Secure Windows Vista before the virus wave

The tricks of hackers and security weapons in the new generation Windows operating system are what everyone participates in the Microsoft Information Technology Forum in Spain this week.

Windows Vista security is one of the most worrisome issues for US software vendors. Their operating system will be faced with countless online " battles " against dangerous software, simply because it is a new land for virus writers and hackers to try.

Army Roberts, Microsoft 's enterprise and technology security manager, said that online banks have not been able to completely terminate phishing, but many new features in Vista will reduce the likelihood of system users falling into traps. .

Some experts recognized Vista has made significant progress, more effective operations, but Marcus Murray, a security advisor to TrueSec AB (USA), stressed that people should not think all is perfect.

According to Roberts, some security features were included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, including data enforcement mechanisms, mobilizing both software and hardware capabilities to avoid damage from attacks. deny service caused.

Meanwhile, Windows Defender antispyware program will combine with Vista through Internet Explorer 7 browser. In addition, the account protection function in Vista allows for greater control over each person's access.

In the speech " Why can I hack your Windows network in a day, " Murray demonstrated the ability to access the system after downloading several GUI GUI tools. One of them is Trojan creation and management software.

After automatically installing on your computer via e-mail, Trojans allow Murray to control the entire system and install a variety of other malicious programs to perform tasks such as keyboard character detection (key logging ). A pop up in the lower right corner of Murray's computer screen shows the words "A new victim has appeared".

" Today, almost anyone can become a hacker ," he said. " On average 10% of users fall into the trap of e-mail fraud and more than 70% of computers are running some kind of malicious software ."

Although anti-virus technology works positively, many Trojans are difficult to detect. Recently, three Dutch young people were accused of illegally controlling up to 1.5 million computers thanks to the new version of the wizard when the old malware was detected by the antivirus program.

Virus-makers are paying more attention to finance rather than proving their " intelligence ". " This will change the way we protect users ," Roberts said. " It is not pleasant at all because you will always be prepared to deal with potential risks ."

This week, Microsoft also reaffirmed that Windows Vista will be HD DVD compatible and does not support Blu-ray technology.

The software group claims to have leaned towards Toshiba even though more and more studios in Hollywood support the format Sony leads.

However, Microsoft acknowledges that the first version of Windows Vista does not yet support HD DVD, but the company will soon provide this format at the appropriate time after Vista launches.