Windows XP is Hackable or Nah? Let’s Test That!

Image Credits: Windows XP — Gearrirce

Another weekend project on the list, and this time, I am curious to find out how easy it is for a Windows XP operating system to be hacked.

Windows XP has reached End of Life for security updates since Apr 8, 2014, as quoted by Microsoft.

I’ve still been wondering if its an exaggeration that you shouldn’t be running this OS at all or if there’s a simple chance to run it and don’t get hacked.

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I’ve gotten a virtual machine setup with a Service Pack 3 copy of Windows XP Professional alongside my Penetration Testing operating system, Kali Linux.

File and Printer Sharing

File and Printer Sharing inside the Control Panel were already enabled alongside the Server service after checking the services.msc list within the operating system.

However, I still wasn’t able to find an open port for at least one thing after scanning the machine with a basic nmap command.