Windows XP Users Six Times More Likely To Be Infected By Malware

Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report shows Windows XP systems are far more likely to be infected than newer Windows versions—XP machines were six times more likely to be infected than Windows 8—reporting that about 17% of computers with up-to-date Microsoft security products encountered malware in the first half of 2013; major threats affecting XP include Sality, Ramnit, and Vobfus, and unsupported/older XP builds (e.g., SP2) have notably higher infection rates, underscoring the need to migrate before end-of-support.