Windows 8 Defeats 85% of Malware Detected In the Past 6 Months

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Now that Windows 8 is on sale and has already been purchased by millions, expect very close scrutiny of Microsoft's latest and greatest security features. 0-day vulnerabilities are already being claimed, but what about the malware that's already out there? When tested against the top threats, Windows 8 is immune to 85 percent of them, and gets infected by 15 percent (http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/11/09/windows-8-protected-from-85-of-malware-detected-in-the-past-six-months-right-out-the-box/), according to tests run by BitDefender.

http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/11/10/013246/windows-8-defeats-85-of-malware-detected-in-the-past-6-months