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WinXP is vulnerable to attacks
December 27, 2001
Microsoft's newest version of Windows contains serious flaws that enable hackers to steal a victim's data files across the Net or install malicious software on users' machines. Earlier the company has said that Windows XP is its most secure operating system ever.
The security holes were discovered by a security firm a few weeks ago but announced on Thursday once a fix was ready, and now Microsoft is urging users of its new Windows XP operating system to download a fix.
Left unfixed, the hole gives intruders the opportunity to seize control of a WinXP machine as soon as it is connected to the Internet.
Users behind a firewall are not vulnerable unless the intruder has been able to gain access to the victim's network and work from behind the firewall.
Microsoft has issued a free patch for both home and professional editions of Windows XP on its website and has urged consumers to install it immediately. In addition to installing the fix users running Windows XP should disable the "Universal Plug and Play" feature, if they are not using it.
Microsoft's Universal Plug and Play software enables devices added to a network to be automatically recognized and accessed. The feature is installed by default on XP systems, can be turn on in Windows ME systems and installed separately on the Windows 98 operating systems.
The software giant sold more than 7 million copies of Windows XP in the two weeks after it was launched Oct. 25
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WinXP is vulnerable to attacks
