When there is action that requires administrator privileges, Windows Vista asks for confirmation before it is done and if there is no confirmation, it can be expected, that it was the work of malware.
When a program writes to the forbidden areas like HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in the registry or the program files folder on drive C, the feature files and Registry Virtualization will direct the data to a secure area for the user in question. This area is called virtual store (on drive C), so that does not affect the system as a whole.
In windows vista also included technology advanced data protection that reduces the risk of data seen by users who are not eligible. One of the benefits of this feature is on the case of a stolen notebook. Thieves notebooks will not be able to see the information available on the notebook, because windows vista using full-volume encryption to prevent disk access to files by other operating systems. Encryption key is stored on a special chip that meets the specifications of the Trusted Platform Model (TPM) v1.2. In the notebook, this encryption is used for both the hibernation file and user data.
Additional factors are given security on IE 7. This new browser to add protection against malicious websites and malware, mainly against phishing and spoofing action. Anti-phishing feature works by blocking access to sites on the Microsoft database that is considered dangerous and known marks secure sites with the link the site certificate. When the user opens a protected site with SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), the address in the address bar is highlighted and the user can check the validity of the security certificate on the site.
Users now can also clean all the data in the cache with a single click - features that have been introduced by Netscape in the latest version.
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