RE: Vista Vulnerable to Malware from 2004

[Larry Seltzer <Larry () larryseltzer com>]

I don't get it. Why would anyone expect Vista to block these? It doesn't
come with anti-virus. 

Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
http://security.eweek.com/
http://blog.eweek.com/blogs/larry%5Fseltzer/
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larryseltzer () ziffdavis com 

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From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Fergie
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 6:50 PM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] Vista Vulnerable to Malware from 2004

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Via ZDnet UK.

[snip]

Microsoft's Vista may be vulnerable to at least three pieces of
widespread malware, two of which date back to 2004 , according to
security vendor Sophos.

At least three well-known Internet worms -- labelled Stratio-Zip,
Netsky-D and MyDoom-O by Sophos -- are able to execute on the OS,
according Sophos.

These worms comprise 39.7 percent of all malware currently in
circulation, according to the security vendor. The MyDoom and Netsky
variants were first detected back in 2004.

[snip]

More:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Vista_vulnerable_to_malware_fr
om_
2004/0,130061744,339272506,00.htm

- - ferg

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 Engineering Architecture for the Internet  fergdawg(at)netzero.net
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