Microsoft Urges Users to Shut Down Windows Gadgets or Risk Attack

[fseal]

It should be noted that Gadgets still works on Windows 8. While you may not find a way to open gadgets, opening a .gadget file will cause the said gadget to pin on your desktop.

Is this true for RTM though...

Microsoft was busy ripping out all kinds of stuff like this AFTER the last preview. We really don't know what will or won't work in the RTM (At least not till wed at the earliest)

 

[arkhi]

I dont know, but I'm hoping TechNet people could update us on the matter.

 

[pincushion]

Honestly, all of the software on all of my computers has atleast 1 vulnerability. Every piece of software that has ever existed can be hacked in some way. I'm not going to shut off gadgets because of this little thing that won't ever affect me. I have up to date antivirus and I am careful with what I download, so Microsoft, I'm NOT turning off my gadgets no matter how much you want me to.

Same here buddy, I think we Gadget folk should start the Gadget Resistance Army and stick two fingers up to those who provided this mess!

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icnic:

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[ICIT2LOL]

Honestly, all of the software on all of my computers has atleast 1 vulnerability. Every piece of software that has ever existed can be hacked in some way. I'm not going to shut off gadgets because of this little thing that won't ever affect me. I have up to date antivirus and I am careful with what I download, so Microsoft, I'm NOT turning off my gadgets no matter how much you want me to.

I'm with windude on this one as my Kaspersky is really good at picking them especially from Adobe and Java - which I guess are fair game to the hackers as we all well nearly all use those sites eh?

 

[arkhi]

It should be noted that Gadgets still works on Windows 8. While you may not find a way to open gadgets, opening a .gadget file will cause the said gadget to pin on your desktop.

Is this true for RTM though...

Microsoft was busy ripping out all kinds of stuff like this AFTER the last preview. We really don't know what will or won't work in the RTM (At least not till wed at the earliest)

Looking at Win8 RC's Sidebar properties, it has a file version of 6.2.8400.0, with a modified date of 5/18/2012, and size of 1.3 MB (0.1 smaller than Win7's) considering these, I doubt MS will be removing this since they obviously did some work on it for Win 8.