dencorso Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 @all participating in our XP mega-hijack: I intend to move all the XP-themed posts and related posts from this thread to "Windows XP is still king" sometime at the week-end. I hope nobody objects to this move, but if so, please, do speak now or forever hold your peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenhillmaniac Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 9 hours ago, dencorso said: @all participating in our XP mega-hijack: I intend to move all the XP-themed posts and related posts from this thread to "Windows XP is still king" sometime at the week-end. I hope nobody objects to this move, but if so, please, do speak now or forever hold your peace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinifera Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 (edited) nope fully dunctional DWM works with XP drivers on early vista versions it relies on .net 2 and DirectX 9 //samuka can't do nothing, he's using leaked WRK which is not x64 and uses butchered parts of alchi components and some reactOS ... things he never even managed to port DWM, all he does is some compatibility layer for vista apps to work on "XP" Edited December 16, 2016 by vinifera x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibya Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 54 minutes ago, vinifera said: nope fully dunctional DWM works with XP drivers on early vista versions it relies on .net 2 and DirectX 9 //samuka can't do nothing, he's using leaked WRK which is not x64 and uses butchered parts of alchi components and some reactOS ... things he never even managed to port DWM, all he does is some compatibility layer for vista apps to work on "XP" DWM from vista beta is ported by him . You cannot say whether he can do it or not . Because Will of doing something is biggest power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinifera Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 (edited) that wasn't port that was vista with 2k3 recompiled kernel you can see bunch of his "builds" just being server 03 with different kernel number stiffed with some vista beta files while he used true transparency and simmiliar emulating visuals nobody ever yet ported DWM to XP the closest was Stardock with winblinds 6 that actually used GPU for transparency and blur but that wasn't compositor, just their own com object for skinning shell every other imitation apps used brute CPU power which lagged the shizzle of the OS Edited December 16, 2016 by vinifera x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwestlife Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 The data posted earlier this month is now featured in a video: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranceBB Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 UK’s Nuclear Submarines run Windows XP. "Installed in 2008 and then saving £22 million due to using commercial off the shelf technology rather than proprietary software, the Submarine Command System Next Generation (SMCS NG) powers the HMS Vanguard, Victorious, Vigilant, and Vengeance, four of the deadliest ships ever built, featuring eight Trident II missiles and a total of 40 nuclear warheads. Together they form UK’s entire nuclear deterrent, being ever ready to respond to a surprise nuclear attack on the United Kingdom. We have not heard of any problem with the system over the years, and it's based on Windows XP OS". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibya Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 11 hours ago, FranceBB said: UK’s Nuclear Submarines run Windows XP. "Installed in 2008 and then saving £22 million due to using commercial off the shelf technology rather than proprietary software, the Submarine Command System Next Generation (SMCS NG) powers the HMS Vanguard, Victorious, Vigilant, and Vengeance, four of the deadliest ships ever built, featuring eight Trident II missiles and a total of 40 nuclear warheads. Together they form UK’s entire nuclear deterrent, being ever ready to respond to a surprise nuclear attack on the United Kingdom. We have not heard of any problem with the system over the years, and it's based on Windows XP OS". OOPS cause they know xp is secure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 On lunedì 26 dicembre 2016 at 9:22 AM, Dibya said: OOPS cause they know xp is secure No, actually the system is isolated, any OS would do, in this case:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/16/trident-old-technology-brave-new-world-cyber-warfare jaclaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelC Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 (edited) I don't know why the published results of "no new exploits" are being interpreted as "XP is secure". It seems to me vulnerabilities are primarily found in the OS that's got the widest distribution, because that's where the ROI is for malware writers. It's probably also true that systems running XP are more isolated from typical exploit vectors. For example, kids aren't downloading the latest OMG It's Cool game (that's laden with malware) onto old XP systems. They're likely running (and messing up) newer systems. XP, being run on more conservative, older systems, is simply more insulated from problems. And is every older vulnerability fixed? I have never heard that patches have eliminated all vulnerabilities. Looked at another way, is there any evidence that all the exploits reported against Win 7 (or various applications/add-ons e.g., Office or Flash) don't ALSO infect XP? I guess you could say that exploits against IE 11 might not apply to whatever version of IE that XP runs, but it's not a certainty. There's still some code commonality, as there is in the rest of the system. It's not like Win 7 and newer are all complete rewrites. It seems to me things are being oversimplified here. I wonder whether sysadmins here can relate recent experience fixing systems - are people bringing XP systems in with infections to be eliminated? I'm not trying to dis XP. I'm just trying to understand what the reports really mean, and to help prevent a possible false sense of security from getting readers of this site into trouble. -Noel Edited December 27, 2016 by NoelC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 22 minutes ago, NoelC said: It seems to me things are being oversimplified here. Actually they are over-oversimplified, and not only here. It simply makes no sense saying that system x is more secure than system y, because you never have the counter evidence, system x may be resistant to attack #1 (while system y is not) and system y may be resistant to attack #2 (while system x is not) and both may be non resistant to attack #3. jaclaz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencorso Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Is it... safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 30 minutes ago, dencorso said: Is it... safe? Yes, it's safe, it's very safe, it's so safe you wouldn't believe it. jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranceBB Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) 7 hours ago, dencorso said: Is it... safe? Well, since submarines running XP are not connected to internet, you need physical access to the computers to actually "hack" XP. And... well, if you have someone who actually managed to sneak into a nuclear submarine to get control of it, the OS version running on computers is the last thing you are concerned about xD Edited December 28, 2016 by FranceBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibya Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) 14 hours ago, NoelC said: I don't know why the published results of "no new exploits" are being interpreted as "XP is secure". It seems to me vulnerabilities are primarily found in the OS that's got the widest distribution, because that's where the ROI is for malware writers. It's probably also true that systems running XP are more isolated from typical exploit vectors. For example, kids aren't downloading the latest OMG It's Cool game (that's laden with malware) onto old XP systems. They're likely running (and messing up) newer systems. XP, being run on more conservative, older systems, is simply more insulated from problems. And is every older vulnerability fixed? I have never heard that patches have eliminated all vulnerabilities. Looked at another way, is there any evidence that all the exploits reported against Win 7 (or various applications/add-ons e.g., Office or Flash) don't ALSO infect XP? I guess you could say that exploits against IE 11 might not apply to whatever version of IE that XP runs, but it's not a certainty. There's still some code commonality, as there is in the rest of the system. It's not like Win 7 and newer are all complete rewrites. It seems to me things are being oversimplified here. I wonder whether sysadmins here can relate recent experience fixing systems - are people bringing XP systems in with infections to be eliminated? I'm not trying to dis XP. I'm just trying to understand what the reports really mean, and to help prevent a possible false sense of security from getting readers of this site into trouble. -Noel Exploit kits are pre pogramed hex editor only they edit your vulnerable to specific jump of their code caves which are malicious. Ie8 has code of IE11 , it does not mean their RVA or File offset will be same . SO the hackers exploit kit will go made out of finding patch mechanism. I really became half death of hearing that XP means old computer . Hello Ladies and gentle men i am here to say no one in my locality runs XP without pentium D or I3 or Core 2 duo with at least 2gb ram so from which hell the word old is coming they can run anything even modern AA Games with a good GFX card . Edited December 28, 2016 by Dibya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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