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  2. NotHereToPlayGames
    I guess I agree and disagree both at the same time. I use uBO. Can't live without it! And that goes for XP or 10 or anything in between. And that goes for slow-as-sh#t UXP to fast-as-H#ll way better options available to those that "let go" of XP. BUT... I *hate* uBO in its current evolution. I prefer the older versions. But I *hate* them also. I **LOVE** the MODIFIED version that I can not live without. I see the side of anybody that doesn't want to use the current evolution !!! And I don't expect them to be able to MODIFY it into something that the DO like. We can't "force" them to use it if they have their own reasons, legit or not, to NOT use it. BUT... If they could at least tell us WHY, maybe we could "teach them" how to modify what they don't like 'out of it' and create something that they DO like.
  3. AstroSkipper
    As I already said, it is no longer time to be picky when it comes to real-time protection under Windows XP. And of course, I read such reports about IOBit Malware Fighter. I personally never liked the IOBit company. Their products have never really been any good. And in the case of IOBit Malware Fighter, I can see why. The positives: Easy to install. A clearly structured, very tidy and modern interface. Good usability. Lots of features not usually found in freeware. Excellent uninstallation speed. The negatives: No daily updates as advertised. Today, it’s still installing the version from 9 July. Not really integrated efficiently into Windows XP. When the protection is activated, performance plummets. Version 13 is constantly being promoted, and you’re told to download it, even though it’s not compatible with Windows XP. No self-protection. The scan speed is so poor that I’m lost for words... The scanning speed is the absolute worst I have ever experienced. Smart Scan was cancelled after 120,000 files!!! and 120 minutes!!! with only 5% progress!!! This is no Smart Scan. I then uninstalled it completely. The uninstallation was done in seconds. That just goes to show how poorly the programme was integrated into Windows XP. It was practically just a superficial add-on. And it can even be shut down completely with just two clicks. That’s a goldmine for malware.
  4. Monroe
    The Mind-Bending Company That Gets a Million Job Applications—and Rejects 99.9% Getting an offer from Bending Spoons, which owns AOL, has become harder than getting into Harvard https://archive.ph/kY6Th By Ben Cohen / July 10, 2026
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  6. AstroSkipper
    New Moon, Serpent or Mypal are a nightmare without uBO. And the forum editor is a nightmare, anyways. I already again reported that some weeks ago. There have been many such reports in the past.
  7. NotHereToPlayGames
    "Good luck with that."
  8. NotHereToPlayGames
    And you don't need something "heavy" like uBO to block. Just a lightweight custom userstyle does the trick.
  9. NotHereToPlayGames
    1) posting on MSFN today is an outright NIGHTMARE 2) I spoke too soon, I logged back in and NOW (but not earlier) there is an EHARMONY ad at the very top and a banner on the right that rotates between a few different ads. 3) but even if I could paste a screencap, I kinda CAN'T because the eHarmony ad reveals my city (I wouldn't say I "hide", per se, but I prefer to limit my location to "midwest USA", not to my CITY).
  10. xjani
    I agree with you. On older hardware, I preferred the HTTP protocol, but what can you do when the world has gone crazy in this race to make life harder? I no longer feel like turning the Amazon River around with a stick.
  11. NotHereToPlayGames
    Yes. New Moon. XP x86 VM (being a VM should *make no difference* in this discussion). I can no longer "paste" screencaps into the post editor (this has been mentioned in other threads, directed at @xp... @trip... @dave-h).
  12. Tangy
    @AstroSkipper Free . I am sure you are aware that reviews have been unfavourable since its inception. Western propaganda ? Regarding Chinese products. Better than nothing is debatable ? Yes, it could run seamlessly along side the Italian one and still be a very light compo. What do you reckon ?
  13. VistaLover
    ... But as I had pointed out here, your sample Polish radio stream still works in plain HTTP mode ... I never, for the life of me, understood WHY rich media content (streaming video and/or audio) has to be served over HTTPS ; this isn't about security at all, it's not like we're dealing with financial transactions where highly confidential/sensitive data/details are involved... The culprit, once more, is Google and their web-dominating browser, Chrome ; Chrome was the first browser/engine that disallowed the delivery of "mixed" content inside a page (with the known "mantra" of doing so to protect their users from on-line fraud), i.e., if the webpage has been loaded through HTTPS, likely to be a media service's web-player containing page, then the video/audio content inside the web-player HAS to be streamed over HTTPS, too, because otherwise Chrome would block it; thus, the media CDNs are now forced to stream via HTTPS, adding (practically) unnecessary TLS overhead (more easily perceived on old H/W) to the viewing/listening experience ...
