While Vista has not been publicly released yet, Sophos has already determined that the operating system’s security can be breached by three different malware tools. More on this find below:

NEW YORK: Security systems vendor Sophos Plc. said there are at least three malware creations that can infect computer systems running on Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system. Two of these malware date back to 2004, said Sophos.

It said the three are internet worms — Stratio-Zip, Netsky-D and MyDoom-O — and are capable of executing on Vista. MyDoom and Netsky variants had come into circulation sometime in 2004.

Sophos said Vista’s Windows Mail Client is capable of blocking the worms, but systems running third party email clients or permitting web-based mail services like Yahoo are very much vulnerable. Sophos explained that Windows Mail Client can block these mass-mailers as it can detect double extensions.[more]

Tags: Malware, Computer Protection