Service Pack 1 Update of Vista Clashes with Anti-Virus Products
The Service Pack 1 update of Windows Vista will be released on March 2008 and it is expected that in this operating system update, there will be numerous system enhancements and improvements in functionalities. The main dilemma of this anticipated system update deals with its effects on third-party applications, specifically the anti-virus programs. John Hawes, Virus Bulletin’s Technical Consultant said that software which encounter problems in connection to the SP1 update can be replaced by using more updated and compatible versions of these software.
Some of the security applications that are affected by the SP1 update are Zone Alarm Security Suite 7.1, Trend Micro Internet Security 2008 and BitDefender Internet Security 10.