Microsoft introduces new Windows security features

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Microsoft introduces new Windows security features

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Microsoft Tuesday showed off a forthcoming update to Windows designed to make the software more secure and Chairman Bill Gates said the company has made progress in its battle against computer viruses.

"Over the last two years, I think we've made a lot of progress," Gates said at the RSA computer security conference in San Francisco.

Gates introduced some new features that will be added to Windows XP as part of a major midyear update to the operating system software.

The update, as part of SP2 version of Windows XP, includes a pop-up window blocker built inside Internet Explorer, as well as an enhanced, stronger firewall and a new feature that Microsoft calls Windows Security Center.

The Security Center could also manage the download of Active-X controls, which are small bits of software used in the display of Web pages that can become security risks if maliciously used.

Gates argued that the company has reduced the vulnerability of Windows computers. In the first 300 days, Microsoft Windows Server2003 had only 8 vulnerabilities ranked critical or important, while Windows 2000 had 38.

"Everything we are doing has been impacted by security concerns," he said.

Gates also said that the company was issuing a proposal this week, detailing its plans to eradicate -- or at least vastly reduce -- the prevalence and danger of spam, or unwanted e-mails that are either advertisements or can contain computer viruses.

In the meantime, Microsoft is working to develop policies that would let high-volume e-mail senders continue to send bulk messages while complying with anti-spam and security procedures.

Source:Xinhua

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