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It seems to me that over the years, software also got more resilient in general. I remember early days of XP when we got internet access for the first time, the computer had to be formatted the first week, thing were popping up left and right. The contributing factors must have been Internet Explorer 6 + run everything as admin by default approach. Although I can't make a clear comparison in my mind because it was on computer that was used by the entire family and I was just a dumb kid back then. Today, I can just leave them with Windows Defender + uBlock Origin in their web browser and don't have to worry about their computers getting messed up by malicious software. I remember @Sampei.Nihira mentioning at some point using PsExec in XP to run a web browser with limited rights. I wonder if anyone here uses limited account in Windows, which I personally prefer over running things explicitly with limited rights while the default is admin rights. Sudo for Windows can be used for convenience of having a right-click context menu to run stuff as admin when needed, though it was last updated in 2013 and it could have holes. Sure some naughty things can still be done with limited rights, but still there's no reason for common software to have write access to various sensitive parts of the system. AFAIK, Chrome goes out of the way to lock access to various Windows APIs from its renderer process. When life gives you those lists, use them. I mean what's the point of having a computer if you have to do everything manually then? If the person A uses those lists and doesn't get infected and person B doesn't use those lists, but spends a lot of time time effectively re-inventing those lists...why become person A if that time could be spent on something more interesting?

... Just a short while before you posted this, I had finished applying your fix locally ; unfortunately, this, again, involves messing with the omni.ja archive... The file to be patched according to the GitHub commit resides in: "<St52-appDir>\!omni.ja\modules\DownloadUtils.jsm" (! = expanded) After you've finished patching the file, locate "<St52-appDir>\!omni.ja\jsloader\resource\gre\modules\DownloadUtils.jsm" and DELETE it; this is a compiled version of the (original) file in the previous location; by deleting it, you'll force St52 to load the edited raw source file rather than the compiled one (minute performance degradation to be expected ). Once finished, repack (and re-optimise) to an omni.ja file, overwriting the original... So far, so good ...

A big bummer from Koei Tecmo Games. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty – Digital Deluxe Edition requires Windows 10/11 No, DXVK won't help.

Vista has that starting up problem since the first Haswell arrived, early 2013. I had an engineering sample of Pentium G in 2012, so I knew it even in 2012 already. They had that cores. So?

my workaround seems working fine here, so it will work again in next build. and BTW if you get this and go to github, you can have similar error message regarding other intl object.

I'm unable to replicate that here, it's working fine on my end, sorry, my sincerest apologies for that. I'm also on latest St52.

But it works and can still download definitions, give or take a few occasional errors. Somewhere in this forum, couldn't find it, mentioned an xp compatible version of a more current clamav. But I'm happy with clamwin, so I have not tested.

Maybe he just trains his skills? I knew a guy who only used a huge hosts file with his XP machine instead of FW, the file was so huge, it slowed down his PC to a crawl, he edited it every couple of days or so,

Assuming no radical update came since April 2023 that turned everything upside-down, you can use ExplorerPatcher. After install, right-click on the taskbar->Properties->File Explorer->Control Interface->Windows 7 Command Bar.

ZoneAlarm is a jewish software, from Israel, perhaps this is what that member meant, when he wrote his "Notes" about "improper racist nature" at MSFN. Otherwise, I have no idea why would he write that. As for my opinion, there's no racism with you, not wanting to use that particular software, you're a customer, a user, so please continue. My experience with it was short, so I can't say much, apart from what I already told about the origins of that software. I actually don't make prejudgements, so I intalled it and tried. It seemed like it was a bit overcomplicated to use and didn't have enough configuration templates, maybe a bit heavy for that old celeron XP laptop of mine. Do you recall anything odd? Like calling home to Israel? Knocking on funny IP? Perhaps give it another chance? We all now have better hardware, no? Founded: 1993, Ramat Gan, Israel President: Amnon Bar-Lev https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check_Point

The lack? Alder Lake has them! "In Alder Lake, the system depends on the ability of the P-Cores and E-Cores to work seamlessly together. " https://techedged.com/intel-e-core/

Misspelling doesn't matter at all and was not the reason I had to laugh. It was the zoological classification of this firewall. Personally, I found it funny. And a bit of humour definitely can't hurt in this thread. In any case, thanks for your interest and support!

