{"id":64477,"date":"2014-04-11T17:30:14","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T15:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=64477"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:45:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:45:35","slug":"the-softonic-minute-heartbleed-twitter-facebook-and-windows-xp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-softonic-minute-heartbleed-twitter-facebook-and-windows-xp\/","title":{"rendered":"The Softonic Minute: Heartbleed, Twitter, Facebook and Windows XP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Heartbleed<\/strong> leaves a majority of the internet vulnerable, <strong>Twitter<\/strong> gets a redesign, <strong>Facebook<\/strong> forces users to switch to Messenger, and <strong>Windows XP<\/strong> gets its final update. Check out this week&#8217;s biggest software news in <strong>The Softonic Minute<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211;<br \/>\nBy use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C<br \/>\nfound at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/.<br \/>\n&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211;<br \/>\nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon<br \/>\nas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only after<br \/>\nthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.<br \/>\n&#8211;&gt;<br \/>\nbrightcove.createExperiences();<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"&quot;Heartbleed&quot; security bug leaves majority of the web vulnerable\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/heartbleed-openssl-security-bug\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Heartbleed&#8221; security bug leaves majority of the web vulnerable<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A security bug in the OpenSSL library has left the data of millions of users exposed. The bug, known as Heartbleed, has been sitting undetected for two years, with thousands of websites having been affected. We&#8217;ll take you through exactly what Heartbleed is and how you can protect yourself <a title=\"What is Heartbleed: five steps to protect your accounts\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/%C2%A1heartbleed-five-steps-to-protect-your-account\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Twitter rolls out new profile to all users\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/twitter-new-profile-2014\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter rolls out new profile to all users<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Twitter got a radical redesign this week, opting for a more user-friendly interface similar to social media rival Facebook. Twitter hopes that the new design will be more user-friendly for newcomers.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"Facebook to remove messaging from mobile app, forces you to download Messenger\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/facebook-removing-messaging-from-app\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook to remove messaging from mobile app, force you to download Messenger<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Facebook is stripping the messaging feature from its mobile apps, keeping Messenger separate from Facebook and forcing users to download yet another app. What do we think about it? Check out <a title=\"Why we do (and don't) like Facebook's Messenger app\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/why-we-do-and-dont-like-facebooks-messenger-app\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our opinions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Download Messenger for iOS\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook-messenger.en.softonic.com\/iOS\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Messenger for iOS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Download Messenger for Android\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook-messenger.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Messenger for Android<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a title=\"FAQ: Microsoft ends support for Windows XP\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/windows-ends-support-for-xp-faq\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft ends support for Windows XP<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft has abandoned Windows XP, one of the most popular versions of its OS. Instead, the folks at Redmond want users to download and install the updated version of <a title=\"Windows 8.1- a better balance\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/windows-8-1-update\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows 8<\/a>. You can get all the info you need about the end of XP support <a title=\"FAQ: Microsoft ends support for Windows XP\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/windows-ends-support-for-xp-faq\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make sure to check out all of our past <a title=\"The Softonic Minute\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/t\/softonic-minute\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Softonic Minutes.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heartbleed leaves a majority of the internet vulnerable, Twitter gets a redesign, Facebook forces users to switch to Messenger, and Windows XP gets its final update. 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