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Posted on 19 Dec 2013 at 13:47

Shona Ghosh examines the security threat posed by Microsoft’s decision to end support for its 12-year-old OS in April
The final deadline for Windows XP support will act as a starting pistol for hackers, as they target hundreds of millions of users on unpatched systems.

Microsoft has already granted the 12-year-old OS several stays of execution, but the firm has said it will finally end extended support on 8 April 2014 – despite the fact that XP remains the second-most popular OS, with almost a third of PCs running it."

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