Microsoft Says NSA’s Leaked Windows Hacks Already Blocked, Users Fully Secure

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Microsoft says supported Windows versions are fully secure

 

Hacker group Shadow Brokers leaked a pack of tools that allegedly belong to the NSA and which were used for breaking into Windows systems across the world, with almost every single Windows version out there said to be vulnerable to attacks.

 

The news instantly made the headlines mostly because the timing of the leak was terrible for the security of Windows users, as it happened before the weekend and during the Easter holiday for many, thus making mitigation deploying rather slow.

 

And although it looked like the end of the world for Windows users, as some experts have called it, Microsoft says there’s absolutely no reason to be worried.

 

The leaked tools attempt to exploit vulnerabilities that have already been patched, Microsoft says in a statement today, so if you bring your system fully up to date, there’s no chance hackers can hijack your system.

 

“Most of the exploits that were disclosed fall into vulnerabilities that are already patched in our supported products,” Microsoft says in a statement.

 

Old security flaws

One of the vulnerabilities is really old, the company indicates, as it’s been fixed before the release of Windows Vista, while others were addressed with more recent bulletins.

 

The key word in Microsoft’s statement, however, is the “supported” term, and this means that only Windows versions still receiving updates are secure. Windows XP, for example, could be vulnerable to attacks, as it no longer gets updates since April 2014.

 

“Of the three remaining exploits, ‘EnglishmanDentist’, ‘EsteemAudit’, and ‘ExplodingCan’, none reproduces on supported platforms, which means that customers running Windows 7 and more recent versions of Windows or Exchange 2010 and newer versions of Exchange are not at risk. Customers still running prior versions of these products are encouraged to upgrade to a supported offering,” Microsoft says.

 

Some security experts recommended users to go offline during the weekend or until a patch is released, but Microsoft says all you have to do is make sure that your computer is fully updated, no matter the Windows version. So if you are running Windows 7 or newer and all updates are installed, the NSA Windows hacks leak shouldn’t affect you.

 

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[steven36]

Microsoft is crazy  , I will sell you some oceanfront property in Arizona if you buy this  .Microsoft  or any OS vendor patches only known exploits . And even with the 90 day rule I seen Microsoft get reported for not patching within 90 days . No telling how many years  these exploits are in the wild before they even get found out and after there found out and patched there no longer 0 days . Things you know about is not scary . It's the ones that state hackers and blackhats have that are in the wild that we dont know about yet , you should be worried about. This dump is  just a example of old exploits and what state hackers and blackhats can do . The NSA didn't  shut down so there spying on all people regardless of witch OS they use get with realty .

[Sylence]

If the OS is made in US or countries under US control like majority of EU countries then that OS is no way safe from NSA. the rest is bla bla bla

[pc71520]

NSA-"certified" Operating Systems?

Quite a few; not just Windows...

[SnakeMasteR]

On 15.4.2017 at 8:44 PM, steven36 said:

Microsoft is crazy  , I will sell you some oceanfront property in Arizona if you buy this  .

 

Indeed, unless proven that needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Microsoft always out to shove it up the ass in the first place. 

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Windows XP, for example, could be vulnerable to attacks, as it no longer gets updates since April 2014.

 

LOL Noob

[UnknownOne]

haha, PosReady = 1... bahahahahaha

[Akaneharuka]

Nowadays I feel like Windows 0S form M$ is not secure anymore, Because their already have a lot of leak.

[steven36]

1 hour ago, Akaneharuka said:

Nowadays I feel like Windows 0S form M$ is not secure anymore, Because their already have a lot of leak.

All OS  have a lot of leaks there called software that needs internet   . Still you can install a good firewall into windows and block most stuff that calls home  that you dont need too be online. That's one of the things I don't like about Linux there Firewalls are not very good and use ip tables and and stuff  instead of rules just like everything you learn on Linux it takes a lot of reading and  filed testing . I never known Windows to be no more secure than the person's knowledge that's using it .Before XP  SP2  windows was really insecure if you didn't install a 3rd party Firewall  and they didn't  even come with a builtin antivirus tell Windows 8 . Only they started caring about you're security  in recent years. Windows was the number one OS since the 1980s and its also had more spyware,malware and virus then any other OS  Now it's the number 2 OS in the world witch still have more spyware.malware and virus then any other OS