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59 minutes ago, feodor2 said:
Yes i reproduce the crash, while you may help by checking previous versions.
What I can say in any case is that Mypal 68.13.7b is also affected by this issue. And after a short test, Mypal 68.13.3b is affected by these sporadic crashes, too. All in single-process mode. In multiprocess mode, on the other hand, Mypal 68.13.7b doesn't seem to crash on Codeberg.org, i.e. just as in Mypal 68.13.9b.
Greetings, AstroSkipper
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30 minutes ago, shelby said:
Are you talking for this?
Among other things! Try to scan a couple of files! Check the RAM consumption and the CPU usage using a tool like Process Hacker! In short, check the scanner abilities and the whole programme performance! At least, I would do that to get an impression whether the programme is any good.
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18 minutes ago, shelby said:
The windows does not sees this version
Who cares what the security center of Windows is able to recognise. Disable the corresponding notifications respectively the antivirus monitoring! What's more important is that it works and how it performs.
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8 hours ago, shelby said:
No there is no connection to the servers. Only scan with the program
I'm sure the readers and myself would be very pleased if the information you provide was presented in a little more detail.
What exactly did you test? How did you determine that no connection to the cloud servers was established? 
And so on. People want to be able to understand and judge what exactly you have investigated and how you came to your conclusions. BTW, have you already tested the most recent version 360 Total Security 11.0.0.1083? On its homepage, it is claimed to be still XP-compatible. 
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10 hours ago, Mathwiz said:
That said, an extension is much simpler and easier to install than replacing the version built into omni.ja, so I may experiment with updating that extension, @AstroSkipper style
I already did such kind of modifications in the past. As you surely know, the email client MailNews is actually only offered in the English language. Last year, I created a German language pack for MailNews from scratch. Additionaly, I had to add the German locale to MailNews's embedded calendar Lightning which is inside the omni.ja file and has to be modified separately. So, all a bit more complicated than usual. The effort was manageable in the end, however, translating is, as always, very time-consuming and a bit of hell.
That said I am now able to switch between the English and German language even though the translation isn't complete yet. Too much other projects. And I do all translations manually and not automated to preserve the translation quality and to avoid generating syntax errors in the code. And yes, of course, separate extensions are easier to change and to test. Anyway! Have fun with your project!
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44 minutes ago, shelby said:
first i have this notification. Second in the security center all are green lights
None of this is really helpful.
Deactivate the Avira Scan Engine and check the Windows security center again! What is the status then? Next, let the programme scan a folder with files! Is a connection then established to the servers where the cloud scan engines are installed?
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9 minutes ago, AstroSkipper said:41 minutes ago, luweitest said:Expand
Report:
After upgrade Palefill 1.27 to 1.28, Github do not work in multi-threading mode of Serpent52 (2024-02-23). The page shows:
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Content Encoding Error
The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disabling Palefill could solve it.
And in any case, Palefill 1.27 or 1.28 or disabled, multi-threading or not, Github show blank page like this one:
https://github.com/graemeg/xananews/blob/master/README.txt
I can't observe this problem in the most recent version of New Moon 28.10.7a1 (32-bit) (2024-02-23) with Palefill 1.28 enabled. This site seems to work. Here is a screenshot:
Cheers, AstroSkipper
Same applies to the most recent version of Serpent 52 with Palefill 1.28 enabled. No problems here as you can see in this screenshot:
Cheers, AstroSkipper
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20 minutes ago, luweitest said:
Report:
After upgrade Palefill 1.27 to 1.28, Github do not work in multi-threading mode of Serpent52 (2024-02-23). The page shows:
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Content Encoding Error
The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disabling Palefill could solve it.
And in any case, Palefill 1.27 or 1.28 or disabled, multi-threading or not, Github show blank page like this one:
https://github.com/graemeg/xananews/blob/master/README.txt
I can't observe this problem in the most recent version of New Moon 28.10.7a1 (32-bit) (2024-02-23) with Palefill 1.28 enabled. This site seems to work. Here is a screenshot:
Cheers, AstroSkipper
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@feodor2 Did you observe sudden crashes in Mypal 68.13.9b when surfing on Codeberg.org?
Unfortunately, I had to determine sudden crashes without any messages that occur completely randomly when clicking onto links on Codeberg's pages. However, only in single-process mode. All preference settings for single-process mode are set to the default values in my installation. In multiprocess mode, on the other hand, I could not observe such crashes. Any ideas?
