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- YouTuber Eric Parker discovered a vulnerability in Windows XP, abandoned by Microsoft in 2014, that connected a virtual machine to the Internet, resulting in a virus infection within minutes without browsing the web.
- Testing the firewall reveals that the system has been invaded automatically, malware is creating fake users and running malicious programs, which proves a security flaw in Windows XP.
- Video is important for the use of updated operating systems and with active support to guarantee security, recommended that the nostalgia of Windows XP be satisfied with programs that emulate your visual in newer and safer systems.
YouTuber Eric Parker decided to test what is dangerous using a shutdown operational system. Parker connected a Windows XP virtual machine to the Internet and verified that the first viruses were installed within minutes. And that's all by opening a page after the browser — because Internet Explorer no longer works.
Windows XP was discontinued by Microsoft in 2009, but a company offered or supported extended until April 2014. It is also an operational system for receiving updates, including important updates to fix vulnerability errors.
It is important that Parker disables the firewall for testing. Therefore, the result is not much different, and the firewall has also been stopped.
Browserless invasion of the Internet
As Eric Parker shows a video, just connect Windows XP to the Internet and that's already enough for a cracker to invade the device. The youtuber set up the system for 15 minutes (it is at 4:25 p.m. and 4:40 p.m.) and without network browsing, because Internet Explorer does not work with SO.
Now he came to a notary for some programs carried out by the pricing manager. First, a second user is created “sozinho” (probably the malware is automatically removed). A quick search shows that conhoz.exe, hosted on a Russian site, is attempting to pass through conhost.exe, a legitimate Microsoft archive.
Part of the video takes place when the oka.job malware, which appears to be owned by Google (using a big tech URL), searched for Mozilla Firefox while Parker searched for it.
The technique used for crackers to invade Windows XP is to use a program that searches for devices liable with vulnerable SOs. In total, these are malware identified by Malware Bytes for XP. Therefore, the actual number may be the largest, because the antivirus version does not need to be updated from the moment I support Windows XP.
Importance of updates
But whether a curious video or a tool to help with detection, the test done by Eric Parker shows that what is fundamental is the use of an updated operational system and that follows the support — ultimately, the antivirus and firewall are as accurate as they are compatible with SO. There are also smartphones, like Android or iOS.
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Information on: XDA Developers
