New IE Vulnerability: XP Users Take Note

burlmart wrote:
Not sure if MS owns Forbes media or vice versa, but they have a ridiculous article on this IE subject. It is squarely focused on XP. It repeats that MS advises XP users to upgrade to a more secure version of Windows ASAP.

So, if you are so gullible as to fall for their BS, get off XP right now and upgrade to a secure W7 or W8.1. Oh, but use some other browser, because your super secure OS 'upgrade' has an un-fixed zero-day virus. (Don't worry, this will be fixed and there will never ever be another security threat using your new MS stuff.)

No current OS, regardless of marketing hype, has not been exploited by vulnerabilities. It's a fact of life, and all will require patching.

Microsoft has supported WIN XP with program/security updates longer than other OS. Just how long should a company support an outdated and less secure OS?

True, WIN XP will continue to function for years if not a decade or more, so long as user's programs and hardware are still supported. And may be relatively secured if one incorporates a multi-layered security plan.

However, those working in IT know the risk of a now unsupported WIN XP entails. In fact, one popular museum(s) I work with in DC will begin blocking WIN XP systems access to its Intranet after June 1.

One can be in denial, which may be due more to not understanding the technical concerns, but doesn't change the fundamental security issues involved.

Dog Folks wrote:
I am not a big fan of conspiracy theories, but I wonder why all of a sudden, Microsoft says XP is no good now, that they have Windows 8 to sell?

XP is old. There have been 3 major versions of operating systems from Microsoft after XP. Software like any technology evolves over time.

The support life of XP has been published since day 1 so there is no conspiracy here at all - it's end of support life was not a secret. It might be "all of a sudden" to the general public, but to IT support folks they've known for well over a decade when XP was going to be retired.

I am not a big fan of conspiracy theories, but I wonder why all of a sudden, Microsoft says XP is no good now, that they have Windows 8 to sell?

Saw that this morning. Story said that 15-25% of computers worldwide are still running XP.

Not sure if MS owns Forbes media or vice versa, but they have a ridiculous article on this IE subject. It is squarely focused on XP. It repeats that MS advises XP users to upgrade to a more secure version of Windows ASAP.

So, if you are so gullible as to fall for their BS, get off XP right now and upgrade to a secure W7 or W8.1. Oh, but use some other browser, because your super secure OS 'upgrade' has an un-fixed zero-day virus. (Don't worry, this will be fixed and there will never ever be another security threat using your new MS stuff.)

Dumped IE back in 1997 and havnt looked back. Typical M$ trash product.