Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP

As everyone already knows, next week (April 8) the company will complete the so-called. Extended support for Windows XP SP3 and Windows XP x64 SP2, primarily targeted at PCs. This means that Microsoft will no longer release security updates (security fixes) within the framework of patch tuesday, that is, it will not fix any vulnerabilities in the components of the OS itself that are used by attackers to install malicious code into the system (aka zero-day-forever). ).



In addition to the above, the company will also cease to provide any information as part of technical support and issue hotfixes for critically detected bugs (so-called non-security). After the 8th, Microsoft will also ban its free Security Essentials AV product for downloading on computers running Windows XP. ESET AV products will support Windows XP at least until April 2017.
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At the beginning of the year, it became known that the company will continue (until July 2015) to release its updated version of the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) for Windows XP, which, together with the malware signature database, was delivered as part of the patch tuesday. MSRT checks were performed automatically when updates are downloaded in the background and it will continue to be delivered to users every patch tuesday.

We strongly recommend our users to stop using Windows XP and upgrade to a newer OS.