In 2017, more than a hundred countries targets of the WannaCry virus. Most of all, he touched Russia and Ukraine. Then the computers running Windows 7 and server versions were affected. On Windows 8, 8.1 and 10, the standard antivirus was able to neutralize WannaCry. The malware itself was a ransomware and ransomware that demanded a ransom for access to data.
At the moment, nothing is heard about him, but Microsoft decided to play it safe and Critical patches for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. These two systems have been out of support for quite some time, but the company considered the breach serious enough to publish a fix. Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 have also previously received critical updates.
As Simon Pope of Microsoft stated, this gap could be and other viruses to spread within corporate networks. At the same time, the company has not yet found examples of exploiting the vulnerability by other viruses. However, there are still many computers running XP in the world, so in the event of a new attack, the damage can be enormous. Moreover, the virus still active.
At the same time, we note that support for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 has been discontinued, so updates will have to be and install manually. The full list of systems that will receive updates is as follows:
- Windows XP SP3 x86;
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2;
- Windows XP Embedded SP3 x86;
- Windows Server 2003 SP2 x86;
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2.
Source: 3dnews.ru