GordonGenius

June 20, 2011 at 2:01pm

I still use XP, it sucks compared to Windows 7. I can't wait till I save up enough dough to get an awesome new computer.

benjerome

May 23, 2011 at 10:38pm

I still use my XP computer. But i keep it offline and only have it online to update the software.

Other wise i keep it offline.

Lhot

May 16, 2011 at 7:44pm

I run Win XP Pro 32 bit....last time I has any type of infection was....well....NEVER...and anyone who takes MS's word on statistics...is just being silly  :/

Athlonite

May 16, 2011 at 4:54am

As long as PC's or Mac's or linux boxes remain dumb machines that have rely on even dummer users to make the right choice then there will never be an end to Viri and the like

 

99.9% of all infections are caused by stupid users

aarcane

May 16, 2011 at 1:37am

I'd like to see someone compare these numbers to similar numbers for linux desktops and servers.

reutnes

May 15, 2011 at 5:00pm

I'd like to know where they're getting their data.. considering XP has been around for almost a decade it's obvious it would have higher infection rates.  Hell, I work in a computer shop and sicne January 1st this year, we had 86 computers in for virus removal and only three of those were windows 7.  I don't think that's a significant figure though, because most of my clientele are older folks with old computers.

 

I'd rather see this figure being released by an actual AV company.

Bullwinkle J Moose

May 15, 2011 at 3:10pm

Quote:

infection rates for Windows 7 are five times lower than a fully patched machine running Windows XP SP3

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OBVIOUSLY!

Microsoft infects XP with their patches and service packs!

Try an "Illegal" copy of XP-SP2 without ANY patches using nothing more than AVG Antivirus, spybot & spywareblaster

You won't get any viruses in the first place!

Its criminal for Microsoft to make such claims to scare the ignorant public into buying their new spyware platform (Windows 7)

Microsoft has been caught lying about protecting our security so many times, they make dropbox look good

"we don't share personally identifiable bla bla bla"

go to cryptome.org and read the internal Microsoft documents about how they sell your personally identifiable data to Govt organizations

The only way they can sell personally identifiable data in the first place is because you bought a retail copy of Windows that became personally identifiable when you activated it

End Loser Licensing Agreements made though fraud are null and void!

fellowleo

May 15, 2011 at 1:56pm

Let me get this straight. Microsoft puts out a Microsoft report compiled by Microsoft empolyees (every single author listed works for Microsoft) that highlight the statement that a currently for sale Microsoft product is more safe compared to a no longer for sale but still widely used Microsoft product.

 

Does anyone see a problem with this at all?

maxeeemum

May 15, 2011 at 1:51pm

This is a report put out by Microsoft so take it for what its worth (an ad). I have been using XP since 2003 and have had very few problems. The problems were experienced early on too before SP2. I just am very careful with security (NIS). I have used Vista and Windows 7 but they are resource hogs compared to XP or Linux. I also prefer the way things are set up in XP vs Vista/W7.

Bottom line people are just more pc savey now. Most virus/malware are caused by poor choices made by the user.

 

Kinetic

May 15, 2011 at 12:49pm

Neat virus story: My nephew won some little Chinese iPod knock-off out of a claw machine last week, went to put some music on it, full of Trojans. Fun stuff. Luckily my AV detected it, stopped it, and crushed it.

dentaku

May 15, 2011 at 11:44am

I noticed that when Vista was released. People with Vista and Win7 machines are far less likely to have messed up computers.

ScytheNoire

May 15, 2011 at 10:45am

How are Apple's infection numbers doing in this same time frame? They've been getting worse, and their insecurities are horrible.

mls067

May 15, 2011 at 9:42am

I don't care what anyone says, since I have installed windows 7 on all my pc's in my home I have had virtually zero problems with any virus's and malware. This is with teenagers who dabble in the risky business of torrent downloads and "free" music.