Antimalware, firewall, and other security programs for Windows XP working in 2023 and hopefully beyond

[VistaLover]

2 hours ago, Dave-H said:

I have a hotfix installation file for 'MS Visual C++ 2010 SP1 (10.0.40219.473)', so that's presumably what I have installed.

1 hour ago, AstroSkipper said:

I am very interested in both since I have none of them

That hotfix was previously under 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54179

but bad MS  have now removed that link  ; I haven't tried the Internet Archive for retrieval, because abbodi1406  has already archived that link: 

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/E/0/EE05C9EF-A661-4D9E-BCE2-6961ECDF087F/vcredist_x86.exe

Mind you, despicable MS  had shadow-banned his GitHub repo, thankfully a GitLab mirror exists: 

https://gitlab.com/stdout12/vcredist/-/tree/master/source_links?ref_type=heads

Edited 19 hours ago by VistaLover

[Dave-H]

1 hour ago, AstroSkipper said:

 

I am very interested in both since I have none of them. Can you upload them in any way?

Here you go, enjoy!


Installers.zip

[AstroSkipper]

1 hour ago, Dave-H said:

Here you go, enjoy!


Installers.zip

First of all, thanks for uploading the files!  I was surprised to learn that there is supposed to be a .NET Framework version 4.0.30320 for Windows XP. I couldn't find anything about it in any official source. In any case, your installer "Microsoft .NET 4.0.30320 Full" is the same one I have, and it has the number 4.0.30319.1. Presumably, at least for Windows XP, there is no version 4.0.30320. You can find out your current version installed with the following command:

reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full" /v Version

The MS Visual C++ 2010 SP1 (10.0.40219.473) installer is indeed the last one you can still get from Microsoft or from abbodi1406. I will try later. In any case, thanks again!

[AstroSkipper]

1 hour ago, VistaLover said:

That hotfix was previously under 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54179

but bad MS  have now removed that link  ; I haven't tried the Internet Archive for retrieval, because abbodi1406  has already archived that link: 

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/E/0/EE05C9EF-A661-4D9E-BCE2-6961ECDF087F/vcredist_x86.exe

Mind you, despicable MS  had shadow-banned his GitHub repo, thankfully a GitLab mirror exists: 

https://gitlab.com/stdout12/vcredist/-/tree/master/source_links?ref_type=heads

Thanks for the links! 

[AstroSkipper]

3 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

4 hours ago, Dave-H said:

Here you go, enjoy!


Installers.zip

First of all, thanks for uploading the files!  I was surprised to learn that there is supposed to be a .NET Framework version 4.0.30320 for Windows XP. I couldn't find anything about it in any official source. In any case, your installer "Microsoft .NET 4.0.30320 Full" is the same one I have, and it has the number 4.0.30319.1. Presumably, at least for Windows XP, there is no version 4.0.30320. You can find out your current version installed with the following command:

reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full" /v Version

Although it is actually Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0.30319, I have nevertheless found a reference to version 4.0.30320 in Windows XP. Apparently, the Client Profile and the Extended are assigned exactly this version number:

[Monroe]

11 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

The MS Visual C++ 2010 SP1 (10.0.40219.473) installer is indeed the last one you can still get from Microsoft or from abbodi1406. I will try later. In any case, thanks again!

I recently came across: Microsoft Visual C++ Redist 2015-2019 for Windows XP. I posted about it with a link in the 'OpenSSL for Windows XP' thread. I don't fully understand the 'OpenSSL' idea but doing a search I came across this version of Microsoft Visual C++. Is this version of any use here? It did install on my Windows XP setup. Everything below is from the link.

Microsoft Visual C++ Redist 2015-2019 for Windows XP

Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 v16.7 Redistributable v14.27.29114 XP

https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2883-microsoft-visual-c-redist-2015-2019-for-windows-xp/

About This File:

This is the official installer for Visual C++ Redist 2015-2019 downloaded directly from Microsoft's website. This version is the last one to support Windows XP, even though Microsoft links to an older version. There was never a 2015-2022 redistributable installer for Windows XP.

