Tomorrow is May Day Updates for Microsoft, as Patch Tuesday will be released. Updates come to fix critical security holes, at functional and company 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 the company will patch tomorrow also exist in Windows XP, and a security expert warns that hackers could exploit those weaknesses.
Keep in mind that Windows XP is still installed on 26% of desktops around the world.
"In Tuesday's Patch, Microsoft will fix some vulnerabilities in Windows, and it is realistic to assume that at least one of them will affect Windows XP. That means we can expect to see exploits for XP vulnerabilities because their users will not receive patches from Microsoft, ”said Kasper Lindgaard, director of Secunia Research and Security.
"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.
Η upgrade on a newer OS version is essentially the only way to make sure that the computer your computer is not exposed to such attacks, and Microsoft strongly recommends that all those running XP upgrade to newer platforms as soon as possible.