  14. VistaLover
    @j7n are adamant on NOT using an extension-based adblocker (e.g. uBO) in the browser, because they harbour the conviction that such an extension would considerably impede their browser's performance ; in the past, both myself and other members here have suggested to them the installation and use of uBO, but they still think that their old ways of dealing with ads (blocking "known" ad-serving domains in their HOSTS file) is still sufficient/effective in the web-ecosystem of 2025+ ... Is this on a UXP-based browser (the object of these megathreads) ? Because if you're talking about recent Chromium/Firefox, these now come with built-in ways of dealing with (some of the) unwanted content ...
  15. reboot12
    Oh, maybe my screenshots are from C64 or MS-DOS Guy probably use one-core-api-base with patched kernel32.dll
  16. NotHereToPlayGames
    His screencap of it working is in 64bit XP. Your screencap of it failing is in 32bit XP (I think).
  17. NotHereToPlayGames
    I created a new Yahoo account (via a throwaway Gmail account and not via a phone number). Without any extensions whatsoever, I'm not seeing any ads. None. Can you screencap the ads on your end? Why would you have ads but none for me with ZERO extensions installed?
  18. AstroSkipper
    Thank you for providing the data! Which version have you tested? Free or Pro?
  19. Tangy
    Custom Install of IOBit Malware Fighter 11.4.0 (easy to install ) Latest Database Version 2608 ( 2026 - 7 - 9 ) Fingerprint : 898269 I ran a smart scan Objects scanned 107.446 Threats Detected 0 as expected Time Elapsed : 20.02 minutes Very light and smooth
  20. nicolaasjan
    Have you updated your uBlock Origin filters? A week ago some new filters have been added to uBlock filters – Ads: /shadow/*adshield$domain=mail.yahoo.com /ybar/mail.yahoo.com/_t/aHR0c*$xhr,3p,domain=mail.yahoo.com
  21. j7n
    Mail kinda locks you in hard, because other website assume that mail is permanent and the ultimate identity. To log in somewhere, I may need to go to the e-mail and read a code, which is a problem if I no longer have that mail account. Yahoo worked as a good basic mail for a really long time in older browsers. They had a few changes over the years, but not this strong. For a while there were two mail options: basic and more complicated (still looked very plain white and flat). Now there are two refreshing banner ads, and it loads many resources from AdShield all the time to display those banners, more than two pictures.
  22. Yesterday
  23. AstroSkipper
    ... 12.5 is for XP no doubt. However I already threw it off my box because it's too cut-down. This statement is not really true. Although IOBit Malware Fighter Pro 12.5 can still be installed strangely enough under Windows XP, it says that this version is not compatible with Windows XP, if the user tries to enable real-time malware protection with IObit & Bitdefender engines or advanced protection against ransomware. It also advises to install IOBit Malware Fighter Pro 11.4 as the last XP-compatible version. And so, after all, this is what applies:
  24. AstroSkipper
    @Tangy But the good is VirIT eXplorer Lite is already a perfect offline scanner with a huge local database. And you can send malicious files to C.R.A.M. at any time. And for disinfection you can use, for example, RogueKiller Free. BTW, Adlice has rebranded RogueKiller Anti-Malware to Adlice Protect which is now compatible with Windows 7 and up only. So, hurry up to get the last XP-compatible version!
  25. AstroSkipper
    I already downloaded it yesterday. But I haven't tested it yet.
  26. Tangy
    For example Eset : Here is how to get it for XP: Click on link https://www.eset.com/us/home/online-scanner/ >Towards bottom of web page click 'Choose language version' >Under 'Download Options' click 'Choose other product version' >Under 'Configure download' click the down arrow of 'Version' and select Version 2 ('Operating system' window will show XP)>click 'DOWNLOAD'. Hope that still works. It did about a year ago.
  27. Tangy
    About the 60 days , we could always use an on/off line scanner. Let us also no forget, beggars can't be choosers. Could you please elaborate on panda. thank you.
  28. reboot12 started following VMware Workstation 11 works in Vista. What about XP/2003 64-bit?
  29. reboot12
    bul*****. I tried replace VMware folder and drivers from system32\drivers but errors: VMware 12.0.0 VMware 11.1.4
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