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On 3/6/2024 at 12:38 AM, AstroSkipper said:On 3/5/2024 at 11:33 PM, shelby said:
Can you update the list in the 3 post? Just to know what programms are working so far
The third post contains an "Alphabetical list of programs that need to be tested for compatibility, features and support or whose installers have been lost". I think you mean the fourth post which contains the"Alphabetical list of programs that have recently been abandoned or should be avoided". But does 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 really not work any longer?
I personally assume it is still working but only cloud-based. Am I right?
@shelby Is 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 still working or not?
Have you checked whether the cloud scan engines are still being used by the programme? I need more detailed information to maintain the list. 
Unfortunately, the information you have provided has been known for a long time and does not clarify the support status of this programme.
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30 minutes ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:
There are always two sides to every coin.
I personally "hate" the preview box and want links posted as a link that the user has to click if the user wants to go there.
That's your right and ultimately a matter of personal taste. But that doesn't change the fact that a feature that used to work and is still offered no longer works.
Aside from that, the MSFN forum editor has many other quirks and dysfunctions. 
The rudimentary BBCode implementation is also worth mentioning.
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On 2/4/2024 at 11:15 AM, roytam1 said:
so other users getting same problem:
https://msfn.org/board/topic/185966-my-browser-builds-part-5/?do=findComment&comment=1259648
so posting embedding links with a preview box causes HTTP 403.
Confirmed! The MSFN forum editor hasn't been working properly for months especially when it comes to inserting of certain links. Here is my report: https://msfn.org/board/topic/186048-msfn-forum-editor-inserting-of-certain-links-impossible/
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As already reported multiple times by different members, I am also not able to insert specific links into posts for months. If I want to insert any link to a MSFN post, I have to display it as a normal link every time, otherwise an error message pops up. It is also not possible to insert other special links such as a harmless custom button link in the code area of the editor. What is actually going on here?
In any case, this makes it almost impossible to post more complex content with the MSFN forum editor. 
And this editor is definitely broken for whatever reasons and hasn't already been fun for a long time. To speak plainly, I am not a fan of such restrictions introduced for whatever reasons. And if an editor offers a certain feature like a link in a preview box, then it should also work. At least, this feature used to work in the past. In any case, I'm not a fan of "improvement for the worse", which seems to be the norm these days.
There is a nice saying from the beginnings of the home computer era that still carries a lot of wisdom even in these days:
AstroSkipper
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1 hour ago, shelby said:
Can you update the list in the 3 post? Just to know what programms are working so far
The third post contains an "Alphabetical list of programs that need to be tested for compatibility, features and support or whose installers have been lost". I think you mean the fourth post which contains the"Alphabetical list of programs that have recently been abandoned or should be avoided". But does 360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 really not work any longer?
I personally assume it is still working but only cloud-based. Am I right?
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1 hour ago, shelby said:
This is i have
360 Total Security Essential 8.8.0.1119 will never get any Avira database updates again. As already stated in my quoted post, there were (and hopefully are) still some further antivirus engines which were used by this version. However, these were cloud-based. Therefore, no local updates are needed anymore.
The last date of your updating from 12-12-2023 was probably the day when you got the obsolete Avira defintion updates from 2021. Other updates you'll presumably never see. All in all, this version is no longer what it used to be, and I haven't used it for a long time. Maybe, it is time for you to switch to another antimalware programme.
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2 hours ago, Amigafever said:
It's been some time that both Annoyances lists (AdGuard/EasyList) have been split into sub-categories. It'd be great if you could bring this to the Legacy version!
These lists are often involved in website breakage, and having sub-categories would make it easier to enable/disable unwanted stuff. Of course, I don't know if these newer sub-categories are fully compatible with Legacy. I'd expect them to, since the "main" Annoyances list I assume is the sum of all smaller sub-categories.(I've seen references to an "Annoyances bug" in older posts, but I'm not sure what that was/is.)
@Amigafever Thanks for your interest in my mod uBlock Origin Legacy! Unfortunately, these new assets.json files of the webextension uBlock Origin are no longer compatible with the legacy extension. To implement such features in uBlock Origin Legacy is very time-consuming due to deeper code changes. Don't forget I am not the developer of uBO which is gorhill together with his team! I am just a one-man band when it comes to fixing code or creating new things. All changes I did in terms of uBlock Origin Legacy are the result of own investigations of uBO's source code. Apart from that I don’t really like this new feature. One always has to weigh the effort and the benefit of such things. I have a lot of projects, and my time is unfortunately limited.
