Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday addresses a total of four vulnerabilities including one present in Windows XP and Windows 2003, which was reportedly being exploited in the wild in November last year. None…
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Microsoft to abandon Security Essentials alongside Windows XP on April 8
Microsoft is set to pull the plug on Windows XP on April 8 this year and along with that it will also abandon Security Essentials for Windows XP, the company has revealed….
Windows XP usage falls below 30 percent as Windows 7, Windows 8 gain more traction
It seems that the April 8, 2014 deadline of Windows XP going EOL has got quite a few users and organizations scared as the usage of decade old operating system in December…
Crooks infect ATMs with malware using USB, steal cash [Updated]
Update The video titled ‘Electronic Bank Robberies’ that talks about the malware: Original Story Criminals managed to infect ATMs with malware by using USB drives, researchers have revealed while speaking at the…
Microsoft predicts top cyber threats for 2014; dying Windows XP one of them
Microsoft has listed out top cyber threats predictions for 2014 which includes the likes of social engineering attacks; increase in ransomware; spam and phishing attacks targeting gullible users interested in major sports…
Microsoft warns users to move away from dying Windows XP, again
Microsoft is trying its best to get users away from Windows XP onto newer platforms including Windows 7 and Windows 8 and has been issuing repeated warnings about the operating system’s age…
Microsoft fails to move users away from Windows XP as Windows 8 garners less than 7% share
Windows XP EOL date is approaching fast, but it seems that Microsoft’s efforts of moving customers away from the decade old operating system are not bearing fruits as it is still the…
Windows XP local privilege escalation zero-day discovered; Microsoft initiates investigation
Security researchers have warned of a local privilege escalation bug in Windows XP, the exploit code was which is already available on the net. FireEye researchers revealed through a blog post that…
Google to continue supporting Chrome on Windows XP until April 2015
Microsoft may have declared Windows XP as EOL and will stop supporting it from April 8, 2014; however, Google won’t stop supporting Chrome on Windows XP for an additional year, it has…
Wanna upgrade to Windows 8.1? No choice but pay full charge
Software giant Microsoft today announced that it will be charging full rate for Windows 8.1 upgrades from Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. Which means every single disc of 8.1 sold…