Ten security improvements brought by WinXPSP2

Change one: Firewall is enabled by default

During the SP2 installation process, the Network Connection Firewall will be enabled by default to protect your computer.

Change 2: Windows XP comes with Messenger is turned off by default

SP2 turns off this feature mainly because most companies do not want to open Messenger. If you want to start Messenger, you need to turn this feature on in Group Policy.

Change three: The firewall starts to protect the computer when the system starts.

When the operating system is loaded, the firewall starts to protect the computer against Trojans and other viruses.

Change 4: Added hundreds of GPO (Group Policy Object) settings

These group policy settings include: firewall, instant messaging, general security settings, and more. You can find more settings through the links below.

Change 5: Messenger can prevent unsafe file transfer

If you enable MESSENGER, it can help you prevent unsafe file transfer: the sender of the file must be in your contact On the list, in addition to the file must also meet certain restrictions - this is mainly for the file extension.

Change Six: Increase Memory Protection

The new memory protection technology is named Data Execution Prevention (DEP), which prevents code from running on illegal memory addresses.

Change Seven: Control of Outlook Express E-Mail

The new Outlook Express will render all received mail in plain text, which will prevent some emails from spreading the virus with HTML. Put the Trojan on your computer.

Change Eight: IE Browser Plugin Management

The new feature allows you to easily uninstall some useless IE browser plugins.

Change Nine: IE Browser Download Tips

Microsoft has enabled a new download prompt box to let users clearly see what they really want to download. This will reduce the malicious software that is downloaded and installed without paying attention. These new tips will be displayed in a new message bar.

Change Ten: Support for Windows Upgrade Services

The new WINDOWS upgrade service provides not only security-related upgrades, but also includes device drivers and upgrades for other applications. .