Microsoft has offered a workaround to Windows XP users affected after a flaw in the operating system was exploited.

Since Google engineer Tavis Ormandy released details of the zero-day flaw last month, cyber criminals have dramatically ramped up online attacks that target the bug. Microsoft revealed it has now logged more than 10,000 attacks.

"At first, we only saw legitimate researchers testing innocuous proof-of-concepts. Then, early on June 15th, the first real public exploits emerged," Microsoft said in a blog posting.

The flaw lies in the Windows Help and Support Center software that comes with Windows XP.

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