I just use the firewall built into windows. But in truth, most systems that don't leave one's home (hopefully trusted) network, do not need host firewalls as any old SOHO/consumer Firewall+NAT router basically eliminates those threat avenues.

Pretty much what the topic says, I was able to get Injustice 2 {2018} up and running, after I figured out how to install these new video drivers, I have to admit, it was not easy to find any help topics about nVidia, the search showed only bizarre results. https://msfn.org/board/topic/183688-breakthrough-new-nvidia-drivers-ported-to-vista-tutorial/ But no sound, no matter what I do. Please share the ideas. the game shows no particular errors and works fine.

32-bit Vista could be a temp replacement, since it doesn't.

Reset your password using the "Forgot your password?" link in the login screen. Hope that helps.

Alice, you probably wanted to say "How to get the classic Windows 7 Command bar back in Explorer (for win 11)", not "How to get the classic XP Toolbar back in Explorer (for win 11)". Windows XP toolbar looks like this. (above the address bar) StartAllBack is also an option to restore the old Windows 7 command bar + a few classical stuff.

Chrome introduced a special javascript api to recognice the operating system used. Will it be added to FF?

no clue how to fix this properly, but I think I can workaround it! https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commit/6917ca052b063c9c3ea35c092a95ae48a1527d86

I didn't compare anything. I plainly stated that I doubt that Dixel had enough data points, unless he actually deals (and has dealt for years) with many, many (hundreds, thousands) hard disks, while actually keeping a log of periodical reads, failure modes, etc. and that as such the conclusions he draws are - no matter if right or wrong - anecdotal data based on a relatively small experience, and anyway very likely spread over a too small sample for each make/model of hard disks. Then - separately - I briefly summed up the results of the Backblaze report. jaclaz

Sure, didn't want to imply not using manual nit-picky approach if desired, just wanted to point out they're genuinely useful resource and there are indeed people working on keeping them up-to-date, so it's still a heavy weight off regular user's shoulder. I tried huge hosts file with bad domain list on an old 2012 smartphone once. Made it unusable. Poor thing has 600 MHz single-core ARM(v6) CPU and 384 MB of RAM.

I wouldn't want to try my luck with it. Enough products from farmers here.

Hello, there was a long discussion between @D.Drakerand another member, where @D.Drakerwrote which quality IDE adapters worked good and need to be bought. I'm sorry, I have no link. But I remember they were German.

Antonino, not more than 4-5 pc or noutbooks, but can do it very fast now. That is the important thing. I was used a tools with wimlib, but the speed is much slower, about 5-6 times slower.

Unsure if it's been mentioned yet - is Clamwin still around?

Have you tried spoofing Windows 10 with VxKex? Maybe that could help make it work. Edit: Actually, disregard this. I forgot that VxKex is only for Windows 7. I wrongly thought you were running Windows 7. Sorry.

One of the recent commits to Firefox hard-coded the user agent to Windows NT 10.0.

United Kingdom, one of my favourites! I learnt British English at school. I'm sorry I misspelt the Komodo name, I didn't even think it would be that humorous! I'll test older versions then, report back! Muchly appreciated! Ta muchly!

So I went out and bought TerraTec AUREON7.1PCIe 7.1 PCIe internal audio card. I'm out of ideas...

The about:addons page is now displayed properly in Serpent UXP (52.0). Thanks for your work.

