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The tag 'windows 7 immunity' refers to discussions about Windows 7's relative resistance to specific malware threats, such as the Alureon rootkit. In a forum thread, users note that Windows 7 was almost immune to Alureon, which caused severe issues for Windows XP SP3 users, including rendering infected PCs unbootable. Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool cleaned over 350,000 Alureon infections, but only 3.5% of those were on Windows 7, highlighting the operating system's stronger security posture against this particular threat. The tag covers topics of malware immunity, rootkit protection, and comparisons between Windows versions.
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    Windows 7 Almost Immune to the Alureon Rootkit A nightmare for XP SP3 users

    7 is almost immune to a piece of malware that has proven a real nightmare to users running older versions of the Windows client. Windows XP SP3 customers particularly have been hit extremely hard by Alureon, a rootkit that failed to play nice with a Windows kernel update and ended up rendering...
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    • alureon rootkit malicious software removal tool microsoft malware protection center windows 7 immunity
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    • Forum: Windows News
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