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Windows 10 vs Windows 7: Microsoft’s newer OS is almost ‘twice as secure’

Windows 10 vs Windows 7: Microsoft’s newer OS is almost ‘twice as secure’

March 26, 2018

Via: ZDnet
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Microsoft frequently claims Windows 10’s security features protect consumers and business from the latest ransomware attacks that strike Windows 7 and earlier versions.

Now security vendor Webroot has reviewed malware infections on Windows 10 and Windows 7 machines running its antivirus last year and finds Windows 10 was “twice as secure” as Windows 7.

That conclusion is based on the observation that on average each Windows 10 machine had 0.04 malware files present while the average for Windows 7 machines was 0.08.

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