Windows 7 Easily Deflects First Security Attack
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- Written on: September 9th, 2009
Microsoft is reporting today that the “Tear-drop attack” sample code that was claimed to successfully crash Windows 7 remotely can’t touch Microsoft’s upcoming golden child.
It seems that the person who was testing the code tested it on a release candidate version of Windows 7. The release candidate was impacted by the security problem, however Microsoft responded in their bulletin that the final release of Windows 7 (pressed to DVDs in July) is not impacted by the flaw.
This is the first specific example of a security threat impacting Windows Vista that was preemptively blocked by Windows 7.
I am sure there will be other exposed threats that will impact Windows 7, but this victory comes just in time for 7’s October 22nd release. Windows 7 is expected to be the most advanced operating system on the planet (a claim that Apple is making in their music on hold right now about Snow Leopard).
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Good news for 7. I’m not an enthusiast when it comes to MS systems. Every month they release about 3 to 5 crucial patches. I think the same will be with the new 7 Windows. I hope not but these pesky hackers will do anything to find errors.