Greetings, AstroSkipper
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On 2/10/2024 at 7:29 PM, AstroSkipper said:
Restart & Purge - A custom button for restarting the browser and, if necessary, purging the startup cache, created by
AstroSkipper
As I have already reported in @roytam1's browser thread, I have been investigating the restart behaviour of New Moon 28 and Serpent 52 (and also Mypal 68, but this is off-topic here) for some time with a focus on the startup cache. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find much useful information or documentation on this topic on the internet. Even my request in @roytam1's browser thread also went unanswered (addendum: in the meanwhile, @VistaLover has replied here. Thanks again for that!
). It seems that detailed information or knowledge about the startup cache and how the browser restart affects this cache is practically non-existent. The startup cache seems to be a replacement for the former Fastload. It resides in the profile directory to store continuous chunks of data in it. In my New Moon 28 installation, without using the custom folder chrome for scripts and CSS stylesheets, only one file resides there with the name startupCache.4.little. As both, the folder and file name, contain the string startupcache, one can conclude that data is stored inside this file to accelerate the startup of the browser. Which data exactly I really don't know. I didn't find any meaningful documentation. I noticed that very often or in most cases the startup cache was cleared or reorganised automatically without any additional commands when restarting the browser. Sometimes, however, it remained unchanged after a restart. At least, I could find the code responsible for purging the startup cache. Anyway! One thing is clear. If the data in the startup cache is corrupted, then starting problems can occur which only can be solved by deleting its content.
This can be done, for example, manually or by the commandline option -purgecaches. But there is no button or item to start this purge of the startup cache in a convenient way from within the UXP browsers. That's why I created a custom button for this purpose in JavaScript (rather a variant of JavaSript), the programming language used for creating new custom buttons by the extension Custom Buttons. I branded this custom button Restart & Purge. It performes a normal restart when left-clicked and additionally purges the startup cache when middle-clicked. After creation I have tested this custom button over a longer period of time, and it works for me as it should.
Here is a small screenshot of my custom button Restart & Purge and its tooltip taken from New Moon 28:
As the code of Restart & Purge has to be initialised, you won't find it in the tab "Code" but in the tab "Initialization code" of this custom button. Here is a screenshot of its code:
I uploaded the Restart & Purge custom button as an XML file for an offline installation.
Here is the download link:https://www.mediafire.com/file/ukqrf1bak6sqbmo/Restart_%26_Purge_2-10-24__191354.xml/filehttps://www.mediafire.com/file/4d7pc5xyd0vcr0q/Restart_%26_Purge-ID10.xml/file (the former download link unfortunately contained a backup file which couldn't be installed)
For the installation of this button, the extension Custom Buttons is required which you can get from this post: https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/?do=findComment&comment=1226328
And since the legacy Custom Buttons extension runs in the UXP browsers, my custom button Restart & Purge can be used in New Moon 28, Serpent 52, Pale Moon and some other browsers.
Greetings, AstroSkipper
FYI, I uploaded again my custom button Restart & Purge but this time as an HTML file. The former download links unfortunately contained a backup file of this button which either couldn't be installed without additional editing or some characters were not transferred correctly. The problem has to do with the conversion of custom buttons into XML format, where the tool I had used did not work correctly.
But now, it should be working. The new download link can be found in my original article. Please, re-download the HTML installation file if you have already downloaded one of the XML files and still interested in this custom button!
Greetings, AstroSkipper
PS: It is a little strange that nobody had reported this before, even though a few downloads had already been made.
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On 3/4/2024 at 10:53 AM, shelby said:
360 Total Security Essential has not update 3 months since i have it
Thanks for reporting!
Unfortunately, your report is a bit unspecific. Which version of 360 Total Security Essential do you refer to? And what exactly is no longer being updated? The programme or the virus definitions or even both? FYI, please be aware of what I have already investigated and written 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=1253715
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I found an alternative way to update uBlock Origin Legacy when the user still decides to install over an existing installation:
- Backup all your settings using the "Back up to file" button on the page "Settings".
- Install the new version of uBlock Origin Legacy over the existing one.
- Reset your installation using the "Reset to default settings" button on the page "Settings".
- Restore all settings from your backup file.
This method can only be used for updates with the same extension ID, i.e. from version 1.16.4.32 and higher or from version 1.16.4.31 and lower. The reason for this is the change of the extension ID in version 1.16.4.32 I have performed. But one thing is clear. A clean install is the best method that causes the fewest problems.
Greetings, AstroSkipper
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Update notification!
As already reported , the Root Certificates have been updated and are now from 27-02-2024. Here are screenshots of both updaters:
Therefore, my self-created, offline Root Certificate Updaters in the section 11.2.4. Downloads related to Root Certificate Updates (in the first post of this thread) will also be updated as soon as possible.
