It could be one of the oldest bugs in the computer world. Microsoft today issued a patch for a major security hole in its Windows software that it admitted has been  there for 19 years. Experts at IBM spotted the bug - and found it was even present in the code for Windows 95. Bill Gates in 1995  during rehearsals for the August 24 launch of Windows '95. Researchers have found a serious security flaw in the software remained in Windows systems until this week, when the firm finally patched it. The bug, which is present in every version of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 onward, allows an attacker to remotely take over and control a computer.
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IBM spotted the bug - and found it was even present in Windows 95
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Microsoft finally issued patch fixing it on Tuesday
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Allows an attacker to remotely take over and control a computer
'The buggy code is at least 19 years old and has been remotely exploitable for the past 18 years,' @placeholder X-Force research team said in its blog on Tuesday.