AstroSkipper Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 2 hours ago, legacyfan said: as well as malwarebytes anti-malware for windows xp https://archive.org/details/malwarebytes_for_win_xp#ia-carousel (you have to download it from archive.org now as the original download is gone and I can't find the original page for it) 1 hour ago, AstroSkipper said: Here is the original, still working download link of Malwarebytes Premium for Windows 3.5.1.2522: https://data-cdn.mbamupdates.com/web/mb3-setup-legacy/mb3-setup-legacywos-3.5.1.2522-1.0.365-1.0.5292.exe Malwarebytes Premium for Windows 3.5.1.2522 is the last XP-compatible version but I had problems to install it in my system as many others too. This is a pity as I have a lifetime premium license. Have a look into Malwarebytes's forum and you will see! Even their support could not help me in the end! 43 minutes ago, AstroSkipper said: I had these problems at that time when Avast was my antivirus program under Windows XP. As you know, I already uninstalled it, deleted all remnants of Avast and cleaned my system partition completely. Maybe, I'll give Malwarebytes Premium for Windows 3.5.1.2522 another try one day. BTW, all about Malwarebytes was already discussed in this thread, too. More than once! For example here: Cheers, AstroSkipper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebolt Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 BitDefender 1.0.21.1109 still works fine on XP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroSkipper Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Dave-H said: I've been using Malwarebytes Premium on XP for several years now. It's not free, but it just works. Strange how people have very different experiences with these programs on their systems. I never had any problem installing MB Premium on either of my XP systems, but my main desktop absolutely refused to work with Avast or AVG! They would install fine, but the main service refused to start, and I never found out why this was. I too spent ages on their forums and with their technical support, and apart for the vague 'some people do have this problem on XP' no answer was ever found. I used Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.2.1.1043 for a long time instead of Malwarebytes Premium for Windows 3.5.1.2522. It worked without any problems but as we all know this version has not received definition updates for a long time now. That's why I uninstalled completely months ago. Edited March 24, 2023 by AstroSkipper Update of content 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mina7601 Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 6 hours ago, AstroSkipper said: Here is the download link of the online installer which automatically downloads Panda Dome 22.00.00 offline installer with the size of 3,142,712 bytes here in Germany: https://repository.pandasecurity.com/Panda/FREEAV/193309/PANDAFREEAV.exe Ok, so I tried again using that download link, and it still downloads Panda Dome 21.01.00 to me. Here is a picture: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacyfan Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 1 minute ago, mina7601 said: Ok, so I tried again using that download link, and it still downloads Panda Dome 21.01.00 to me. Here is a picture: it could be there installers are just set up wrong as well (or just a mix up at the headquarters) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroSkipper Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) 59 minutes ago, mina7601 said: Ok, so I tried again using that download link, and it still downloads Panda Dome 21.01.00 to me. Here is a picture: When I used this online installer last month, it downloaded an offline installer which ended in the version 22.00.00. Due to the forum rules, I am not allowed to provide a download link of my installer. But using Google leads very easy to an offline installer of 22.00.00. Maybe, Panda don't offer it anymore officially or only in Germany. I don't know. Use Google, enter "freeav.exe"22.00.00 and the second entry looks promising! I love crocodiles. Edited March 24, 2023 by AstroSkipper Update of content 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroSkipper Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, bluebolt said: BitDefender 1.0.21.1109 still works fine on XP. The online installer Antivirus_Free_Edition_x86.exe for version 1.0.21.1109 doesn't work anymore. And there is no offline installer. So, no installation of this version in Windows XP possible anymore. Unless you still have the original installation files which were downloaded by the online installer during installation. But presumably, that won't help either. I think the installer has to download the necessary files itself to continue and finish the installation. Edited March 24, 2023 by AstroSkipper Update of content 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mina7601 Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, AstroSkipper said: When I used this online installer last month, it downloaded an offline installer which ended in the version 22.00.00. Due to the forum rules, I am not allowed to provide a download link of my installer. But using Google leads very easy to an offline installer of 22.00.00. Maybe, Panda don't offer it anymore officially or only in Germany. I don't know. Use Google, enter "freeav.exe"22.00.00 and the second entry looks promising! I love crocodiles. Well, you're right, I guess I will just use the offline installer then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebolt Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 2 hours ago, AstroSkipper said: The online installer Antivirus_Free_Edition_x86.exe for version 1.0.21.1109 doesn't work anymore. And there is no offline installer. So, no installation of this version in Windows XP possible anymore. Yes, there is a full (offline) installer for BitDefender 1.0.21.1109, and it still works fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroSkipper Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, bluebolt said: Yes, there is a full (offline) installer for BitDefender 1.0.21.1109, and it still works fine. I didn't find any offline installer. Any link to a working, full offline installer? The name, size or date of this installer would be helpful, too. Edited March 24, 2023 by AstroSkipper Update of content 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocodile Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 What do I need to do to infect my PC so I could test any of these ? Thnx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroSkipper Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 15 minutes ago, Cocodile said: What do I need to do to infect my PC so I could test any of these ? Thnx. You can download so called eicar test files to test antivirus programs. Use Google and you will find them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mina7601 Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) Unfortunately, Panda Dome didn't satisfy me as expected, so I switched back to AVG Antivirus. Edited March 25, 2023 by mina7601 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Draker Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Cocodile said: What do I need to do to infect my PC ? Install Kaspersky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocodile Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 19 hours ago, mina7601 said: Unfortunately, Panda Dome didn't satisfy me as expected And what exactly did you expect ? How many viruses you had at the same time ? It didn't catch them all ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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