● 07.21.11

●● Windows Still Designed for Insecurity

Posted in Microsoft, Security, Windows at 7:25 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Summary: New reports about bad Windows security

ONE OF OUR readers said that “Vista/Windows 7 are remote rooted through bluetooth” according to a report which says that “Windows laptops are configured to … turn on Bluetooth when the computer’s wireless Internet component is active or searching for networks (which, for many machines, is all the time).” CNET is meanwhile naming Windows in relation to malware. It quotes/attributes this to Google:

The malware only affects computers running the Windows operating system, according to a post by Google engineer Matt Cutts. Systems can be tested by running a Web search for any word, he said.

At Google, not many people are using Windows and within a few years it is possible that almost nobody will use Windows. It sure seems like Android takes over not only phones (even at Apple’s expense) but also tablets. We provided new links earlier. █

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