Microsoft Claimed that Windows XP Will always remain Vulnerable for Hacker

Microsoft official has also published a graph included in the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 14, stating that Windows XP is currently the operating system with the highest malware infection rate. Windows 7 and Windows 8 are obviously the most secure platforms right now.

It’s no secret that Microsoft is trying to convince everyone still running Windows XP to move to either Windows 7 or Windows 8, so the company keeps doing this with the help of a brand new post.

This time, Tim Rains, director of Trustworthy Computing, points to the security risks caused by sticking to Windows XP beyond the April 8, 2014 retirement date, explaining that the 11-year-old OS will soon become vulnerable “forever.”

“What is the risk of continuing to run Windows XP after its end of support date? One risk is that attackers will have the advantage over defenders who choose to run Windows XP because attackers will likely have more information about vulnerabilities in Windows XP than defenders,” Rains explains.

What’s more, Rains reveals that Windows has been targeted by 45 Microsoft security bulletins between July 2012 and July 2013, while Windows 7 and Windows 8 received only 30 such patches.

Once the Windows XP’s support comes to an end, the operating system will be vulnerable forever, the company official explains.

“The very first month that Microsoft releases security updates for supported versions of Windows, attackers will reverse engineer those updates, find the vulnerabilities and test Windows XP to see if it shares those vulnerabilities. If it does, attackers will attempt to develop exploit code that can take advantage of those vulnerabilities on Windows XP,” he states.

“Since a security update will never become available for Windows XP to address these vulnerabilities, Windows XP will essentially have a ‘zero day’ vulnerability forever.”

Users, on the other hand, don’t really seem to care about Microsoft’s warnings. At this point, Windows XP is still powering more than 37 percent of computers worldwide, and only a few of them are actually planning to move to a newer platform.

How to Change the Logon Screen in Windows 7

By Vishal Choudhary

Screensavers, desktop wallpapers or font type and sizes, visual customization at the OS level is usually important to all kinds of users. Recognizing this, Microsoft has made it easier than ever to apply and adjust individual themes with Windows 7. 

Today I am going to show you how to customize the Windows 7 logon screen. There are various methods to accomplish this, with and without third-party software. I understand many people might not want to rely on a third-party application, while others would appreciate a quicker, safer route. First up is the more hands-on approach, and then the utility.

Hands-on approach

This method will require you to modify the registry, and if that puts a knot in your stomach, you should move on to the next section.

Step 1: Open the Windows Start menu and enter regedit into the search bar.

Step 2: Right click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and select Find.

Step 3: Search for OEMBackground, which should be in Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background. If the key does not exist, add a new DWORD value with the name OEMBackground.

Step 4: Double click on the entry OEMBackground, and change the value from 0 to 1.

Step 5: Open Windows Explorer and go to the following path: %windir%\system32\oobe.

Step 6: Create a new folder named info, and open it.

Step 7: Create a new folder within info named backgrounds.

Step 8: Rename your desired wallpaper as backgroundDefault.jpg and place it inside the folder backgrounds (images must be less than 245KB in size).

That should do the trick, now just lock your PC, log off or reboot and enjoy.

Third-party software

If you are uncomfortable with manually tinkering with the registry -- or simply have better things to be doing with your time -- we understand. Various third-party applications can change Windows 7's default logon wallpaper, but my personal favorite is this one, click here to download.

The software is ridiculously easy to use, doesn't require installation, and it even has built-in tools to automatically resize and recompress your images while leaving the original file untouched. The Logon Changer also lets you quickly change your logon wallpaper back to the Windows 7 default.

Download the Program and then unzip the executable. Run the program and it should present you with a preview of your logon screen along with a few self-explanatory options: "Change Logon Screen" lets you browse to a new image, "Test" will bring up your logon screen, "Revert to Default Logon Screen" reapplies Windows 7's original wallpaper.

That's it.....


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How to run BackTrack 5 in Windows Virtual PC in Windows 7

Got Backtrack 5? know how to use it on Windows Virtual PC in WIndows 7 ?

Got Windows 7 and prefer using Windows Virtual PC over Virtual Box or VMWare then you are in the right place.


Downloads Required.

1. Windows Virtual PC [validation required - if you do not have genuine windows download virtual PC hereor make your windows genuine ! for free]
2. Backtrack  5 ISO -Gnome or KDE but NOT ARM 

How to run BackTrack 5 in WIndows Virtual PC , after configuring correctly!


After installing , Windows Virtual PC and enabling Hardware Virtualisation , you are set up to run BackTrack 5.

1. Start > Windows Virtual PC > Windows Virtual PC

Now click Create Virtual Machine

Give a name like BackTrack 5 and click next.

Now specify the amount of RAM , remember NEVER give more than 50 % of your RAM to a VM !

Check the enable computer network connections and click next .

Now create a dynamically expanding virtual hard disk .

Now you will see a .vmcx file , right click it and go to settings.

Go to the Networking tab and in Network Adapter #1 Select Shared Networking (NAT) or else networking will NOT work!

Now go to DVD drive tab there select open an ISO image and select the location where the backtrack 5 iso is present!

Now Click OK and double click the .vmcx file and backtrack will run!