Cheers, AstroSkipper
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And here is the shortest way to update the installation of uBlock Origin Legacy properly:
- Backup all your settings using the "Back up to file" button on the page "Settings".
- Uninstall uBlock Origin Legacy and delete the ublock0.sqlite file in your profile subfolder extension-data.
- Restart the browser and install the new version of uBlock Origin Legacy.
- Restore all settings from your backup file.
Greetings, AstroSkipper
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On 2/28/2024 at 3:05 PM, AstroSkipper said:
The legacy extension uBlock Origin - Installing over an existing one or performing a clean install? - An investigation by
AstroSkipper
As I already mentioned multiple times, I noticed in the past that installing an uBlock Origin update over an already existing installation didn't work properly. Therefore, I have examined both installation methods, installing over an existing one and performing a clean install, in more detail.
Prerequisites:
The untouched xpi files of the extensions uBlock Origin 1.16.4.30 and uBlock Origin 1.16.4.31b2, the browser New Moon 28.10.7a1 (32-bit) (2024-02-23), and a Windows XP computer with all internet connections blocked.
Assertion:
Installing the extension uBlock Origin 1.16.4.31b2 over an already existing installation of uBlock Origin 1.16.4.30 in New Moon 28.10.7a1 (32-bit) (2024-02-23) under Windows XP does not work properly.
Proof:
I disconnected my Windows XP computer completely from the internet. In a fresh profile of New Moon 28.10.7a1 (32-bit) (2024-02-23), I installed uBlock Origin 1.16.4.30. Here's a screenshot of the available default filter lists, taken right after installation:
You can clearly see that in the "Privacy" group the "AdGuard URL Tracking Protection" filter list is provided. I marked it with a red rectangle.
Next, I simply installed the xpi file of uBlock Origin 1.16.4.31b2 over the existing installation of uBlock Origin 1.16.4.30 what we normally call updating. Here's a screenshot of the available default filter lists, taken right after this kind of updating:
And what can we see? Yes, the "AdGuard URL Tracking Protection" filter list is still provided in the "Privacy" group although this filter list has been removed in uBlock Origin 1.16.4.31b2. Even a browser restart does not change this situation. In contrast, here's a screenshot of the available default filter lists, taken right after performing a clean install of uBlock Origin 1.16.4.31b2:
In this screenshot, we can clearly see that the "AdGuard URL Tracking Protection" filter list is no longer provided in the "Privacy" group after a clean install. I marked it with a green arrow.
q.e.d.
Conclusion:
Installing over an already existing installation of the legacy extension uBlock Origin did not and does not work properly. And this issue has nothing to do with my mod. Therefore, a clean install is (and was even earlier) mandatory. 
And I'm pretty sure that the result of my proof can be generalised, i.e. that this statement is independent of browser and operating system version. More explanations on this matter and reasons why users of the uBlock Origin's legacy extension didn't notice this problem in the past, I will give later when time is available again.
Kind regards, AstroSkipper
This is a quotation from gorhill's wiki page about the legacy extension of uBlock Origin:
QuoteFirefox legacy
Compatible with Firefox 24-56, Pale Moon and SeaMonkey.
Download ublock0.firefox-legacy.xpi (latest release desirable).
Right-click and select "Save Link As..."
Drag and drop the previously downloaded ublock0.firefox-legacy.xpi into Firefox
With Firefox 43 and beyond, you may need to toggle the setting xpinstall.signatures.required to false in about:config.see "Add-on signing in Firefox"
Your uBlock Origin settings are kept intact even after you uninstall the addon.
On Linux, the settings are saved in a SQlite file located at ~/.mozilla/firefox/[profile name]/extension-data/ublock0.sqlite.
On Windows, the settings are saved in a SQlite file located at %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[profile name]\extension-data\ublock0.sqlite.
