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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Windows XP turns hard to kill, still alive

Since Microsoft already attracted support or 'turn off' Windows Xp last April, all users of the OS is very disappointed. Microsoft hopes that users 'ancient OS' it would move on a newer operating system.
In fact? No less than 27 per cent of the world desktop computers still running Windows XP, as quoted from Softpedia (1/12). Like windows XP Galaxy smart

This also proves that the real Windows XP is still loved by its users. Despite the 'slow', but they are reluctant to switch to a newer OS. Data from Net Applications, Windows XP market actually has decreased from 24.82 percent in July 2014 to 23.89 percent in August 2014. However, the decline did not make XP die. The operating system is still too strong for the collapse of the second best-selling OS in the world.


According to data from StatCounter graphics created by taking the data from August 2013 until August 2014, Windows 7 users worldwide reached 55.04 percent and in second place is still Windows XP with the number of users amounted to 18.72 percent.

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Quoted from Antara ( 03/09 ) , pemuncak operating system for the computer 's hardware is still held by Windows 7. Windows 7 growing popularity because not many people are keen to move to Windows 8 and Windows XP had to leave because there is no support from Microsoft .

Since no longer supported by Microsoft in April 2014 and , although there are still users , but the popularity of Windows XP has dropped dramatically .

According to the analysis of Net Applications , Windows XP 's market declined from 24.82 percent in July 2014 to 23.89 percent in the month of August 2014 .

May take advantage of the weakness of the majority system Windows XP is used in ATM machines around the world and not laginya Microsoft provides support for the operating system, then there are others who take action crimes.


Those crimes are burglary ATM machine by using malicious software specifically done by two people from the Ukraine in Macau.

Excerpted from The Hacker News (31/05), before being caught both of them managed to steal nearly $ 100 thousand from various ATM machines in Macau.

To take the money, they use some other electronic devices such as laptops that are used to randomize system and insert malware on the machine, a special card which is used as a replacement ATM card and also certainly high recklessness.

After injecting a special machine with malware and insert fake ATM cards, ATM machines will automatically restart. Shortly after the machine back on, quickly both in action by entering a PIN as inconsequential and managed to fool the machine and drain money from the machine.

What was done by two people is not new, as there are various kinds of crimes committed to paralyze ATM machines with a high degree of sophistication and intelligence. For example, just a few years ago there were reports dewatering ATM machines by criminals who simply use the flash disk in Germany.

Being a very risky thing because by no longer disupportnya Windows XP by Microsoft, the vulnerability would attack the criminals will be intensified.

And again, according to many reports, until now the majority of ATM machines around the world are using Windows XP operating system.

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