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    Which Antiviruses are Known for a Fact to be Working on XP SP3 as of 2019?

    in Windows XP

    Posted · Edited by Vistapocalypse
    Inaccurate information

    A new topic by AstroSkipper that begins with a list might be an excellent idea!  :w00t: There has been some good discussion in this thread, but let’s face it: Nobody is going to read 48 pages.

    9 hours ago, Cixert said:

    I am looking for an antispyware type "adwcleaner"....There is a list for Windows Vista

    The download link for Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 7.4.2 in the list for Vista still works, and that version also supported XP. Edit: Discussion below demonstrates that 7.4.2 did not support XP, and only an old database is available for Vista. :blushing:

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    NASA: A 100ft Wide Fissure-Crack Just Opened Up Yellowstone Volcano in 24hrs - Video

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    3 hours ago, msfntor said:

    NASA Just Announced A 100ft Wide Fissure-Crack Just Opened Up Yellowstone Volcano in 24hrs

    False! That video might have been posted yesterday, but the 100 ft fissure at Grand Teton National Park (not Yellowstone National Park) actually appeared in July 2018 and was not volcanic in nature. Here’s an article that sought to dampen the hysteria at the time:

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/07/25/a-few-cracks-appear-near-yellowstone-and-suddenly-everyones-shouting-supervolcano-eruption/

    Your chances of winning a lottery game are greater than seeing a so-called supereruption during your brief lifetime! Then again, there will probably be one or two such eruptions somewhere in the world within the next 100,000 years, so by all means worry if it makes you feel better! :blink:

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    Which Antiviruses are Known for a Fact to be Working on XP SP3 as of 2019?

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    At the beginning of March, this 5-year-old thread was only 27 pages long!? :blink: I took a vacation from MSFN this month because certain members were driving me nuts, and spent most of the afternoon yesterday catching up on reading this thread - but I didn’t learn very much. I’m glad that someone (AstroSkipper) finally tried Qihoo 360. Back in the day, no one wanted to use anything from China; but the 360 Chromium fork is your best browser option now so might as well consider their antivirus I guess!? I replied about the Malwarebytes “crisis” on the previous page, but it should be noted that version 3.5.1 will reach 5 years of age on May 8, so no one should be surprised if definition updates are soon cut off - just as they were for version 2.2.1 (an old favorite of mine) nearly a year ago.

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    Which Antiviruses are Known for a Fact to be Working on XP SP3 as of 2019?

    in Windows XP

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    9 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

    Reading all this, it seems that Malwarebytes will indeed stop supporting Windows XP and Vista very soon, unfortunately. :angry:
    Read these sources:
    https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/295844-legacy-3512522-sudden-red-triangle-your-updates-are-not-current/#comment-1558895

    This Malwarebytes “crisis” appears to have been precipitated by ONE user who reported not getting any updates!? The screenshot he posted wasn’t even from a Vista or XP system because “Ransomware protection” (which never supported XP or Vista) was shown as “On” rather than greyed out! (Another possibility: He attempted to activate that feature on Vista with a registry hack, rendering MB 3.5.1 incapable of updating.) Perhaps you should post to tell that user that 3.5.1 is working fine on XP and Vista, and that newer versions are available for Windows 7? Imacri would rather point out errors in the removal of XP/Vista documentation from their forum it seems.

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    Windows XP x64 How To Install It From USB FlashDrive? (With Specs)

    in Windows XP 64 Bit Edition

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    1 hour ago, legacyfan said:

    I need disks to be able to Install it that's why I'm waiting

    I believe that Best Buy still carries optical disks, or Staples, or perhaps even Walmart. You remind me of an old man at another forum who always blogs about himself no matter what the topic of a thread might be. Of course this is your thread so please feel free to tell us that you are moving to Eclipse, installing Linux, or whatever your latest whim might be, but this game is indeed getting old.

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    List of software that doesn't support Windows 7

    in Windows 7

    Posted

    I reviewed the entire thread without noticing any mention of antivirus software. A separate thread might be warranted whenever Microsoft stops providing definitions for Security Essentials. (I presume that many are still using MSE.) Meanwhile:

    Avira officially ended support for Windows 7 and 8.1 on December 31, 2021, yet still has a Windows 7 download page that would presumably give you a legacy version.

    Bitdefender says they will continue support until January 14, 2024.

    Emsisoft no longer supports new installations on Windows 7 or 8.1.

    ESET ended support for Windows 7 and 8.1 after Version 16.0 (a little surprising since ESET supported Vista longer than most non-Chinese AV vendors).

    McAfee ended support for Windows 7 and 8.0 May 4, 2021, but still supports 8.1 AFAIK.

    Sophos sells Extended Support licenses for Windows 7 and 2008 R2.

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    Windows Photo Gallery update for Vista

    in Windows Vista

    Posted

    On 2/26/2023 at 3:20 AM, trancer03 said:

    I recently had to re-install my Vista and got updates from i430vx.net....when I try to check for updates, it tells me that I have the latest version.

    I never used that method, but did you select the Windows Update setting to “Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates”? If not, you may have plenty of security patches but e.g. no Platform Update components. You could check that box and search for updates again. Sorry, but I don’t know of any specific updates that affected Photo Gallery.

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    XPerceniol Memorial Of Honour

    in Funny Farm

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    It is altogether fitting and proper that the prolific contributions of XPerceniol should be memorialized in a place called Funny Farm. But in a larger sense, we can only achieve this by demonstrating daily that the legacy Windows community truly IS that place called Funny Farm! :angel

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    Manually installing MSE definitions in XP SP3

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    Something else is definitely needed, although I’m surprised if you can’t turn on real-time protection even with sufficiently old definitions installed. I’m not sure what to suggest, as I think some of the legacy antivirus products required XP SP3 x86, but there has been a lot of discussion in another thread:

    https://msfn.org/board/topic/177099-which-antiviruses-are-known-for-a-fact-to-be-working-on-xp-sp3-as-of-2019/

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    Best Windows Vista Antivirus With The Extended Kernel?

    in Windows Vista

    Posted

    40 minutes ago, docR said:

    I haven't tried versions of MBAM beyond 1.8.x in a good number of years...

    I was attached to Malwarebytes Free 2.2.1, but definition updates ended nearly a year ago so there is no point in reminiscing about versions older than 3.5.1 (which is nearly 5 years old itself). Malwarebytes Free was a very good PUP removal tool, but - unlike Kaspersky Free or Avast Free - it was simply not an antivirus. I never paid for Malwarebytes Premium because better antivirus solutions were available for free, but I still wonder if it works with the extended kernel.

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    Best Windows Vista Antivirus With The Extended Kernel?

    in Windows Vista

    Posted · Edited by Vistapocalypse

    3 hours ago, docR said:

    - Malwarebytes 3.5

    Have you actually used Malwarebytes Premium 3.5.1 on Vista with extended kernel? (Of course it is well-known to have supported vanilla Vista.) Malwarebytes Free is not a real-time antivirus, but even that would be interesting to hear about - particularly since you would have to use the same installer IIRC.

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