Microsoft Security Updates ... Support Ends for XP, Service Pack 2

KrebsOn Security.com reports "Microsoft today released software updates to fix at least five security vulnerabilities in computers running its Windows operating system and Office applications.... Four out of five of the flaws fixed in today’s patch batch earned a “critical” rating, Redmond’s most severe. Chief among them is a bug in the Help and Support Center on Windows XP and Server 2003 systems that’s currently being exploited by crooks to break into vulnerable machines."

In related Microsoft security news, today also marks the planned end-of-life deadline for Windows XP Service Pack 2, a bundle of security updates and features that Microsoft first released in 2004.Microsoft will no longer support this product, so if you haven't already done so, it's time to upgrade to at least SP3.