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XP Systems Getting Emergency IE Zero Day Patch
msm1267 (2804139) writes "Microsoft announced it will release an out-of-band security update today to patch a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer, and that the patch will also be made available for Windows XP machines through Automatic Update. At the same time, researchers said they are now seeing attacks specifically targeting XP users.
Microsoft no longer supports XP as of April 8, and that includes the development and availability of security updates. But the about-face today speaks to the seriousness of the vulnerability, which is being exploited in limited targeted attacks, Microsoft said. Researchers at FireEye, meanwhile, said multiple attackers are now using the exploit against XP machines, prompting the inclusion of XP systems in the patch."
Microsoft no longer supports XP as of April 8, and that includes the development and availability of security updates. But the about-face today speaks to the seriousness of the vulnerability, which is being exploited in limited targeted attacks, Microsoft said. Researchers at FireEye, meanwhile, said multiple attackers are now using the exploit against XP machines, prompting the inclusion of XP systems in the patch."
Seriously? Like you need to encourage these people. Just let them get hacked and get rid of their internet-connected XP machines already. They're 7+ years old! If they're using them for web surfing AND using IE8 to do it, you should not be assisting people that stupid.
It's not secret that if you pay MS money, they'll keep patching XP and if you don't, they'll pretend like they're not patching it but I STILL think they shouldn't do anything to help people who are that dumb.
Either Microsoft continues to accept responsibility for its obsolete systems, or it shall forfeit all copyrights and patents to those systems.
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