The biggest insecure Windows 7 is from third-party software such as Flash

On the past Tuesday, Microsoft released the "Monthly Security Patch," which does not cover Windows 7 related patches. Of the 15 bug fixes, none of them involved the Windows 7 operating system.

When Microsoft released Windows 7, the company claimed that Windows 7 is the safest operating system in history. But is Windows 7 really as secure as Microsoft said?

As we all know, Microsoft has spent a lot of effort on the security of Windows XP, but last year's Conficker virus still spread, with 7 million infected Windows computers.

With the patching of Windows vulnerabilities, hackers have found that the most widely used software in the Windows operating system, such as Flash Player and other browser plug-ins, QuickTime and Java, is also the best place to launch an attack. .

Dave Aitel, technical director of security company Immunity, said that Windows 7 is by far the most secure operating system released by Microsoft, but whether it is really safe enough is not known.

At present, security experts have made great progress in the security of Windows PC core operating system technology. However, with the popularity of the Internet, the scope of attacks by hackers has gradually increased. The Windows operating system may be secure, but the attacker is still able to attack the components that come with it. Therefore, regardless of whether the Windows operating system itself is sufficiently secure, Windows users will still be subject to various attacks from the outside world.

For example, like "phishing," an attacker can send a specially customized email to a user with a malicious attachment. Although this attack has nothing to do with the security of the bottom of Windows, it can still attack Windows users' computers.

With the launch of Windows 7, the adoption rate of Windows 7 by outside companies is still not popular. However, some analysts said that Microsoft's Vista is an operating system that is excluded by enterprises, but the popularity of Windows 7 in the enterprise will certainly exceed Vista. However, security is still the most interesting issue on the Windows platform.

Security experts say that the risk of third-party software for the Windows operating system is something Microsoft can't ignore, and client security will continue to be at the forefront of information security defense. Even Microsoft's latest generation of client operating system, Windows 7, does not significantly reduce client-side attacks, and the risks posed by third-party software are still significant.