The end is coming for Windows XP

Good luck to all the old ladies and grandmoms baking cookies

Let The Purge Begin

just keep the XP, scan it with AVAST or whatever you prefer, use a firewall, to see in/outgoing requests here and there. and downgrade your usergroup from administrators to users. you can also update the host file to block malware sites.

I was actually thinking of running XP as a guest in a virtual machine, and linux as a host with iptables and snort. This way XP guest should be as secure as the linux host even without patches. but can this work on a 1GB RAM backup machine? will have to see. will report back

enjoy
cheers

Agree, be it 7. 8 or XP. you are still exposed, cannot prevent it.

HAHA remember that POS. better than 98!!!

loclhero said:

Don't forget props for Windows ME.

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Microsoft has admitted that IE 6-11 have a flaw that allows someone to remotely create an account on your machine that grants them the same rights as you.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/04...et-explorer-flaw-but-fix-wont-cover-xp-users/

And XP is not going to be fixed.

If you are still on XP, you are officially screwed, you cannot remove IE from Windows without a prybar.

I suggest to migrate on Linux .. it's more stable than windows

Well right now everything is still ok for me.

TrevorB said:

Well right now everything is still ok for me.

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problem comes when you head to a malicious site that uses unpatched security hole in your old windows. it is more a matter of time now.

sad, it's really a cool system, so many got used to. I hate Win 8, and Vista, I hate new laptops coming without support not only for XP, but even for Win7, and I hate docx and this fat toolbar of MsOffices 2007 and later. Crap! It's all for making us buy, buy, and buy. Die Microsoft :banghead:

I use XP 7 years already, I do not updates... well, upgrade to service pack 3 only, one time.

I do not install antivirus... well, I have USB Disk Security which handle plugged in USB, but it doesn't count as antivirus.

I know how to take care my PC. If you don't know how to take care your PC, you better go buy windows 7, 8, 8.1, etc. Because they provide upgrade and make you feels more safer.

If I got to moved from windows XP to 7, it's when most of my used program can't work normally again in windows XP. Actually, there's one thing I'm afraid of, and that's not hacker, nor virus, but google chrome browser updates when it doesn't compatible anymore with XP.

Techxan said:

Microsoft has admitted that IE 6-11 have a flaw that allows someone to remotely create an account on your machine that grants them the same rights as you.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/04/28/microsoft-warns-serious-internet-explorer-flaw-but-fix-wont-cover-xp-users/

And XP is not going to be fixed.

If you are still on XP, you are officially screwed, you cannot remove IE from Windows without a prybar.

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anyone use IE? anyone? seriously anyone?? Well, obviously not me...

Another related article about the IE exploit printed today

http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/28/technology/security/internet-explorer-bug/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

While this might sound like a big deal; MS not providing patches for XP, going forward. Seriously anyone that has relied on MS for security over the last 20 years has been sorely disappointed. MS is reactive and patches are CYA actions to keep the FTC and Class Action Civil Suits at bay.

Any good AV these days worth their salt run inbound and outbound packet sniffers before allowing the packets to the OS and data. Kaspersky is our recommendation.

The real threat to security today are ignorant users that think updates and downloads don't involve reading screens and just click next repeatedly until they find the finish button. They have no clue what they are agreeing to, downloading or allowing to run. We do a good business from these types of clients that think software should "protect" them from bad choices. They update Flash and wonder how the hell McAfee Security got installed. They update Java and can't figure out how Ask toolbar got installed.

Good anti-virus software (Kaspersky, ESET) will CYA. If you want to support your local computer shops or keep yourself busy then install one of the free AVs, Norton or McAfee. One of the best bundles in the last 5 years was Comcast offering Norton free to all their customers. We've made a bunch of money from Comcast subscribers that thought they had the best AV and were protected. The DOJ / FBI ransomware walks through Norton like it wasn't there.

Point is, invest in good AV and you have little to worry about. MS never gave two sh*ts about security or they would have upgraded IE for XP sometime in the last 4 years among other things.

I personally use windows 8 and i think it's the best OS

Yeah I love Windows 8 also; we do about 5 downgrades to Windows 7 per week on new laptops and desktops. Reminds me of the good ol Vista days when they paid us to downgrade to XP.

The Scarlet Pimp said:

Texting ATMs For Cash?

ATMs running Windows XP can be controlled remotely by hackers with smartphones, according to a top Internet security firm. Just send the right text message to an ATM and it will start spewing cash. An estimated 80% of U.S. ATMs are still running XP, so should we worry?

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Sounds like Watch dogs... lol!

yes I am still rocking win XP on one of my old laptop and it works like a charm, but coming fall I will move to Yosemite from Apple.

in my way window XP is legend i love

I showed websites with articles talking about new updates to banks and more and how to take this updates.

Some of you should stop whining and move on. Change is inevitable.

On the other hand Windows 7 is great and IMO better than XP.

You're just an old fart that got used to something and hate change.

BuildMoreLinks said:

really not worried about official updates, any good antivirus will keep 98% of the problems away.

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Antivirus = bullshit.

By the time it informs you of the virus, you've already been infected.