The dismal Proactive Security Challenge results turned in by the big AV (Anti-Virus) players in the most recent Matousec.com 64-bit Windows 7 tests are making us wonder whether security companies are really catering to the needs of 64-bit PC/OS users. Are traditional AV vendors even capable of delivering reliable and robust protection to these users?
I. 64-bit OS security landscape
With the increase of processing power and rapidly dropping memory prices, 64-bit systems are firmly in the mainstream (check the latest Steam statistics — x64 systems are used on more than 60% of the modern gamer-oriented PCs).