New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20230708-3219d2d-uxp-9f1550fb5-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20230708-3219d2d-uxp-9f1550fb5-xpmod.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom IA32 Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20230708-3219d2d-uxp-9f1550fb5-xpmod-ia32.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/ia32 NM28XP build: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20230708-d849524bd-uxp-9f1550fb5-xpmod.7z Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20230708-d849524bd-uxp-9f1550fb5-xpmod-ia32.7z Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20230708-d849524bd-uxp-9f1550fb5-xpmod-sse.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20230708-d849524bd-uxp-9f1550fb5-xpmod.7z Official UXP changes picked since my last build: - Simplify incremental GC sweeping (95a1e4b7a) - Avoid TLS lookups when checking if zones need to be marked for GC. (24b1a0f16) - Fix debug builds (890e1eb84) - Issue #1969 Follow-Up: Error reporting arguments in RelativeTimeFormat/DateTimeFormat (5a531ea80) - Issue #2259 - Add missing IsAscii* helper functions in mozilla/TextUtils.h (7716602a2) - Issue #2259 - Add mozilla::Vector -> mozilla::Span implicit conversion (9914c0616) - Issue #2259 - Add mozilla::Result<V, E> and JS::Result<> for fallible return values (4c2e37861) - Issue #2259 - Add JS::StackGCVector and JS::RootedVector (f8f7aed52) - Issue #2259 - Adjust self-hosted Array.prototype.sort to ES2018 (a7d752def) - Issue #2259 - Introduce helper for self-hosted hasOwnProperty calls in intl (adffcb127) - Issue #2259 - Update Intl.* Object-ness to ECMA-402, 4th edition (30157344f) - Issue #2046 - Introduce mozIntl.DateTimeFormat with mozExtensions (85612accf) - Issue #2259 - Implement caseFirst option in Intl.Collator (949f69ef4) - Issue #2259 - Reimplement String.prototype.toLocale{Lower,Upper}Case per ECMAScript Intl specification (8d97bd437) - Issue #2259 - Support Unicode extensions with multiple value subtags in BCP47 language tags (e3dbf7c5e) - Issue #2259 - Improve ResolveLocale performance when initializing the default Intl objects (e923c48f4) - Issue #2195 - Add support for hourCycle to Intl.DateTimeFormat (cf7bd8232) - Issue #2259 - process Unicode langtags and locale identifiers according to BCP 47 (3ee2c9dcf) - Issue #1819 - Implement Intl.Locale proposal (c10a29d96) - Issue #2259 - Performance improvements in Locale (4ad4a82a1) - Issue #2259 - Performance improvements for LanguageTag parsing (0b3079d8e) - Issue #1819 - Further align Intl.Locale to spec (e01ff1c5f) - Issue #2046 - Implement Intl.DateTimeFormat's date-/timeStyle and hourCycle options (4400677af) - Issue #1656 - Follow-up: Re-nuke the vim lines introduced in #2265 (f9c39acaa) - [multiple] Update Intl tests. (81a3a92b0) - Issue #2255 & #1240 - Simplify and enhance Maybe and Some(). https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1325351 This is a prerequisite for our BigInt V8 fast forward and potential #2255 fix. (2c0384c4a) - [network] Prepare for requiring Authorization in CORS ACAH preflight (96d1e2766) - [DOM] Filter out symlinks for webkitdirectory. (a299eaa96) - [XPCOM] Win: Update executable extension list (c292f9ffd) No official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build. No official Basilisk changes picked since my last build. My changes picked since my last build: - webextensions: remove experiment related elements (7c4d0444b) Update Notice: - You may delete file named icudt*.dat inside program folder when updating from old releases. * Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.

The primary mistake of those large platforms was that they wanted to get everyone onto there, and didn't understand how people on the internet are. You can't have a platform for everyone, especially not everyone in the world. There are too many disagreements and too much funstering that exists to make it viable.

@WULover Yes, I meant I have the downloaded files. I double checked my archive it actually 15MB not 26MB, 11 MB files are duplicates. @ward201185 I used a standalone installer for IE6 back in 2009. It was that version I used to visit the site from my recollection it worked with both Wks/Srv and what it displayed depended on what was installed. I doubt Embedded was supported. I think the Jan 2005 file works with IE5.x, in IE5.01SP2 it gives me these results in pick of the month with a odd random number update. @mina7601 Thanks Here's the archive. https://workupload.com/file/tJXSdpcE4vs It contains the following. WindowsUpdate folder with the following sub folders. - backup contains only root files of the WindowsUpdate folder - Downloaded manual downloads from Microsoft Download Center - Downloaded2 manual downloads from Microsoft Download Center - New Folder original contents of WindowsUpdate folder with 26MB downloaded cab files. And a crude readme file noting one update didn't appear in MS download centre. I've also included two animated gif files demonstrating IE6 showing updates using the 'New Folder' contents copied to C:\Program Files\WindowsUpdate. While checking out these old files I was able to get the latest updates displayed in IE6 in Wks/Srv as you can see from the screenshots. Which helped me remember why I 'temporary' kept those files, back then the site wouldn't work correctly on my system. It would give the stop error but when click the back button it suddenly started working and realised the those inventory files were linked to it. I used it to help me download files from Download Center saved it the those Downloaded folders, when I tried install to those same new updates through site it just fail but when installed updates manually and revisit site the number updates displayed reduce until there was no more. Once I had the update files I needed I meant to delete inventory files but I forgot to.

