Microsoft's Allchin: Vista won't need antivirus

Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin has suggested that some Vista users will not need to run any third-party antivirus software.

Allchin made the comments in a telephone conference with reporters on Wednesday, according to betanews.com. He said that while there was no way of knowing that security perfection had been achieved in Vista, he was confident enough in the operating system to let his seven-year-old use a locked down version without antivirus.

https://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,61966976,00.htm

 

The funny thing is that I've practically not run with anti-virus for the past (countless) number of years.  As I always say, security is only as strong as the weakest link.  If you safeguard your home to death but give your house key out randomly, that's not very secure, is it?  In the same way with computers, the weakest link is usually (unfortunately) between the chair and the computer.  Be smart -- you'll notice a huge improvement in security almost immediately.  ;-)

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