Microsoft: over 50 percent of Windows 7 unprotected machines aren't running any AV

[Matsuda]

 

 

Windows 7 is still the most widely used version of Windows in the world, and was the primary casualty of the recent NotPetya and WannaCry outbreaks.

 

Despite its popularity as a target, by far the biggest reason for Windows 7 machines being classed as not "protected" in Microsoft's telemetry data is that they don't run any antivirus. Microsoft's graph compares four main reasons why Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 aren't protected.

 

For Windows Vista and Windows 7, over 50 percent of unprotected machines aren't running any AV. The remainder have AV installed, but it's either switched off or doesn't have up-to-date virus signatures.

By comparison, the main reason Windows 10 machines were unprotected was out-of-date signatures or the AV was snoozed, while Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 were mostly unprotected because the AV product was turned off. Microsoft notes a possible explanation for Windows 8/8.1 is that several malware families are capable of switching off anti-malware products.

The graph says nothing about what proportion of users on each version of Windows are unprotected. In 2013 Microsoft reported that 24 percent of Windows PCs weren't protected by up-to-date antivirus.
 

Back then, Microsoft encouraged Windows users to install one of several third-party products in addition to its own for protection. Today it's had to publicly reaffirm several timesthat it really does believe a "healthy antivirus ecosystem" is what's best for Windows 10 security.

 

 

 

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[steven36]

LOL  so much for all the hype Microsoft dont spy on windows 7  users ..I try too explain this on  gHacks in the comments that  now the updates for windows 7 are cumulative and now there backporting telemetry from windows 10 so unless you use a ip sniffer  you don't know what Windows 7 is doing in the background  and Martin got mad and deleted my post. He dont like the fact all these peoples Tinfoil hat are broken and all that hype about Windows 7 being better for privacy is based on before windows 7 got  cumulative updates it's not present reality for the people who trust Windows 7 and do nothing on there own to block Microsoft's data sucker . 

[SPECTRUM]

telemetry exist since Windows XP (probably in Windows 98SE too), even without updates/service packs, and is related with WER technologies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Error_Reporting

[steven36]

6 hours ago, SPECTRUM said:

telemetry exist since Windows XP

Some People didn't trust  XP Or Windows 98 ether

 

Win-XP Search Assistant silently downloads files Apr 2002

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/04/11/winxp_search_assistant_silently_downloads/

How NSA access was built into Windows September 1999

https://www.heise.de/tp/features/How-NSA-access-was-built-into-Windows-3444341.html

NSA Collects MS Windows Error Information August 1, 2017

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/08/nsa_collects_ms.html

 

actually you suppose too had been too able opt out of  telemetry  in Windows 7 and 8.1 witch XP or Windows 98 never had this feature  but this isn't the case anymore even if you turn off windows updates in Windows 7 and 8.1 It still be calling home too mama they use windows update too check every program you open certificate etc.

 

Microsoft wants to control people who use there software this what they said in 2010

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Here’s what Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Trustworthy Computing was quoted as saying (by multiple sources, at a conference in Berlin) in 2010:

Infected computers should be quarantined from the Internet, and PCs should have to prove themselves clean with a digital health certificate in order to access the Internet.

Now they are doing it, and my friend is right to raise an alarm.

 

More and more computers cannot run anything except a “signed” operating system – signed by Microsoft or the hardware manufacturer. In other words, if they haven’t given the A-OK that what you’re using is as it should be, you get cut off. Moreover, the “we certify it or what you bought won’t work” extends to every program you run.

 

This is already inside any computer that is sold as “Ready for Windows 8.” When you install Windows 8, these capabilities are automatically activated.

 

Once that’s done, you will need major computer skills to wipe it off your machine and install something better.

 

What this all means is that, in the not too distant future – if you use a Windows machine – you might be limited to a small selection of pre-approved, pre-sanitized, privacy-questionable programs.

 

https://www.freemansperspective.com/microsoft-spying/

They think anyone who don't run a Antivirus computers should not be allowed on the internet and they been thinking that for a long time .

 

My daily driver PC is a old AMD processor before they put spy chips in AMD, fact is Intel had them much longer than AMD did. Now it's no longer just a OS problem  it's a baked into you're hardware problem too and Linux users cant even escape it unless they use old hardware.

[pc71520]

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Microsoft: over 50 percent of Windows 7 unprotected machines aren't running any AV.

Pretty impressive, isn't it?

[namek]

I'm in that 50% ;D