Mostly , the method used is a hoax or link the user is prompted to download malicious files under the guise of security patches for XP .
Malwarebyte Internet security firm said in its official blog , it found a variety of threats that target XP users , under the guise of security programs required the operating system .
In addition, the XP setup files and Keygen ( Key generator ) is also used to spread malware .
" XP may be dead and abandoned , but not necessarily a threat to them as well is not there anymore , " said Christopher Boyd , Malware Intelligence Analyst of Malwarebytes , as quoted from Digital Trends ( 12/04/2014 ) .
Because Microsoft is stopped , the security update files into a tempting offer for users of Windows XP today. However , Boyd says that users must not take anything for granted against the third -party applications .
