Microsoft: Windows zero-days in Shadowbrokers dump have already been fixed

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Microsoft has indicated that the zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows that were recently made public by Shadowbrokers have already been fixed. Users who have Windows 7 or higher would therefore not be at risk.

Research by the company from Redmond shows that the vulnerabilities that were investigated can no longer cause problems in supported versions of Windows. A list of the vulnerabilities and associated Windows updates that address the issues has been posted on the Microsoft blog. Three of the recently revealed exploits could not be reproduced in Windows versions 7 and above.

The fact that Windows is no longer susceptible to the vulnerabilities does not mean that every user is protected. According to Microsoft, supported versions of Windows are not affected by any exploits, but that only applies from Windows 7 and higher. Users of, for example, Windows XP and Vista have no guarantee of protection against the vulnerabilities.

The list of zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows was put online by hacking group Shadowbrokers yesterday. According to the group, there were a large number of security holes that allowed attackers, for example, to execute code remotely on Windows systems. Microsoft said it was still investigating the findings.

It is not the first time that the Shadowbrokers have made themselves heard. For example, a collection of documents about US government agencies was placed online. In addition to the Windows exploits, information was made public about espionage activities by the NSA and CIA, including in banking networks.

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