Vista's security "much better" than XP

Earlier this week reviewers from CRN found that Vista was riddled with security holes and was just as good at defending itself as its predecessor Windows XP.

The wire said the CRN report was unfair particularly as it seems to hold the operating system to task for not shipping with AV software.

"Faulting an AV-less Vista for not stopping viruses is a bit like faulting a door without a lock for opening when the handle is twisted. Any business that is deploying Vista (or XP) without an antivirus solution is, of course, out of its mind," Ars Technica said.

Vista's Windows Defender and User Account Control, which should both help stop forms of malware other than viruses, the report said.

Its own tests show that while Vista does not stop some malware, it at least tells the user that something bad is happening in time for the user to stop it.

Other tests carried out by CRN were also equally questionable as it was unclear if some the exploited targeted Vista or IE7. CRN ignored buffer overflows, which has been addressed well in Vista, the report said.

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