It's the way how their kernel is written, not much you can do about it, unfortunately! I travelled through a million of light years, trying to speed it up, Xp/Vista would still be faster with HDD.

That and I'd have to have at least faintest idea what to do, which I don't. I don't even know what to expect from such tinkering, but I can't imagine they would be significant enough, also considering the experience messing with Windows XP in that way back in the old days, with significantly weaker hardware at disposal. Heh, the most noticeable improvement I did on that computer was overclocking 2 GHz Intel Celeron by a whooping half-gigahertz. Also did it with cheap low-end NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440, just put the graphics processor's frequency straight to the max RivaTuner allowed without showing any warning. CPU overclocking might have contributed to the early demise of the motherboard, which was then replaced. CPU had locked multiplier, so other components took some strain as well. But I had the faster computer for a while. What else was the teenager without regular income supposed to do? Back to today, maybe the best result would be ability to open 5 more tabs in Firefox. 4 GB more RAM would probably up that to 50 while a brand new computer - maybe 500?

Lately, I started to have these weird dreams where I'm around the dead ones, they don't look dead, but I know they are. I talk to them , we do some stuff, like walking, exchanging items (yes, I know it's a very bad omen, actually). They are constantly trying to show me something, trying to explain (?), I have no idea what's this all about. I usually can't watch the dreams 'till the end. Something always wakes me up! Today it was a very loud, annoying dog (which are extremely rare here!... weird, again). I had a similar dream in the 1990's, later I was almost killed in a shootout. Someone had anything similar ? Are these mental issues or not? P.S. I already checked, I'm not cursed, no spells on me.

Poor woman! Please pass my greetings to your war veteran sister. With people like her we shall win! I don't have PTSD or any forms of it, perhaps due to the fact I'm always prepared to what one could expect from such countries and their populace, seen lots of similar examples during my military days. They also love to put "surpises" inside of toys and other civilian items, just like their elder brother russkie... and then caboom!

The links will probably change from time to time when an update or upgrade is due. I extracted the link to the offline installer from the online installer.

You're welcome! The list with working security programs is most important and will be maintained by me as regularly as possible. I also count on members who notice that a program has been updated or abandoned. When I created this thread, I already added the tag "Antivirus" and others, so the search function should be able to find my thread. Therefore, it shouldn't actually be a problem. Thank you very much! Most of your listed programs are already on my internal list, though. But, any help is welcome! Thanks again! Much appreciated!

