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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about infection rates focus on malware infection statistics across different Windows versions. Topics include rising infection rates on Windows Vista after its first service pack ended support, comparisons showing Windows 7 having significantly lower infection rates than Windows XP, and the impact of security updates like the Autorun feature change in 2011 which reduced infections on XP and Vista. The content references Microsoft's Security Intelligence Reports and malware removal tool data to highlight how newer operating systems and security patches affect infection rates.
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VIDEO "Leaving Us Here to Die": Prisoners Plea for Release, Protection Amid Skyrocketing Infection Rates
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Windows Vista Windows Vista infection rates climb, says Microsoft
Microsoft said that a skew toward more exploits on Windows Vista can be attributed to the demise of support for the operating system's first service pack. read more Link Removed- News
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Windows Vista Windows Vista Infection Rates Climb, Says Microsoft
Microsoft said that a skew toward more exploits on Windows Vista can be attributed to the demise of support for the operating system's first service pack. Link Removed- News
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Windows Vista Windows Vista infection rates climb, says Microsoft
Computerworld - Microsoft said last week that a skew toward more exploits on Windows Vista can be attributed to the demise of support for the operating system's first service pack. Link Removed- News
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Autorun-Related Malware Declines and the June 2011 Security Bulletin Release
Hello there. First off, I’d like to share some news regarding the updates we made to the Autorun feature in Security Advisory 967940, which we released in February 2011. The advisory made changes to how Autorun handles “non-shiny” media (eg., USB thumb drives). The change was...- News
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Windows 7 Infection Rate Lower Than Windows XP
Newer is better. More...- News
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Report: Windows 7 almost five times more secure than XP
Windows 7 is four to five times less vulnerable to malware infections than is Windows XP. Those are the findings of Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence Report ( PDF ), which detailed in depth the state of software vulnerabilities, exploits, security breaches, and malware in 2010. Overall...- News
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Report: Windows 7 almost five times more secure than XP
Infection rates for Windows 7 is about four to five times less than for Windows XP, according to Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence Report. Link Removed - Invalid URL- News
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Report: Windows 7 almost five times more secure than XP
Infection rates for Windows 7 is about four to five times less than for Windows XP, according to Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence Report. Link Removed- News
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Windows 7's malware infection rate climbs, XP's falls
Computerworld - Data released today by Microsoft showed that Windows 7's malware infection rate climbed by more than 30% during the second half of 2010, even as the infection rate of the 10-year-old Windows XP fell by more than 20%. Link Removed- News
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Windows 7 Windows 7 RTM and Vista SP2, Not XP SP3, the Apex of Security
Link Removed - Invalid URL When it comes down to bulletproofing systems, users should always opt for the latest releases of the Windows client. Volume eight of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIRv8) makes this perfectly clear, per the Operating System Trends analysis performed by...- whoosh
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