AVAST Says That Windows XP Users Are Six Times More Likely To Get Attacked

press release today reveal some interesting internal numbers that the antivirus vendors has collected from users that have installed its solutions. Sure, these are just estimates based on past data, but this much is sure that Windows XP is inherently less secure than some of the newer versions of Microsoft’s operating systems:

“Our telemetry data shows that XP users are 6 times more likely to get attacked than Windows 7 users and once Microsoft stops issuing patches, this can worsen. In addition to Windows XP itself being a security risk, Internet Explorer on Windows XP poses an even larger threat. The latest version of the browser available on Windows XP is version 8, making it outdated and lacking a number of security improvements available in its later versions.”
The company further notes that some 21.5 percent of its Windows XP users are running Internet Explorer, which leaves them open to more attacks — Microsoft will also stop providing updates for the supported versions of IE on Windows XP. Ultimately, the views expressed here are not that much different from what Redmond continues to highlight, and the statistics are also not too far off from what other market research firms put up. It all comes down to the Windows XP user base now, in this final, final stretch.]]>

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