[vip_students] Microsoft: Windows XP anti-malware support to last into 2015

From: tony scanlon <turrots@xxxxxxxxx>
To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:03:44 +0000
 Microsoft: Windows XP anti-malware support to last into 2015

Although the software giant will stop providing updates to the venerable OS
this April, it will keep offering anti-malware updates until July 2015.

<http://www.cnet.com/profile/Daniel+Terdiman/>
 by Daniel Terdiman <http://www.cnet.com/profile/Daniel+Terdiman/>
 January 15, 2014 1:54 PM PST


 Microsoft plans to stop supporting Windows XP this April, but will
continue to offer anti-malware updates through July 2015. (Credit:
Microsoft)

Microsoft said Wednesday that although it will stop supporting Windows XP
this 
April<http://www.zdnet.com/windows-xp-end-of-support-in-april-three-more-questions-answered-7000025151/>,
it will continue providing anti-malware updates for the venerable OS
through July of next year.

 "Microsoft has announced the Windows XP end of support date of April 8,
2014," the software giant said in a blog
post<http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2014/01/15/microsoft-antimalware-support-for-windows-xp.aspx>.
"After this date, Windows XP will no longer be a supported operating
system. To help organizations complete their migrations, Microsoft will
continue to provide updates to our anti-malware signatures and engine for
Windows XP users through July 14, 2015. This does not affect the
end-of-support date of Windows XP, or the supportability of Windows XP for
other Microsoft products, which deliver and apply those signatures."

Of course, Microsoft really wants customers to upgrade their operating
systems. While it will still do what it can for the time being to help
those people keep their computers from being infected with malware, it
didn't mince words in suggesting people use a newer operating system.
Windows XP ceased <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9980550-56.html> being
the company's main OS in 2008.

"Our research shows that the effectiveness of anti-malware solutions on
out-of-support operating systems is limited," Microsoft wrote. "Running a
well-protected solution starts with using modern software and hardware
designed to help protect against today's threat landscape."

Some worry, though, that Microsoft is leaving some of its customers in a
vulnerable position. "Security experts may be quick to point out that this
sends mixed messages to users," wrote
BetaNews<http://betanews.com/2014/01/15/microsoft-gives-windows-xp-a-partial-reprieve-to-2015/?utm_campaign=&utm_content=twitter-publisher-main&awesm=betane.ws_j0LE&utm_medium=betane.ws-twitter&utm_source=t.co>.
"In other words, it may lull users into a false sense of security. By
having updated malware definitions, but unpatched exploits, the user is not
fully secure."
[vip_students] Microsoft: Windows XP anti-malware support to last into 2015

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