Congratulations on opening the thread, now we can make a nice list in the header. Perhaps the disadvantage is that in search engines users will look for the word antivirus, not the word malware, although I don't see a very much problem. Here are a few programs to add to the alphabetical list. I order them like I have these on my computer, rate these however you like. ANTIVIRUS Avast Free Antivirus 18.8.4804 https://install.avcdn.net/iavs9x-xp/avast_free_antivirus_setup_offline.exe Avast definitions 12-18 https://install.avcdn.net/vpsnitro/vpsupd.exe Avast Clear (uninstall) https://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avastclear.exe AVG Antivirus Free 18.8.4804 (offline downloader) https://install.avcdn.net/avg/iavs9x-xp/avg_antivirus_free_setup_offline.exe AVG Antivirus Free 17.9 (offline downloader) https://install.avcdn.net/avg/iavs9x-xp/avg_free_antivirus_setup_offline.exe AVG Internet Security 18.8.4084.0 (trial) https://install.avcdn.net/avg/iavs9x-xp/avg_internet_security_setup_offline.exe AVG Clear XP (uninstall) https://install.avcdn.net/avg/iavs9x-xp/avgclear.exe ClamWin http://es.clamwin.com/content/view/18/46/ Clan Sentinel (real time protection for ClanWin) https://clamsentinel.sourceforge.net/ Dr. Web Cure It (free with send statistics or paid) https://free.drweb.com/ eScan https://www.escanav.com/ Panda Dome (free or paid) https://www.pandasecurity.com/es/homeusers/free-antivirus/ I can't find an official offline downloader do you know of any? please comment. Virus Total.com (file analysis online multi-antivirus) https://www.virustotal.com Wise Vestor StopX https://update2.wisevector.com/WiseVector_StopX.exe ANTI-SPYWARE Adware Removal Tool https://www.techsupportall.com/adware-removal-tool/ ComoboFix ??? http://www.combo-fix.com/ Malwarebytes Free & Premium 3.5.1.2522-1.0.365-1.0.5292 https://downloads.malwarebytes.com/file/mb3_legacy Sophos HitmanPro https://www.hitmanpro.com/en-us/downloads Spybot – Search & Destroy 2.4.40.0 Oficial Legacy version for Windows XP (2014-10-22) (updatable database) https://download.spybot.info/Spybot2/ SpywareBlaster (for browsers) http://www.brightfort.com/spywareblaster.html SuperAntispyware https://www.superantispyware.com/ FIREWALL Agnitum Outpost Firewall (old) PORTS SCANNERS CurrPorts https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html The Nmap Security Scanner https://nmap.org/download OTHERS OLD VERSIONS Anti-DDOS Bothunter TrendMicro Housecall 1.50.0.1154 TrendMicro RUBotted 2.0.0.1034 beta Anti-PUP AdwCleaner 6.047 (2017-05-19) (last Windows XP) MalwareBytes Junkware Removal Tool JRT 8.1.4 (2017-09-07) Antirootkit Avast antirootkit aswar 1.0.0.1 beta (gmer based) Avast MBR scaner 0.9.9.1771 Karpesky TDSS rootkit removing tool 2.8.16.0 Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit (Beta) mbar-1.08.3.1004 (2014-11-18) gmer 2.1.19357.0 Randoms system information tool RSIT 3.3.6.1 Disinfectant Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (Windows-KB890830-V5.39-32-bit) (2016-08-10) (last Windows Xp) I have tried almost every antivirus for Windows XP in the past, but that was more than 10 years ago, when I decided to stick with Avast 6.0. Unfortunately now, in 2023, I am looking for a new antivirus. I'll test if any from the past are currently working and comment.

You're welcome ! I guess not everyone wants to run real-time scanners or any real AV, and this simple tool will prevent their PC from infecting off these autorun viruses.

Thank you for the flowers! I'll try to do my very best.

You're welcome! Such a thread has been a need of mine for quite some time.

