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How safe is Vista, really?
Moore tells eWeek, "Look at how a hacker gets access to the driver: Right now I'm working on Microsoft's automated process to get Metasploit-certified. It [only] costs $500." Joanna Rutkowska a security researcher for COSEINC adds, "Until Microsoft or some security vendor concocts a black list for buggy drivers Vista is potential toast."
When, if ever, will we end the age of rootkits? Vista's tighter security was supposed to save us from ourselves, but it has only succeeded at being annoying at best, and at worst has become a punchline for Apple's commercials.
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Subscribe to commentsRicoMar 16th 2007 7:34PM
vista is much more secure than windows xp, i'd give it about 3-4 months for these vista-bashing posts to stop
dukeMar 16th 2007 8:40PM
Rico: really? i see it had 3~4 months of lifetime, before microsoft admit it to stockholders that in fact, vista is doa.
On the other hand, 3 days of lifetime on my machine, what a dreadful experience..
spencer.rMar 16th 2007 9:06PM
*sighs* They don't tell you that you can have that Vista Certified mark instantly revoked at any time if anyone comes across evidence of foul play...and that vista machines are updated on their malware software list on a daily basis. Rootkits possible? yes. with this system? hell no, not unless a LOT of people look the other way and don't do their jobs. Not the OS's fault.
I'm getting mind numbingly sick of the anti-vista posts here. it's NOT the next windows ME. It's a major step forward that a LOT of the tech community have banked on BEING the next ME, so in spite of Microsoft doing MOST things (removing Local Policy editor on home versions? WHAT?!) right... tech communities seem hell bent on bashing vista everywhere they see it.
MarkMar 16th 2007 9:31PM
I know this may seem like a shocking observation but this blog isn't called "Microsucks" or any other half-witty variation of Microsoft's name. Vista is a great OS and a good step forward. You people never seem satisfied, some of you are complaining that you can no longer write your own drivers, others are complaining that Microsoft lets anyone but Microsoft choose the hardware that Vista can run on. With the freedom of PCs you run some risks. Stop picking at what could potentially happen if hell froze over, and start reporting on actual news.
ClntBrtnMar 16th 2007 10:53PM
Best four comments, ever. Except for the second one.
ScottMar 17th 2007 7:55AM
Agreed, agreed. I, too, am sick of the half-assed anti-Microsoft stories that do nothing but perpetuate half-truths and outright lies. It's sooooo boring...
Robin JacksonMar 17th 2007 11:48AM
It amazes me that any posts critical of MS are automatically seen as "bashing." If someone has had a bad experience w/ Vista then they should be allowed to express that openly. Contrary to popular belief, most people try to give things a fair shake. If Vista were worth the $499 SRP for ultimate I'm sure we would see raves from our peers and from the consumer market. The reality is is that this is WAY closer to ME than fill-in-the-blank.
AlicMar 19th 2007 4:46PM
It doesn't matter what you do there will always someone or something out there who is trying to get into your stuff... and making things more secure will only last for a little amount of time because those hackers WILL find their way through.....