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  1. AstroSkipper
    @Multibooter At this point, I would like to ask you to stop posting offtopic. No more Kaspersky stories and family difficulties! And who is a US citizen or not is of no interest here in this technical thread and is also offtopic apart from that. Same applies to your shopping list. This thread is about security programmes under Windows XP. If you have anything meaningful to contribute to this matter without digressing, please feel free to do so. Otherwise, as always: talk is silver, silence is golden.
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    In Germany, Kaspersky is not prohibited, but not recommended by the BSE. It is advised to stop using Kaspersky software and to uninstall it completely. Kaspersky is simply undesirable. Take a look at my list! There you will find all the alternatives I have collected so far, each of which I have documented with an article.
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    No. This extension is only available for Chrome browsers (now in version 0.6.0) or Firefox-based browsers supporting webextensions. For New Moon 28, you have to use other solutions.
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    Yep! I observed that issue, too. DASH videos don't play properly in New Moon 28 via Invidious. More codec configuration options would also be welcome. BTW, I totally forgot to mention the use of the extension uTube. If one only wants to watch single YouTube videos, for example, in New Moon 28, then this extension is really great.
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    @Multibooter I really don't understand what you want to achieve here. I offered you alternatives to replace your Kaspersky software, a programme which you are not willing to provide any further information about. In any case, this is not a Kaspersky discussion thread. It will lead nowhere. Kaspersky is more or less a discontinued model, as you yourself have written above. This thread is about antimalware programmes that have a perspective and can be an option under Windiws XP.
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    Personally, I do not really use the YouTube website due to its sluggishness although it works in New Moon 28 or Mypal 68. I have configured it so that the video is displayed in the centre of a blank page. I'm not interested in the masses of comments or the list of related videos. Loading them leads immediately to a 100% utilisation of the CPU on my old machine. And of course, I can open a video in PotPlayer with one click at any time. Basically, I'm looking for videos via the alternative front end Invidious which is much more convenient.
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    Did you try disabling all (YouTube) scripts except the Youtube polymer engine fixes? I have observed that some scripts do not work properly together with it.
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    Tried Hitman Pro. Now, I know why I didn't like it. No option for a user-defined scan when starting the tool the first time. On the second run, I got a BSOD. Not in the mood for another attempt. Malwarebytes Free, eScanAV Anti-Virus Toolkit (MWAV) or RogueKiller are much better and more convenient.
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    The Hitman Pro scanner has been on my internal list for a long time. I had tried it once, but was rather disappointed with the newer versions compared to older ones. In addition, the programme can only be used for 30 days, after which you have to pay then. So, it is commercial with a free trial period.
  10. AstroSkipper
    @Multibooter The fact that your offline scanner could soon stop working should not worry you too much. As I already mentioned, there are still plenty of alternatives whose scan engine is definitely more up-to-date than a scanner from 2012. Have a look at my list 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=1244365 You will definitely find what you are looking for, even if the list is not yet complete. Maybe, Malwarebytes Free, eScanAV Anti-Virus Toolkit (MWAV) or RogueKiller? All of them are on demand AV/AM scanner.
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    Ok. But then it does not make any sense to talk about a version which can't be tested from whomever (in any case not from me ). And please don't misunderstand me, I am definitely not interested in any Kaspersky version, regardless of whether they are old or future. I've been through that for a long time. I never liked Kaspersky, and now, this will not change anymore in the future due to well-known reasons.
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    Yep! There are indeed some file hosters which are much easier to access than NitroFlare, without those extreme limitations. And I also would like to know who the creator is. Anyway! Thanks for the links, @LordGarfio!
  13. AstroSkipper
    You are talking about an ancient Kaspersky AV scanner but you didn't provide any information about its version and year of origin. Therefore, all your statements are rather vague and unspecific. Nobody can do anything with them. When talking about a particular piece of software, it goes without saying that the name, version number, date of creation and a link should be given. Otherwise, any further discussion is pointless.
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    Are we still talking about @roytam1's browsers here? Or are we having a fundamental discussion here about which operating system is better or worse and why one should use crappy new 64-bt OSes? The latter would of course be completely offtopic. @roytam1's browsers make it possible to surf even with older computers. Among other things, old hardware is very often only 32-bit capable. So, there are good reasons to use the 32-bit browser versions offered here. Right?
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    No need to use a very old AV scanner if more recent ones are available. When it comes to antimalware programmes, it is not only the up-to-dateness of the virus definitions that is crucial, but also that of the scan engine. The rule really does apply here: the more up-to-date, the better.
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    Finding an offline AV scanner is no problem when it comes to Windows XP. There are enough which are still compatible with this OS. I have already listed a couple of them. In your case, so there are plenty of options beyond Kaspersky, since you don't want real-time protection.
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    No, definitely not. Kaspersky was already discussed here and in other threads very detailed. In the end, it was listed by me 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=1244367 And that is all I have to say about this matter.
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    The good is you don't have to worry about 64-bit applications if you are using Windows XP Professional 32-bit. And of course, RAM consumption is not everything, but it is particularly important for those with little available RAM. In such a system, it can happen very quickly that 100% RAM consumption occurs, for example, in New Moon 28 only due to one scrap page.
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    You can put as much energy into New Moon 28 as you like. It will not be possible to completely free up used memory of already closed tabs unless you restart the browser. In Mypal 68, on the other hand, there is a way to almost completely free up the memory used by tabs that have just been closed without restarting the browser. But a closer look at the matter would unfortunately be offtopic in this thread and anyway more of interest to those who are on old, low-performance hardware like me.
  20. AstroSkipper
    Simply said, it's always a question of entropy and energy; you simply have to increase the energy to reduce the entropy. And then you have some control over the expansion again. However, this only works up to a certain point and is of course only a very simple view of the matter.
  21. AstroSkipper
    Personally, I think that such a thread is not really necessary. We already have two threads about extensions here, one for the legacy ones and one for the webextensions. That should be sufficient. Here they are: https://msfn.org/board/topic/183923-extensions-and-custom-buttons-for-uxp-browsers-corrections-modifications-adjustments-and-special-recommendations/ https://msfn.org/board/topic/183657-mypal-68-in-windows-xp-custom-buttons-and-extensions/ And there can be found a lot about uBlock Origin. D'accord ?
  22. AstroSkipper
    Same here. And if the sqlite file is totally bloated due to frequent import and removal of filter lists, the installation should be reset or this file should be simply deleted, of course after creating a full backup which can then immediately restored when the browser has been started again.
  23. AstroSkipper
    In Thorium and in Mypal 68, I use the extension UserAgent-Switcher and Manager for this purpose. I already wrote about it here: https://msfn.org/board/topic/186133-thorium/?do=findComment&comment=1266981 In New Moon 28 or Serpent, similar solutions can be applied if needed.
  24. AstroSkipper
    This is a very old profile, @VistaLover would call it a (very) dirty profile. Every missing functionality was retrofitted by me with many scripts, custom buttons, CSS style sheets and, as already mentioned, tons of extensions. But believe or not, this profile is still working. And legacy extensions are not that heavy as webextensions. Many of them have no negative impact on the browser's performance.
  25. AstroSkipper
    No problem here surfing all websites by default in mobile view on my Windows XP computer. You can do that in every browser. I do this by default only in Thorium in a blacklist mode, i.e. all websites on the blacklist are accessed in desktop view, all others in mobile view. Works fine here.
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