Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 17th Jul 2007 14:38 UTC, submitted by mikemuch
Windows "Way back in November 2006, when Windows Vista went from beta to RTM, Microsoft's Jim Allchin suggested that users might not need an antivirus program, thanks to the new OS's stronger security features. While the statement was subsequently clarified until it lost all its meaning, the question remains: Do Vista users really need an antivirus program running in the background at all times?"
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RE[3]: Design flaw in UAC
by BluenoseJake on Wed 18th Jul 2007 16:01 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Design flaw in UAC"
BluenoseJake
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2005-08-11

"How about Ollie Whitehouse of Symantec's security team"

Symantec is a bunch of vultures, living off the misery of others, I wouldn't trust his viewpoints, considering that Symantec is one of the companies that fought against patchguard, one of the stronger Security improvements MS made to Vista.

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