Longer Windows-in-time for big AV vendors

Viruses and worms
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Hi forum members,

With the alert that yet another Sober variant seems to spread rapidly (easily to be recognized as Sober), Sober Q, it is remarkable that the big AV vendors need long Windows-in-time to write updates to the new variant of Sober, like Sober Q.
On sober-q:

It has to be said though that Windows 2xxx was the worst of MS productions, read: http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/330
that is to say security wise.

greets,

polonus

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Hi moderators,

What is meant with the term Windows-in-time. What is acceptable?

greets,

polonus