Source: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/tree/master/dist#install
Drag and drop the previously downloaded ublock0.firefox-legacy.xpi into Firefox (Pale Moon, New Moon and so on) is the recommended method there for installing an uBO xpi file. Same here by JustOff:QuoteuBlock Origin Updater has become obsolete #112
I'm pleased to announce that starting from version 1.16.4.17, uBlock Origin for Firefox legacy-based browsers can auto-update itself without any additional tricks. This also means that uBlock Origin Updater is becoming obsolete, and I'm going to make it so that it uninstalls itself on the next update.Source: https://github.com/JustOff/ublock0-updater/issues/112
This type of update, by simply installing over an existing installation, may have worked in the past, but unfortunately, as shown in my above-quoted proof, it hasn't worked for a long time when it comes to the default filter lists. uBO's settings, self-created rules and self-added, custom filters remain intact as far as I noticed. But why did the users never realise this update issue in the past? The answer is quite simple. After installing or updating uBlock Origin, it automatically performs a download and installation of the internal list of all default filter lists (assets.json) quite promptly. So, a user always got the most recent version of this file from uBO's update server. Unfortunately, this file hasn't been updated for a long time and has become more and more obsolete. In my mod uBlock Origin Legacy, I therefore have removed the auto update of this file and started to maintain it by myself. That's why now a user immediately notice the issue that the new filter lists of my mod are not shown when installing an update of uBlock Origin Legacy over an existing installation and why a clean install is mandatory (and already was in the past). One thing I should still mention. When I make a recommendation that something should be done one way or another, I never do so without a specific reason.
Cheers, AstroSkipper
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The legacy extension uBlock Origin - Installing over an existing one or performing a clean install? - An investigation by
AstroSkipper
As I already mentioned multiple times, I noticed in the past that installing an uBlock Origin update over an already existing installation didn't work properly. Therefore, I have examined both installation methods, installing over an existing one and performing a clean install, in more detail.
Prerequisites:
The untouched xpi files of the extensions uBlock Origin 1.16.4.30 and uBlock Origin 1.16.4.31b2, the browser New Moon 28.10.7a1 (32-bit) (2024-02-23), and a Windows XP computer with all internet connections blocked.
Assertion:
Installing the extension uBlock Origin 1.16.4.31b2 over an already existing installation of uBlock Origin 1.16.4.30 in New Moon 28.10.7a1 (32-bit) (2024-02-23) under Windows XP does not work properly.
Proof:
I disconnected my Windows XP computer completely from the internet. In a fresh profile of New Moon 28.10.7a1 (32-bit) (2024-02-23), I installed uBlock Origin 1.16.4.30. Here's a screenshot of the available default filter lists, taken right after installation:
You can clearly see that in the "Privacy" group the "AdGuard URL Tracking Protection" filter list is provided. I marked it with a red rectangle.
Next, I simply installed the xpi file of uBlock Origin 1.16.4.31b2 over the existing installation of uBlock Origin 1.16.4.30 what we normally call updating. Here's a screenshot of the available default filter lists, taken right after this kind of updating:
And what can we see? Yes, the "AdGuard URL Tracking Protection" filter list is still provided in the "Privacy" group although this filter list has been removed in uBlock Origin 1.16.4.31b2. Even a browser restart does not change this situation. In contrast, here's a screenshot of the available default filter lists, taken right after performing a clean install of uBlock Origin 1.16.4.31b2:
In this screenshot, we can clearly see that the "AdGuard URL Tracking Protection" filter list is no longer provided in the "Privacy" group after a clean install. I marked it with a green arrow.
q.e.d.
Conclusion:
Installing over an already existing installation of the legacy extension uBlock Origin did not and does not work properly. And this issue has nothing to do with my mod. Therefore, a clean install is (and was even earlier) mandatory. And I'm pretty sure that the result of my proof can be generalised, i.e. that this statement is independent of browser and operating system version. More explanations on this matter and reasons why users of the uBlock Origin's legacy extension didn't notice this problem in the past, I will give later when time is available again.
Kind regards, AstroSkipper
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6 minutes ago, nicolaasjan said:
Have you read this?
Moin! Yes, I've just read it over a cup of East Frisian tea.
The waves seem to be calming down.
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That said I am now able to switch between the English and German language even though the translation isn't complete yet. Too much other projects. 
And I do all translations manually and not automated to preserve the translation quality and to avoid generating syntax errors in the code. And yes, of course, separate extensions are easier to change and to test. 
And if an editor offers a certain feature like a link in a preview box, then it should also work. At least, this feature used to work in the past. In any case, I'm not a fan of "improvement for the worse", which seems to be the norm these days. 
The waves seem to be calming down. 
Antimalware, firewall, and other security programs for Windows XP working in 2023 and hopefully beyond
in Windows XP
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Yep! However, I deactivated the file PromoUtil.exe in my installation when I used this security programme. Less pop-ups and less RAM consumption. The problem with all recent 360 Total Security versions is the quality of their scanners since they don't use Avira and Bitdefender scan engines any longer but unfortunately their own ones, 360 Cloud Scan Engine, 360 QVMII AI Engine, QEX and KunPeng. Read this review here: https://www.safetydetectives.com/best-antivirus/360-total-security/
And once again, please provide more information when you do a request! One image and a few words are simply too few.