Malware breaks Win 7 UAC defenses
section: windows, for your questions: KezNews forum, 7.11.2009
Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversA recently conducted test by malware researchers reveals that eight out of ten malware samples used in the test, successfully bypassed Windows 7’s default UAC (user access control) settings.
The findings were also confirmed by a separate test done by another company, with an emphasis on how one of the most popular scareware variants bypassed Windows 7’s default UAC’s settings as well.
On October 22nd, we settled in at SophosLabs and loaded a full release copy of Windows 7 on a clean machine. We configured it to follow the system defaults for User Account Control (UAC) and did not load any anti-virus software.
We grabbed the next 10 unique samples that arrived in the SophosLabs feed to see how well the newer, more secure version of Windows and UAC held up. Unfortunately, despite Microsoft’s claims, Windows 7 disappointed just like earlier versions of Windows. The good news is that, of the freshest 10 samples that arrived, 2 would not operate correctly under Windows 7.
The findings are in fact not surprising, since the main problem with Windows 7’s UAC lies in the over-expectation of the average end user. Just like free antivirus software relying entirely on signatures based scanning only, the over-expectation of Windows 7’s UAC may in fact fool a large number of users that third-party security software is not a necessity.
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Comments(6)
counting your friends i see,,,7 is a mixed breed...xp with vista interface, left out
code...go bangers
rather it is vista service pack iii, paid service pack iii, if 2stupid 4 a loader
i would never trust anything put out by a company like sophos for any reason.
they increase the security, users complain (too many prompts). they loosen up the
security, users complain (not secure). i'd say to ms, damned if you do, damned if you
don't
well, it is still a million times more secure than a mac.
win7 is great...
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By clittylicker on 08.11.2009 - 09:11