Microsoft Windows Vista and Security", is a bit long but eminently readable; the supporting papers are for technologists only. In short, Symantec's researchers concluded that Vista isn't a secure operating system – just more secure than previous versions. While many existing malware threats can't install under Vista, Symantec anticipates malware authors will quickly adapt.

The paper identifies three main areas for examination. "Generic exploit mitigation" includes Data Execution Prevention (introduced in Windows XP) along with other less well-known technologies. Driver signing and the controversial PatchGuard technology come under "Kernel integrity". And the catch-all "System integrity and user-mode defenses" holds everything from User Account Control to Windows Defender to Automatic Updates.
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White-Papers:http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/theme.jsp?themeid=vista_research

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