This is intended for Windows XP since that Operating System is good for older games and EAX support. This will ensure the latest redistributable is installed on the system for those games to use.

Zip file contains installers for x86, x64, and arm64 systems. Just run the one you need. For x64 systems install both x86 and x64.

What's New in Version 14.29.30139   

Released March 22, 2024

Provided a newer version than what the Microsoft website linked to by default, I have confirmed it installable on Windows XP. Previous version can still be downloaded just in case.

...

 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by Monroe
sp,

[AstroSkipper]

2 hours ago, Monroe said:

Microsoft Visual C++ Redist 2015-2019 for Windows XP

This one I installed years ago when it was released. But I don't think that other Visual C++ versions are responsible for the issues I noticed regarding Panda Dome under Windows XP. In the meanwhile, I have updated Visual C++ 2010 to version 10.0.40219.473 but the issue is still there. Additionally, I repaired my Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 installation as there was indeed a problem. But even this doesn't seem to have any effect on my issue. 

[Dave-H]

11 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

Although it is actually Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0.30319, I have nevertheless found a reference to version 4.0.30320 in Windows XP. Apparently, the Client Profile and the Extended are assigned exactly this version number:

Interesting.
This is off-topic of course, but my .NET 4 is recorded as being version 4.0.30320 everywhere in the registry, although its files are still in a folder called 4.0.30319!
I wonder what was actually updated to bump the version number.

Sorry the new files didn't fix your Panda Dome display problem.

[Dave-H]

3 hours ago, Monroe said:

I recently came across: Microsoft Visual C++ Redist 2015-2019 for Windows XP. I posted about it with a link in the 'OpenSSL for Windows XP' thread. I don't fully understand the 'OpenSSL' idea but doing a search I came across this version of Microsoft Visual C++. Is this version of any use here? It did install on my Windows XP setup. Everything below is from the link.

Microsoft Visual C++ Redist 2015-2019 for Windows XP

Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 v16.7 Redistributable v14.27.29114 XP

https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2883-microsoft-visual-c-redist-2015-2019-for-windows-xp/

About This File:

This is the official installer for Visual C++ Redist 2015-2019 downloaded directly from Microsoft's website. This version is the last one to support Windows XP, even though Microsoft links to an older version. There was never a 2015-2022 redistributable installer for Windows XP.

This is intended for Windows XP since that Operating System is good for older games and EAX support. This will ensure the latest redistributable is installed on the system for those games to use.

Zip file contains installers for x86, x64, and arm64 systems. Just run the one you need. For x64 systems install both x86 and x64.

What's New in Version 14.29.30139   

Released March 22, 2024

Provided a newer version than what the Microsoft website linked to by default, I have confirmed it installable on Windows XP. Previous version can still be downloaded just in case.

...

 

 

Off-topic, but thanks.
I have version 14.28.29213 at the moment, so this update is worth having!

[Dave-H]

Getting back to Panda Dome, I was slightly disappointed to find that it's an online cloud scanner, not something with works locally.
However, for something which is supposedly lightweight, it seems to have installed a lot of things on the machine!
When I ran the installer, I was offered to tick an 'offline installation' option. This I did, thinking it would be a good idea.

When I checked after installation, there seemed to be three new services added 'Panda Cloud Antivirus Service', 'Panda Devices Agent', and 'Panda Product Services'.
So far, so good.

What I then found though was that there were now no less than 19 (!) new .sys driver files in the System32\Drivers folder.
All relating to Panda Dome.

What they all do, I do not know.
I'm now wondering if they are something to do with the 'offline installation' option, and they're something to do with keeping the protection working if the machine is offline.

The other thing which disappointed me is that there seems to be no automatic scheduled scanning option, which I've always used on Malwarebytes.
Perhaps it's in one of the paid versions, I will have to investigate.