Tomorrow is a May update day for Microsoft, as Tuesday's Patch will be released. Updates come to fix critical security gaps in the company's operating and applications. The Windows XP, however, will not be included in the operating systems that Microsoft will update after it stopped their support on April 8.
The problem is that some of the vulnerabilities that the company will be able to repair tomorrow also exist in Windows XP, and a security expert warns that hackers could exploit these weaknesses.
Remember that Windows XP is still installed on 26% of desktops computers worldwide.
"In Patch Tuesday Microsoft will fix some Windows vulnerabilities, and it is realistic to assume that at least one of them will affect Windows XP. This means that we can expect to see exploits for XP vulnerabilities, because the users them will not receive the patches from Microsoft,” said Kasper Lindgaard, Director of Research and Security at Secunia.
"In general, the vulnerabilities recently discovered in Windows XP will remain unpatchabled and, as a result, we will see an increase in attacks targeting this operating system." Lindgaard continued.
Upgrading to a newer one version operating system is essentially the only way to ensure that your computer is not exposed to such attacks, and Microsoft clearly recommends that all those running XP upgrade to newer platforms as soon as possible.
