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Guru3D.com » News » Microsoft releases new Windows XP security patches

Microsoft releases new Windows XP security patches

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 06/15/2017 08:18 AM | source: | 7 comment(s)
Microsoft releases new Windows XP security patches

Microsoft yesterday started issuing new securioty patches. Microsoft issued a 'highly unusual' patch for Windows XP last month to help prevent the spread of the massive WannaCry malware. At least 75,000 computers in 99 countries were affected by the malware which encrypts a computer and demands a $300 ransom before unlocking it.

Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP in April 2014, but the software giant is now taking the unprecedented move of including it in the company's Patch Tuesday round of security updates today. 

Microsoft says it is releasing updates for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and all other more recent unsupported and supported versions of Windows due to an 'elevated risk' of attacks that are similar to the WannaCry malware. The patches will be made available on Microsoft's Download Center or Windows Update. Microsoft says this move to release security updates for platforms not in extended support 'should not be viewed as a departure from our standard servicing policies,' and that this is an exception based on intelligence that led it to believe government organizations may use these new vulnerabilities to attack Windows systems.







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sverek



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#5443150 Posted on: 06/15/2017 08:01 AM
Come to think of it, M$ can just kill XP with an "security" update.
Ez users boost for Win10.

or something like this meme:
Can't breach security in OS if OS is broken in first place...

TheDeeGee
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#5443192 Posted on: 06/15/2017 10:39 AM
Sooo, they pushed people to 10, and now revive a dead horse.

I mean it's nice to see support, but common...

(that said i love 10)

sverek
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#5443204 Posted on: 06/15/2017 11:41 AM
ATM and older industrial machines probably still running on Windows XP.
No need to replace it, since it runs just fine or no budget for replacement.
If M$ doesn't do something to prevent it, virus can spread easily.

(that said i hate 10)

GhostXL
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#5443468 Posted on: 06/16/2017 12:15 AM
They didn't revive anything. They just helped prevent a possible disaster for people.

WinXP is still outdated. Does not have the feature set other new OS's do.

lucidus
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#5443472 Posted on: 06/16/2017 12:27 AM
Yeah, no revival or anything here. They probably publicly released what they patched for companies with service contracts.

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