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

[AstroSkipper]

I think for a free version Panda Dome is ok. If it is running correctly, the impact is low on RAM and CPU compared with Avast or other security suites in the past. And once again, it is free of charge in the basic version. BTW, I do not need a firewall or VPN. I have already been using the best firewall, Windows 10 Firewall Control Plus XP. And I have several paid VPN services. 

Edited 9 hours ago by AstroSkipper

[Dave-H]

Well I don't need a firewall or VPN either, but I would like to have website malware scanning, as Malwarebytes has always provided.

I will try the Essentials version I think, it's not expensive.

I do have ProxHTTPSProxy of course BTW, as you well know!

[AstroSkipper]

19 minutes ago, Dave-H said:

I do have ProxHTTPSProxy of course BTW, as you well know!

Of course, I know. Did you also have to use ProxHTTPSProxy for the activation of Panda Dome? 

[Dave-H]

Well I certainly didn't have to do anything special, it just worked, but I guess it wouldn't have done without the proxy being there.

I've now upgraded to Panda Dome Essential, and finally uninstalled Malwarebytes!
I was almost sad to see it go, but as it hadn't been receiving any updates for more than a year, I guess it was time.
All looking good so far.

[AstroSkipper]

2 minutes ago, Dave-H said:

Well I certainly didn't have to do anything special, it just worked, but I guess it wouldn't have done without the proxy being there.

Are you running ProxHTTPSProxy in the background by default? And if so, in which mode?  I had to configure Panda Dome to use the proxy.

4 minutes ago, Dave-H said:

I've now upgraded to Panda Dome Essential, and finally uninstalled Malwarebytes!
I was almost sad to see it go, but as it hadn't been receiving any updates for more than a year, I guess it was time.
All looking good so far.

Which version is your Panda Dome Essential of? 

[Dave-H]

5 minutes ago, AstroSkipper said:

Are you running ProxHTTPSProxy in the background by default? And if so, in which mode?  I had to configure Panda Dome to use the proxy.

I'm not sure what mode it's in, how can I tell? 
I certainly have it always running in the background, as my ancient e-mail client won't display images without it.

7 minutes ago, AstroSkipper said:

Which version is your Panda Dome Essential of? 

It's version 21.01.00.
The 'About' page says copyright 2021, I guess they never got round to updating it!

 

[AstroSkipper]

14 minutes ago, Dave-H said:

It's version 21.01.00.
The 'About' page says copyright 2021, I guess they never got round to updating it!

I asked that as the most recent version of Panda Dome is actually 23.00.00.

[Dave-H]

Well I did install it using a file I downloaded some time ago!
I will download it again and see what version the new file is.
I would have thought it would have updated itself, but perhaps not.

[AstroSkipper]

38 minutes ago, Dave-H said:

I'm not sure what mode it's in, how can I tell? 
I certainly have it always running in the background, as my ancient e-mail client won't display images without it.

Just running the proxy in the background doesn't mean it is also used by a programme. What I meant is whether you're running ProxHTTPSProxy system-wide or not. In any case, Panda Dome has to use the proxy. Thats why I had to configure Panda Dome to use it, however, for activation only.

Edited 6 hours ago by AstroSkipper
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[AstroSkipper]

2 hours ago, Dave-H said:

I would have thought it would have updated itself, but perhaps not.

As far as I noticed, Panda seems to automatically update the programme only if it is too old. The version 21.01.00 wasn't updated on my system. OTH, the version 18.07.04 was updated to 20.02.01 which, however, isn't the most recent.

Edited 3 hours ago by AstroSkipper
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[VistaLover]

13 hours ago, Monroe said:

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.

Per abbodi1406, 

https://github.com/abbodi1406/vcredist#windows-xp-notice

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VC++ 2019 version 14.28.29213.0 = VisualCppRedist_AIO v0.35.0 is the last version compatible with Windows XP (NT 5.1), and Server 2003 / XP x64 (NT 5.2).

Direct link: 

https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/566435ac-4e1c-434b-b93f-aecc71e8cffc/0D59EC7FDBF05DE813736BF875CEA5C894FFF4769F60E32E87BD48406BBF0A3A/VC_redist.x86.exe

MDL forums reference: 

https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/repack-visual-c-redistributable-runtimes-2020-11-10.76588/page-27#post-1630817

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FYI: 

For old Windows XP PCs - last v2019 without issues = 14.28.29213.0 = VisualCppRedist_AIO_x86_x64_35.zip..

At later v2019 versions (14.28.29231+), msvcp140.dll has unresolved imports from kernel32.dll (generally non-critical):

ReleaseSRWLockExclusive (Vista+)
AcquireSRWLockExclusive (Vista+)

I can confirm that the installer is dual-signed (both SHA1+SHA256), thus it can be verified on XP SP3 (which ONLY supports SHA1 file signatures).

As for the installer of version 14.29.30139.0 referenced in the "community.pcgamingwiki.com" site, this has the direct link below (courtesy of abbodi1406): 

https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/b929b7fe-5c89-4553-9abe-6324631dcc3a/4C6C420CF4CBF2C9C9ED476E96580AE92A97B2822C21329A2E49E8439AC5AD30/VC_redist.x86.exe

but it is only SHA256-signed, so I'm not sure if its signature can be verified under XP SP3 : 

Just my 2c  ...