Unwary Windows XP users can have entire directories emptied of files simply by clicking on a hyperlink, according to an Australian security researcher.
Service Pack 1 will allow users to remove some middleware technologies from Windows XP. But some state trustbusters and Microsoft's chief rivals aren't convinced that the changes go far enough.
An e-mail disguised as a message from Microsoft's security team contains a dangerous Trojan horse called Xombe.
An e-mail pretending to be a Windows XP security update harbours a malicious Trojan horse that could let hackers build an "army of zombie computers."
With the introduction of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, sites and software that depend on ActiveX may falter under Microsoft's new security regime.
Installing Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 on a PC with a "Prescott" CPU and certain chip sets can cause it to fail to reboot completely. The problem can be solved with a workaround or a BIOS update.
When Windows XP SP2 is installed on a Tablet PC, this is essentially an OS upgrade to TPC Edition 2005. But beware -- it might cause some problems.
Microsoft's new firewall offering, included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, has a long way to go to match established products from Zone Labs and other players. Additional reading: XP SP2: The good, bad and ugly
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