Panda Free Antivirus Panda Free Antivirus (recently also called Panda Dome) is a cloud-based antivirus application designed to protect the user without wasting resources. It is extremely light as all the work is done in the cloud. Panda Free Antivirus provides fast protection against the newest viruses thanks to its cloud-scanning from Panda servers. Even the most recent version of Panda Free Antivirus is still compatible with Windows XP (SP3 32 bit editions only). Features: Antivirus Protection - Real-time protection against all types of malware and spyware. Schedule periodic scans and/or scan your computer on demand. USB protection - Protect your PC by preventing the automatic execution of malware from USB drives. Scan all USB drives upon insertion. Panda rescue kit - Free PC recovery system. Run an advanced scan of your PC or create a rescue USB drive to boot and clean those infected computers that won’t even start. Multimedia/Game mode - This mode ensures you play or watch multimedia content without disturbance from your antivirus while remaining completely secure. Homepage: https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/homeusers/free-antivirus/ Version number: 22.02.01 Date of release: 27.12.2023 Previous versions: 22.00.01 released on 01.04.2023 22.01.01 released on 15.09.2023 22.02.00 released on 31.10.2023 System requirements: Compatible with: Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP (SP3 or higher, 32 bit only). Compatibility with Windows XP 64 bit: As already confirmed by @WSC4 and @UCyborg, Panda Free Antivirus is unfortunately not fully compatible with Windows XP 64 bit editions. The installer doesn't seem to detect the already existing .NET Framework 4 installation. A .NET Framework reinstallation via the installer also fails. If you still want to use Panda Free Antivirus under Windows XP 64 bit, you need to make some changes for the installer to work properly, which @UCyborg has found out and described here: https://msfn.org/board/topic/184730-antimalware-firewall-and-other-security-programs-for-windows-xp-working-in-2023-and-hopefully-beyond/?do=findComment&comment=1253877 Whether Panda Free Antivirus will run stably under Windows XP 64 bit is currently unclear and has to be confirmed yet. In any case, everything is without guarantee and at your own responsibility. Release notes: New cloud-based disinfection engine New behavioral analysis engine in the free edition Improved offline protection Process monitor allows seeing Internet connections on a per process basis Improved performance and 50% faster scans Compatibility with newer versions of Windows New interface Ability to manage different licenses Reviews: https://www.experte.com/antivirus/panda https://www.lifewire.com/panda-free-antivirus-review-1356582 Tests: https://www.av-comparatives.org/vendors/panda/ https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/manufacturer/panda-security/ Download links: Online installer: https://repository.pandasecurity.com/Panda/FREEAV/193309/PANDAFREEAV.exe Offline installer: http://acs.pandasoftware.com/Panda/FREEAV/193309/FREEAV.exe, credits to @AstroSkipper http://acs.pandasoftware.com/Panda/FREEAV/Promo_pd/FREEAV.exe, credits to @VistaLover Screenshot: Panda Free Antivirus is based on new cloud computing concept in which services are provided over Internet. This new antivirus scans files through Internet which makes it very light on system resources. It also doesn’t need regular updating of virus definitions as it automatically updates the virus definitions in the cloud (remote server) and scans files using those latest virus definitions. The user should have a good speed Internet connection to fully utilize this new cloud based antivirus otherwise it won’t work. No problem if the user is offline, it’ll still protect the system from virus attack as it stores the virus definitions in local cache as well. The system load of Panda Free Antivirus is very low (lower than it was for example with WiseVector StopX), and the detection rate is supposed to be very good according to my research. I used it for a while, and it is definitely an option for Windows XP. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Thank you very much for the kind words! Thanks for this find! I will check it when more time is available. However, it is a very specialized program whose function should normally be covered by an antimalware program with background guard.

