Installing Windows XP SP 3 might cause your anti-malware applications to detect the presence of Trojans and keyloggers that actually aren’t there.
As In the case of Spyware Doctor, PC tools’ popular antispyware program that detects Trojan-Spy.Pophot.WX in RunDLL32.exe even though in fact the system is uninfected. RunDLL32.exe is a system file that Windows need to run code in dynamic link library (DLL) files.
By default, Spyware Doctor prevents any files it recognizes as infected from running. If an important system file such as RunDLL32.exe is flagged incorrectly, the result can be terrible for your computer. For example, users may be blocked from opening Windows Control Panel or using System Restore, among other operations, an endless loop of scanning to remove the file, rebooting, finding the file again or even misleading users into reinstalling XP . [click to continue…]
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by Mick on April 16, 2008
There is good news for Windows XP and Vista fans as I wrote earlier in this post, Microsoft Says that Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be published this week. I had the info from neowin who claimed to have internal schedule from Microsoft. Here is the list:
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April 14, 2008: Assistance is available for the release version of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP
- April 21, 2008: Original Equipment Manufacturers, Volume License, Connect, and subscribers MSDN and TechNet.
- April 29, 2008: Microsoft Update, Windows Update, Download Center June 10, 2008: Automatic dates
This delay should give system administrators enough time to prepare for the upgrade or simply find an excuse for when things go wrong. For people too busy to worry about exercising their XP SP, which is currently being implemented, they may well ignore the automatic update scheduled to land on June 10.
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by Mick on February 16, 2008
Microsoft is about to release Windows XP SP3. The update will be provided with some of Windows Vista features. According to NeoSmart Technologies, the beta version of Windows XP SP3 (build 3205) has been released for testing.
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