Weeks after the launched of what Microsoft called as "The Most Secure Version of Windows Ever" the new Windows Vista has shown its susceptibility after both white and black hat hackers found a vulnerability with its software security. Its disappointing to know that Live OneCare an anti virus program specifically made for Windows Vista is incapable of blocking many well known viruses. McAfee another well known anti virus program also fails to block this viruses.Symantec, developer of Norton anti virus program had predicted back in early 2006 that due do the failure of Microsoft to provide ways for antivirus programmers to fully integrate their products with Vista, many antivirus programs will have a difficulty in protecting Vista users.
Post in an underground forum made by Russian Hackers illustrates how vulnerable Vista's software security. The post describes how to implement "privilege escalation," which could bypass some Vista security measures. This hack could escalate the "privileges" of a normal Vista user into that of a "superuser," it will give him the ability to change anything he wish on the system. This could be a serious risk in a corporate environment wherein normal computer users have limited privileges, in which they cannot install programs, visit certain Web sites, etc. Seeing the serious risk of the situation, Microsoft has scrambled its "Security Response Center," which apparently is still trying to figure ways to solve the problem.
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