Microsoft issues new software fixes for older Windows XP, Server 2003, Vista and Windows 8. Microsoft is “sort of cleaning the house,” says Qualys director of engineering at Qualys. The company does not want to see a repeat of WannaCry, the virulent ransomware that was engineered into a worm, the term for self-propagating code. Some vulnerabilities that Microsoft patched on Tuesday have the potential to be used for fast-spreading worms, says Dustin Childs, who tracks software flaws.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/microsoft-issues-another-emergency-windows-xp-patch-a-9995