According to foreign media reports, Microsoft's free anti-virus software Microsoft Security Essentials weekly statistics show that XP computers are more vulnerable to attacks than Vista computers, While Vista computers are less secure than Windows 7 computers.
Microsoft said it had downloaded more than 1.5 million times in the first week of Microsoft Security Essentials. Microsoft Security Essentials detected 535,752 Security issues in more than 4 million different PCs.
According to Microsoft statistics, Windows XP has exposed more security problems than Vista or Windows 7. The statistical chart shows the security problem rate of each computer ):
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Microsoft said, compared with the new operating system and service package SP) is generally safer.
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Microsoft also said that the number of PCs infected with malware in the United States is the largest, followed by China and Brazil.
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However, the major security threats to users in different countries are different. For example, the biggest security threat to PC users in the United States is the trojan virus. Chinese users are the easiest to install the potentially rogue software potentially unwanted software), while Brazilian users are vulnerable to Conficker and Taterf worms.
It is reported that MSE is a Windows Live OneCare upgrade product that can effectively defend against threats such as viruses and Trojans. However, MSE is only a basic anti-virus software and does not have firewall, backup, recovery, and other functions.