So okay then but surely ms would defend themselves. But why would norton and mcafee not change their systems if it is better the way avg et al do theirs? What have mc afee and norton got to gain from not changing and why wont they change if it is better?
Edit: I have just read the article and another article from the same page, here is the link:
Symantec: MS Making Vista Insecure | Betanews
Edit: And they said the complete opposite to what MS have said. They said that the security that ms have introduced i.e. the patch does not stop hackers or viruses getting into the kernels but it does stop security firms from getting into the kernels. They said they have already hacked the kernels so if they have then hackers have but if they try to release an update that fixes the problem then ms will release a patch that will blue screen consumers pc that have the security upgrade. so in effect what ms are doing is preventing them from developing secutiry for the os. And what you say that the likes of norton and mcafee will just enable hackers is not true as they can do it anyway but norton and mc afee cant stop them.