Microsoft has tried mightily to migrate customers onto newer operating systems (first Vista and now Windows 7) and away from the venerable Windows XP. But while Windows 7 has gained significant adoption in consumer and enterprise circles, XP, security issues and all, continues to be used by millions of customers.
eSecurityPlanet reports on a recent security issue related to Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and SP3 and how Microsoft rival Google is involved.
The disclosure last week of a security hack that enables exploitation of a vulnerability in Windows XP has now led to active attacks
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in the wild,
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or on the wider Internet, according to Microsoft.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) originally issued a Security Advisory regarding the disclosure last Thursday. In a follow up statement this week, the company’s security mavens made it clear they’re somewhat peeved about the disclosure, which included demo code, without any advance warning to Microsoft.