Support for Windows XP is ending: after today there will be no new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates. Every vulnerability discovered from now will become a zero-day vulnerability that is, one for which there is no chance of a patch. Malware writers will undoubtedly target Windows XP while significant numbers of people continue to run it, since an un-patched operating system will offer them a much bigger window of opportunity in which to exploit vulnerabilities they find.”]
Source: https://securelist.com/end-of-the-line-for-windows-xp/59366/