Sphinx Windows 10 Firewall Control XP Windows 10 Firewall Control XP is a great firewall from Sphinx in the form of a special version for Windows XP. This firewall allows the user to perfectly control all incoming and outgoing network connections. There is a preset of zones and rules, but you can additionally define custom ones according to your needs. Never again any unwanted or clandestine connections to other servers! Windows 10 Firewall Control XP 7.5 is the last working version in Windows XP. In terms of version 7.5, there are only two versions for Windows XP: the free version Windows 10 Firewall Control XP Free and the paid version Windows 10 Firewall Control Plus XP. Feature comparison: Features listed on Sphinx's homepage: 100% compatibilty with any Windows version from Windows 10 to Windows XP (special Windows XP edition) Easy to use Per-application security settings Light setup ~ 5MB, small memory footprint Automatic applications listing/prompting Permanent network activity monitoring and instant notifications of blocked/allowed network incoming/outgoing events Remote management, remote applications protection Automatic network activity detection and applications listing Strict network activity statistics for every application Zone based network permissions management Flexible permissions settings, 30+ predefined security zones for applications, single click the zones usage Ability to compose new security zones and update/modify the existing zones Detailed blocked/allowed events monitoring, management and logging. Instant notifications Complete IPv6 support Ability to manage applications permissions and control applications network activity locally and remotely Group zone and application permissions management Predefined mode for decreasing expenses of mobile/satellite internet connection Integration with Windows Explorer for direct access permission management Applications connections monitoring and management Automatic Port Forwarding-to-applications management/synchronization Homepage: https://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151229143305/https://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html Version number: 7.5.105.217 Date of creation: 06.01.2016, released in the period from 06.01.2016 to 10.01.2016 System requirements: Windows XP (32/64-bit,SP 1,2,3) and Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bit,SP 1,2) Version history and release notes: Reviews: https://msfn.org/board/topic/174417-sphinx-windows-er-10-firewall-control/?do=findComment&comment=1107771 https://chefkochblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/06/windows-10-firewall-control-review/ Download links: Download link of Windows 10 Firewall Control Free XP 7.5.105.217 (English version): https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/Windows10FirewallControlFree-XP-Setup.exe Download link of Windows 10 Firewall Control Free XP 7.5.105.217 (German version): https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5.de/Windows10FirewallControlFree-de-XP-Setup.exe Download link of Windows 10 Firewall Control Plus XP 7.5.105.217 (English version): https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/Windows10FirewallControlPlus-XP-Setup.exe Download link of Windows 10 Firewall Control Plus XP 7.5.105.217 (German version): https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5.de/Windows10FirewallControlPlus-de-XP-Setup.exe Older versions are still available here: https://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html. In the lower right corner, you can select various older versions from their "Archive". Screenshots: More screenshots on https://web.archive.org/web/20151229143305/https://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html by clicking onto the item "Screenshots". The paid Plus version is definitely worth its money. It is very light on system resources. The installer is totally unbloated and its size (English version) is only round about 5 MB. I use it for years, and for me it is the best firewall solution for Windows XP ever. Using Windows 10 Firewall Control XP Plus means to have full control about all incoming and outgoing connections in your system in a very convenient way. Here is a link from December of 2015 where you can compare the Free versus the Plus version and get more information: https://web.archive.org/web/20151229143305/https://www.sphinx-soft.com/Vista/order.html A key for Windows 10 Firewall Control XP Plus has to be requested by contacting the support because it is no longer offered officially. I mention this due to the circumstance that a regular key doesn't work with the XP version. