Microsoft: Win8.1 is safer, but Win10 will be more secure.

Computer store news: Microsoft Windows has been the preferred target for global malware, mainly because Windows is the number one desktop operating system, but Microsoft released the latest The version of the operating system will reverse this situation. The data collected by Microsoft (also included in the latest Security Intelligence report) shows that Windows 8.1 has the lowest malware infection rate relative to other Windows versions on the market.

Chart comparisons for the third and fourth quarters of 2014, Windows 8.1 performed well. While Windows Vista is not good enough for malware infections, Microsoft says machines running older versions of Windows are more susceptible to infection.

Microsoft explains how to analyze data:

 The normalization of data means that each version of Windows infection rate is calculated to be the same number of computers per version. For comparison, for example, comparing 1000 Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) base systems and 1000 Windows 8.1 base systems in the fourth quarter of 2014, we can see that 5.2 Windows Vista base systems are infected by malware, while the relative only 1.3. The Windows 8.1 base system is infected. ”

& ldquo; Calculated as a percentage equivalent of 0.52% of Windows Vista base systems (5.2/1000 * 100 = 0.52) and 0.13% of Windows 8.1 base systems (1.3/1000 * 100). ”

The updated version of Windows 10 uses an improved anti-malware protection mechanism. Windows 8.1 installs Windows Defender by default, a full-featured security solution that provides anti-malware and real-time protection, and Windows Vista and Windows 7 users need to manually install such software. Microsoft also provided them with free Microsoft Security Software (Security Essentials), but it also requires manual installation.

At the same time, Windows 8.1 integrates security features such as the SmartScreen filter, which prevents malicious applications from launching on Windows and Internet Explorer, and User Account Control (UAC), ensuring that applications cannot be launched with administrator privileges unless Specially allowed.

Microsoft's next-generation operating system, Win10, will be released this summer, and new security systems will bring more new security features.