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

[AstroSkipper]

6 minutes ago, Dave-H said:

I have found an offline installer which is supposedly for version 23

In my main article about Panda Dome, I posted download links to get the most recent installer. Even a link to a legacy installer.

[AstroSkipper]

@Dave-H Have you installed Revo Uninstaller (Pro) on your Winows XP partition? If so, can you post screenshots of all Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 updates for comparison taken from Revo Uninstaller? Inside its settings, you can enable to show all system updates. To list all updates, you can enter in the search form the string ".NET Framework 4" I have already repaired my Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 installation and installed some old updates (before POSReady) which, strangely enough, have somehow disappeared.  Here are mine:

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[Dave-H]

I don't have Revo Uninstaller Pro, only the free version, but will this do?

Putting my moderator's hat on, I have to say that any prolonged discussion about POSReady updates, C++ Runtime versions, or .NET versions, would be of course off-topic for this thread.
I know I've been guilty of posting off-topic remarks here myself recently, but if this is now likely to be a prolonged discussion, it needs to be in a new thread please.
Cheers, Dave.

[AstroSkipper]

2 hours ago, Dave-H said:

I don't have Revo Uninstaller Pro, only the free version, but will this do?

Putting my moderator's hat on, I have to say that any prolonged discussion about POSReady updates, C++ Runtime versions, or .NET versions, would be of course off-topic for this thread.
I know I've been guilty of posting off-topic remarks here myself recently, but if this is now likely to be a prolonged discussion, it needs to be in a new thread please.
Cheers, Dave.

I always post on-topic. You should actually know that. And Panda Dome needs Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 to run at all under Windows XP. My issues could be related to that. So, I need this information to fix issues with my Panda Dome installation. And I had several issues with this anti-malware programme. Thanks for your screenshot but unfortunately, it is not really helpful since there is no complete list of all updates. I need only detailed information about Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 in terms of Panda Dome. So what could be more on-topic than that? In my thread, all things related to security programmes under Windows XP are definitely on-topic.  I am always happy to help others, but now I need some help in the form of detailed information. Strictly according to the principle: manus manum lavat.

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[Dave-H]

Fair enough, as long as the conversation is kept directly relevant to the use of Panda Dome on XP, or indeed any other AV program.

Sorry, I have now realised that the details of the .NET 4 updates on Revo Uninstaller are not with the actual installation records, as they are called 'Security Update for....' so appear in a different place in the list!
Here they all are, enjoy!

The last two images have duplicated entries.
Why they all seem to have the same installation date i'm not sure, I don't remember doing an OS reinstallation in February 2019!

 

 

 

[AstroSkipper]

@Dave-H Thanks for your screenshots! They are much better. But to get all entries in terms of Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0, you have to enter the string ".NET Framework 4" into the search form since there are entries for the main installers, security updates and normal updates. With my search string ".NET Framework 4", you get all of them. Additionally, the number of all entries found will be shown (very important for quick comparison). And using small icons reduces the height of the lines which means less pages.  All can be done even in the free version.

3 hours ago, Dave-H said:

Why they all seem to have the same installation date i'm not sure, I don't remember doing an OS reinstallation in February 2019!

If doing a repair or reinstallation, the current date and time will be assigned to all processed entries.

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[AstroSkipper]

I got a reply from Adlice to the supprt ticket I filed in terms of RogueKiller:

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Adlice Protect is compatible with Windows XP, but not its real time protection. 

You would only be able to run scans. 

So what was posted here has been confirmed. RogueKiller's real-time protection was never designed for older operating systems such as Windows XP. But at least we have a scanner that still runs on Windows XP in the latest version. 

[Dave-H]

4 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

I got a reply from Adlice to the supprt ticket I filed in terms of RogueKiller:

So what was posted here has been confirmed. RogueKiller's real-time protection was never designed for older operating systems such as Windows XP. But at least we have a scanner that still runs on Windows XP in the latest version. 

Well it's good to have that confirmed, but I'm afraid it makes RogueKiller useless to me.

[Dave-H]

21 hours ago, AstroSkipper said:

@Dave-H Thanks for your screenshots! They are much better. But to get all entries in terms of Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0, you have to enter the string ".NET Framework 4" into the search form since there are entries for the main installers, security updates and normal updates. With my search string ".NET Framework 4", you get all of them. Additionally, the number of all entries found will be shown (very important for quick comparison). And using small icons reduces the height of the lines which means less pages.  All can be done even in the free version.

If doing a repair or reinstallation, the current date and time will be assigned to all processed entries.

I don't remember doing any reinstallations or system repairs at that time.

Anyway, here's the output from Revo Uninstaller using the search term you recommended.

I hope that gives you what you need.
Strange that as well as the updates apparently all having been installed on the same date, they all appear to be 0KB in size!

 

[NotHereToPlayGames]

<OT> Maybe you installed Revo on that date?  And the 0KB is a Revo bug? </OT>

 

1 hour ago, Dave-H said:

but I'm afraid it makes RogueKiller useless to me.

Same here.  It didn't seem to slow down my 18yr old computer (now with XP POSReady), so of course that was a plus.

[Dave-H]

1 hour ago, NotHereToPlayGames said:

<OT> Maybe you installed Revo on that date?  And the 0KB is a Revo bug? </OT>

Good thought, I suppose I could have installed it in February 2019, but I've no memory of that.
The Revo installation file I have archived is from March 2023, so I guess that's when I would have last installed/updated it.
Still OT of course, but do you happen to know what the last version is that will run on XP?
My version is 2.4.4 and when I run it, it tells me there's a newer version, downloads it, and then says it won't run on my operating system when it tries to install it!

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[AstroSkipper]

17 minutes ago, Dave-H said:

Good thought, but I'm sure that Revo Uninstaller was installed on my machine years before that!
Still OT of course, but do you happen to know what the last version is that will run on XP?
My version is 2.4.4 and when I run it, it tells me there's a newer version, downloads it, and then says it won't run on my operating system when it tries to install it!

Revo Uninstaller 2.4.5 is the last free version for Windows XP which is offered as an installer and a portable release. You can get it here: https://www.revouninstaller.com/version-history/. Revo Uninstaller Pro 3.2.1 (installer/portable) is the last paid version for Windows XP. It's a very important tool to get rid of remnants regarding antivirus/antimalware programmes.

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[AstroSkipper]

3 hours ago, Dave-H said:

I don't remember doing any reinstallations or system repairs at that time.

Anyway, here's the output from Revo Uninstaller using the search term you recommended.

I hope that gives you what you need.
Strange that as well as the updates apparently all having been installed on the same date, they all appear to be 0KB in size!

 

Thank you very much for the new screenshots! Now, I can see all your 90 entries in terms of Microsoft .NET Framework 4. Hope it will help me to find more missing updates for fixing Panda Dome.

[Dave-H]

Thanks for the Revo Uninstaller download link!

Is the rolling news entry working at the bottom of your Panda Dome interface dashboard, or is it just the wallpaper that's missing?

[AstroSkipper]

6 minutes ago, Dave-H said:

Thanks for the Revo Uninstaller download link!

Is the rolling news entry working at the bottom of your Panda Dome interface dashboard, or is it just the wallpaper that's missing?

The interface can't load their background images. Today, I have replaced the version 20.02.01 by 21.01.00 for better comparison with Panda Dome 21.01.00 on my other Windows XP partition. In the latter, Panda Dome 21.01.00 runs fine. Unfortunately, I also had other issues with the version 21.01.00 I already posted here. I really hope that these hourly service restarts won't happen again.