Antivirus software for Vista is not secure

Anti-virus software for Windows Vista failed in tests to find and kill popular viruses on the Internet today.

Microsoft 's pet product and the product that is considered to have the highest compatibility with Vista - Windows Live OneCare - cannot perform its function properly.

Even Virus Bulletin found out that Live OneCare left more viruses and malicious code than any other software involved in the test.

Windows Live oneCare 1.5 was released on the same day as Vista also uses a scan engine similar to other antivirus software for Vista.

OneCare blocks 100% of macro virus strains in tests. However, this security software has overlooked many of the viruses that are spreading on the Internet, malicious code lines .

Live OneCare identifies and blocks about 99.1% of known viruses and malware. This software missed about 37 malicious code in the tests.

Other software failed in Virus Bulletin tests including G-Data AntiVirusKit, McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.51 and Norman Virus Control 5.90.

To be certified as safe and pass the Bulletin Virus tests, anti-virus software must identify and prevent 100% of malicious programs used during testing.

" Our experiment was carried out with viruses and malicious code running on the Internet today ," said John Hawes, technical consultant of Virus Bulletin.

" Although it has been greatly improved, Vista cannot block malicious code without the help of security products ."

OneCare's Jo Wickremasinghe - Product Manager for Windows Live, said: " We are working on specific methods and results of Virus Bulletin testing to ensure Windows Live OneCare performs better than its mission in the Future trials, and the most important thing now is that we must continue to develop research to further improve Windows Live oneCare ".

On January 30, when he announced the launch of Vist, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates confirmed that this version of the operating system is safer than any other operating system.

Microsoft has been starting Vista's development process since 2001. In the process, the world's No. 1 software company has also delayed its launch several times due to strengthening its anti-malware security. for the operating system.

Hoang Dung