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Three-quarters of all rootkit infections are on Windows XP machines, and it's not because XP is so ubiquitous.

By Andy Patrizio
08/01/11

If you're still dragging your feet on moving to Windows 7, consider this: a report from the Czech antivirus firm Avast notes that three in four PCs infected with rootkits are running Windows XP, and it's not because so many people use the aging operating system.

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