Microsoft warns of malware tsunami for Windows XP stragglers

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http://bgr.com/2013/11/05/windows-xp-infection-rates-microsoft-support/" class="bgr-rss-featured-image bgr-rss-test-class">It's been a good run, but stragglers might consider finally making the jump to a more recent Windows operating system after reading this report. Tim Rains, Director of Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft, reminded Windows users last week on a TechNet blog post that Microsoft will no longer provide support for Windows XP after April 8th, 2014, effectively ending any security updates to the dying OS. Microsoft has already stopped supporting Windows XP Service Pack 2, and within two years "its malware infection rate was 66 percent higher than Windows XP Service Pack 3."Continue reading...3c3f9334e378f6ddb690bd1f1aec67e5._.gif

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