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Still using XP - No more Microsoft Security Updates
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gjchester
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The title says it all, while there will be very few people still on XP, there are some., Actually reports say up to 180 Million so quite a lot of potential Zombie PC's for a Botnet..
Microsoft ceased updates to the Security Essentials AV suite yesterday (15th July 2015), while there have been no XP security patches for 18 months many people may have relied on keeping the AV up to date as a means to avoid malware.
If you run XP and Security Essentials you really need to think when you will move to Windows 7,8 or preferably 10, even chagning to another AV vendor will only be a short term measure. AV Alond is only half the story in protecting PC's.
Microsoft ceased updates to the Security Essentials AV suite yesterday (15th July 2015), while there have been no XP security patches for 18 months many people may have relied on keeping the AV up to date as a means to avoid malware.
If you run XP and Security Essentials you really need to think when you will move to Windows 7,8 or preferably 10, even chagning to another AV vendor will only be a short term measure. AV Alond is only half the story in protecting PC's.
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Yep, all remaining XP machines on our network that have not been migrated were disabled yesterday in line with Government instructions for government IT systems.
Now the screaming from the users start even though they were aware it was coming and studiously ignored any emails and contact attempts for the last 6 months.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
Microsoft ceased updates to the Security Essentials AV suite yesterday (15th July 2015), while there have been no XP security patches for 18 months many people may have relied on keeping the AV up to date as a means to avoid malware.
According to MS here:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2014/01/15/microsoft-antimalware-support-for-windows-xp.aspx
Microsoft will continue to provide updates to our antimalware signatures and engine for Windows XP users through July 14, 2015
Yet, I updated this morning and have definitions dated 16/07/2015. Has there been a recent official announcement from them?Stompa0 -
Banks cash points and all the others ??0
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Latest updates installed.
Windows XP Embedded Security Update for WEPOS and POSReady 2009 (KB3067903) 15 July 2015 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Embedded Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for WEPOS and POSReady 2009 (KB3065822) 15 July 2015 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Embedded Security Update for WEPOS and POSReady 2009 (KB3070102) 15 July 2015 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Embedded Security Update for WEPOS and POSReady 2009 (KB3069392) 15 July 2015 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Embedded Security Update for WEPOS and POSReady 2009 (KB3072630) 15 July 2015 Automatic Updates0 -
Yet, I updated this morning and have definitions dated 16/07/2015. Has there been a recent official announcement from them?If you already have Microsoft Security Essentials installed, you will continue to receive Microsoft Security Essentials updates for a limited time * to help identify malware on your PC while you complete your transition to a fully supported operating system.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download?os=winxp&arch=other0 -
Latest updates installed.
Windows XP Embedded Security Update for WEPOS and POSReady 2009 (KB3067903) 15 July 2015 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Embedded Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 8 for WEPOS and POSReady 2009 (KB3065822) 15 July 2015 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Embedded Security Update for WEPOS and POSReady 2009 (KB3070102) 15 July 2015 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Embedded Security Update for WEPOS and POSReady 2009 (KB3069392) 15 July 2015 Automatic Updates
Windows XP Embedded Security Update for WEPOS and POSReady 2009 (KB3072630) 15 July 2015 Automatic Updates
KB3067903 is for Win 7...
KB3065822 only affects Windows Explorer users, not XP users per se.
KB3070102 is for Win 7.
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