Windows XP is a Ticking Time Bomb - Support Ends April 2014 - GoFuckYourself.com

wehateporn · 12-22-2013, 04:16 PM

Full story http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/3860...king-time-bomb

"The final deadline for Windows XP support will act as a starting pistol for hackers, as they target hundreds of millions of users on unpatched systems.

Microsoft has already granted the 12-year-old OS several stays of execution, but the firm has said it will finally end extended support on 8 April 2014 ? despite the fact that XP remains the second-most popular OS, with almost a third of PCs running it.

These hundreds of millions of desktops and laptops will be vulnerable to hackers once XP stops receiving security updates, with Microsoft warning earlier this year that hackers could use patches issued for Windows 7 or Windows 8 to scout for XP exploits.

"The very first month that Microsoft releases security updates for supported versions of Windows, attackers will reverse-engineer those updates, find the vulnerabilities and test Windows XP to see if it shares [them]," wrote Tim Rains, the director of Microsoft?s Trustworthy Computing group.

"If it does, attackers will attempt to develop exploit code that can take advantage of those vulnerabilities on Windows XP," Rains added. "Since a security update will never become available for Windows XP to address these vulnerabilities, Windows XP will essentially have a zero-day vulnerability forever."

Microsoft noted that XP shared 30 security holes with Windows 7 and Windows 8 between July 2012 and July 2013, giving hackers ample opportunity to reverse-engineer vulnerabilities."

Story continued http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/3860...king-time-bomb

Coup · 12-22-2013, 04:18 PM

Clearly the work of the illuminati reptilians that did 9-11 and autism vaccines

wehateporn · 12-22-2013, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Coup

Clearly the work of the illuminati reptilians that did 9-11 and autism vaccines

Coup, One day you will be a Jedi

Coup · 12-22-2013, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by wehateporn

Coup, One day you will be a Jedi

One day you will take your meds

wehateporn · 12-22-2013, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Coup

One day you will take your meds

Not voluntarily

Coup · 12-22-2013, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wehateporn

Not voluntarily

It's just a matter of time until you snap.

wehateporn · 12-22-2013, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Coup

It's just a matter of time until you snap.

I already did a few years back, this is the new me

seeandsee · 12-22-2013, 04:35 PM

so what, win7 is future! :DS

evy97 · 12-22-2013, 05:57 PM

It's amazing how many people still use XP. Since september more than 400,000 unique visitors visited my blog w/ XP.

postalsex · 12-22-2013, 07:12 PM

its about time ppl stop using xp....

edgeprod · 12-22-2013, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by postalsex

its about time ppl stop using xp....

Windows for Workgroups is still gonna be supported, though, right?

WinFW 3.11 (snowball) fo' life!

TheSquealer · 12-22-2013, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by wehateporn

I already did a few years back, this is the new me

Got bad news for the new you - you're still bat shit crazy.

Horny Dude · 12-22-2013, 08:11 PM

I loved XP, my favorite OS. Now that I've gotten used to Win 7 I like it a lot. I dread having to move to Win 8 if I get a new PC.

lucas131 · 12-22-2013, 08:30 PM

bullshit from ms, wants people to use their new shit, makes you thinking why ...

TampaToker · 12-22-2013, 08:57 PM

My btc hashrate will go through the roof!

Klen · 12-23-2013, 02:28 AM

Switch to linux which always update

nexcom28 · 12-23-2013, 02:38 AM

surely it's not been 12 years already.

Klen · 12-23-2013, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by nexcom28

surely it's not been 12 years already.

Time flies,believe it or not .

stoka · 12-23-2013, 03:11 AM

wouldn't you still need to launch a virus infected file or something in order to have your xp fucked up? At one of the computers I have xp that hasn't ever updated and free antivirus and I don't think it was ever infected or anything

Diomed · 12-23-2013, 03:25 AM

Umm.. I fucking never update any of my windows computers.

They are all working just fine

Zeiss · 12-23-2013, 03:31 AM

It's about time people stop using stupid Windows OS...

Startzone · 12-24-2013, 05:41 AM

Go for Linux mint

MrBottomTooth · 12-24-2013, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by stoka

wouldn't you still need to launch a virus infected file or something in order to have your xp fucked up? At one of the computers I have xp that hasn't ever updated and free antivirus and I don't think it was ever infected or anything

Of course. Nothing bad happened when they stopped supplying windows updates for win98. Just pathetic fear mongering to gain some page views.

Maybe this article sounds familiar:

http://news.cnet.com/Microsoft-puts-...3-6092653.html

From Tuesday, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which are still being used by more than 50 million people.

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