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Malwarebytes Free/Premium Malwarebytes is an antimalware program which comes in two versions: Malwarebytes Premium with real-time protection as a commercial version, and Malwarebytes Free without real-time protection in the form of freeware. Malwarebytes for Windows 3.5.1.2522 is the last XP-compatible version. It doesn't receive program updates anymore but still gets definition updates. Features of Malwarebytes Premium: Malwarebytes Premium offers a very powerful protection, fighting threats that are too advanced for standard antivirus products. It cleans infections, prevents future infections, blocks malicious websites, and hides from malware. Here is a short list of features: Outstanding three-layer protection (ransomeware protection is not supported in Windows XP). Removes malware and spyware. Real-time protection. Automatically finds malware. Stops exploit attacks. Shields against malicious websites. Exclusion list. Fast scan feature. Has a quarantine function Automatic updates. Malwarebytes Premium is a fully-fledged antimalware program (formerly antivirus program), which is sufficient to protect a computer against malware. Of course, other on-demand scanners can also be used, but preferably not those with a background guard, as otherwise, as always, incompatibilities can occur. Malwarebytes Free works like an offline scanner. You can manually scan your computer, partitions, folders or files on demand. It does not offer any real-time protection. Homepage: https://web.archive.org/web/20180516182016/https://www.malwarebytes.com/premium/ Version number: 3.5.1.2522 Date of release: 08.05.2018 System requirements: Windows 10 (32/64-bit) Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) Windows 8 (32/64-bit) Windows 7 (32/64-bit) Windows Vista (Service Pack 1 or later, 32/64-bit)* Windows XP (Service Pack 3 or later, 32-bit only)* Active Internet connection 800MHz CPU or faster, with SSE2 technology 2048 MB (64-bit OS), 1024 MB (32-bit OS, except 512 MB for Windows XP) 250 MB of free hard disk space 1024x768 or higher screen resolution Release notes: http://web.archive.org/web/20200928192157/https://support.malwarebytes.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039019013-Malwarebytes-for-Windows-3-5-1-Release-Notes Release history: http://web.archive.org/web/20201028173600/https://support.malwarebytes.com/hc/en-us/sections/360005863113-Release-History-News Review: https://www.ghacks.net/2018/05/23/a-look-at-malwarebytes-3-5-1/ Tests: https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/manufacturer/malwarebytes/ Download link: https://data-cdn.mbamupdates.com/web/mb3-setup-legacy/mb3-setup-legacywos-3.5.1.2522-1.0.365-1.0.5292.exe Screenshot: Malwarebytes is not compatible with all security programs. In my case, I noticed a total incompatibility with avast! 18.8. That was the reason I didn't use the version 3.5.1.2522 for a long time. Since I got completely rid of avast!, cleaned my Windows XP system deeply and fixed some errors, Malwarebytes Premium is now my preferred antimalware solution, and I am satisfied with that at the moment. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Alphabetical list of working antimalware, firewall, and other security programs for Windows XP All explanations according to this list can be found in the first post of this thread. Name Version Type Licence Date Link 360 Total Security 8.8.0.1119 AM+ F 18.12.2019 Link Essential Avast Free Antivirus 18.8.4084.0 AM+ F 15.11.2018 Link Avast Internet Security 18.8.4084.0 AM+ C 15.11.2018 Link Avast Premier 18.8.4084.0 AM+ C 15.11.2018 Link AVG AntiVirus Free 18.8.4084.0 AM+ F 26.11.2018 Link Comodo Firewall Pro 2.4.18.184 FW F 14.02.2007 Link CurrPorts 2.77 CP F 13.12.2023 Link eScanAV Anti-Virus 22.0.60 AM- OF F 26.04.2023 Link Toolkit (MWAV) InSpectre 0.0.6675.8 SC F 21.04.2019 Link Look 'n' Stop Firewall 2.07 FW C 17.10.2009 Link Malware Hunter 1.185.0.807 AM- OF F 17.06.2024 Link Malware Hunter Pro 1.185.0.807 AM+ C 17.06.2024 Link Malwarebytes Free 3.5.1.2522 AM- OF F 08.05.2018 Link Malwarebytes Premium 3.5.1.2522 AM+ C 08.05.2018 Link Panda Free Antivirus 22.02.01 AM+ F 27.12.2023 Link PC Tools Firewall Plus 7.0.0.123 FW F 01.12.2010 Link Process Hacker 2.39 (r124) MF CP O 29.03.2016 Link RogueKiller 15.17.4 AM- OF F 26.06.2024 Link Anti-Malware Free RogueKiller 15.17.4 AM+ C 26.06.2024 Link Anti-Malware Premium Shadow Defender 1.5.0.726 VP C 02.08.2020 Link Spectre Online SC F 08.01.2018 Link Browser Test Spybot – Search & 2.4.40.0 AM- OF F 01.07.2014 Link Destroy Free Edition SUPERAntiSpyware 10.0.1266 AM- OF F 29.04.2024 Link Free Edition SUPERAntiSpyware 10.0.1266 AM+ C 29.04.2024 Link Professional X Edition Ultra Adware Killer 10.7.7.0 SP F 09.05.2023 Link Ultra Virus Killer 11.9.8.0 MF F 29.03.2023 Link Windows 10 Firewall 7.5.105.217 FW F 06.01.2016 Link Control Free XP Windows 10 Firewall 7.5.105.217 FW C 06.01.2016 Link Control Plus XP Zemana AntiMalware 2.74.2.150 AM- F 21.08.2017 Link Free Zemana AntiMalware 2.74.2.150 AM+ C 21.08.2017 Link Premium Name Version Type Licence Date Link

https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/Windows10FirewallControl-Portable.zip https://www.sphinx-soft.com/download/W10FC7.5/Windows10FirewallControlFree-XP-Setup.exe Thanks a lot! But - I don't want to spend any more money on/to my old PCs ;o) BTW: I just found some XP-ready Freeware Alternatives ... cheers :o) Privatefirewall 7.0.30.3 (Privacyware) https://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Firewall/Privatefirewall.shtml SterJo NetStalker (Standalone Blocklist Firewall, Traffic Monitor, portable, multilingual) https://www.sterjosoft.com/netstalker.html PS: Thanks at all ! Please no Installer or ''Bloatware'' like Comodo, Zone Alarm, Norton etc. ;o)

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