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Anti-virus for XP?
I just noticed, finally, that my Avast is 'no longer supported for XP
or Vista'. I'm looking for a free antivirus and it seems to be a tough hunt. I finally downloaded something from Scanguard, but it's not really free, just runs a scan for you, there's no real-time protection. I wasn't able to make out what activating their real-time protection was going to cost me. Anyone have any suggestions for me? |
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Anti-virus for XP?
John B. Smith wrote:
I just noticed, finally, that my Avast is 'no longer supported for XP or Vista'. I'm looking for a free antivirus and it seems to be a tough hunt. I finally downloaded something from Scanguard, but it's not really free, just runs a scan for you, there's no real-time protection. I wasn't able to make out what activating their real-time protection was going to cost me. Anyone have any suggestions for me? Google still works: https://www.google.com/search?q=anti...20windows%20xp which found, for example: https://windowsreport.com/antivirus-...ervice-pack-3/ That's now. In another year, or less, some of those may also drop Windows XP support. |
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Anti-virus for XP?
On Sat, 12 Jan 2019 19:05:29 -0500, John B. Smith
wrote: I just noticed, finally, that my Avast is 'no longer supported for XP or Vista'. I'm looking for a free antivirus and it seems to be a tough hunt. I finally downloaded something from Scanguard, but it's not really free, just runs a scan for you, there's no real-time protection. I wasn't able to make out what activating their real-time protection was going to cost me. Anyone have any suggestions for me? The multiple-suite protection industry scheme isn't as focused as was with XP. They're still around, but that focus is dispersed over both versions Windows 10 and 7, handhelds and their privacy and pretty much everything else at issue. Real-time protection is more or less an illusion subject to contingencies of what's being attempted with the computer. I never ran with other than a scanner, you describe, but it is free and it's called CLAMWIN http://www.clamwin.com/. Very seldom do I use it. The rest is common sense, the most common, I can offhand think of, as another already has mentioned, being a binary OS backup;- They're out there to hurt and compromise, so it's as much about watching your own butt;- Nobody "in the business" likes to say it and see themselves in a mirror, but that's just what they do. And we users, why and what and we do connected to the WEB, of course, is no less than a mission of divinely inspiration. People do tend, though, to place security above all else. And Microsoft regularly rolls out security updates for only Windows 10, as well do the independents in that line of business. It's a complex field in a complex war. And a binary backup is only the tip of that iceberg, where common sense is actually as much a warm respite apart from not expecting to ever to get your feet wet researching those cold and icy waters. Protection is, as I said, an illusion from safeguards capable of running well enough without them;- The rationale obviously being having to limit oneself, among contacts and manners, perhaps, apart what suspicious WEB services have blatantly crossed into a state of calumnious illegality. They tend to hit common news, and hard, once they do, like Facebook, so commoners can make sense of it. Some do. Some don't. |
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On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 04:20:48 -0500, Flasherly
wrote: It's a complex field in a complex war. - Along with another dimension, relevant among present firewalls without cost or caveats researched thereof (or browsers in unrelated context). ....easy snatch & catch crosspost ... Probably http://www.evorim.com/en/free-firewall Great Internet Security Company. No https My bookmark has https: https://www.evorim.com/en/free-firewall Yes, I just clicked on the link Krusty provided and it automatically forwarded me to an https address: https://www.evorim.com/en/free-firewall Looks like they're out of Germany: https://www.evorim.com/en/company#about As for the firewall itself (, here's a two year old discussion about it at Wilders Security: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/thre...evorim.385439/ Apparently, back then it had a problem and was blocking whitelisted programs. I'm guessing that's been taken care of by now though. Here's another review, but there's no date given except that it was in 2017: https://www.geekiest.net/post/Evorim...irewall-review They list some problems, but still give it a 9 out of 10. Mostly they were concerned about the UI and interacting with it. This site: https://www.thepcinsider.com/evorim-...eview-windows/ provides a pretty good review and it's recent. They mention the same criticism I have: https://www.evorim.com/en/free-firewall Please page down (a lot almost to the bottom) to Development (Changelog) or https://www.evorim.com/en/free-firewall#development There one can read that version 2.0.0 was released 08.01.2019 and version 2.1.0 was released 10.01.2019 Size of the download file of version 2.x increased about 10 times. All reviews before 08.01.2019 are not relevant any more. |
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Anti-virus for XP?
John B. Smith wrote:
I just noticed, finally, that my Avast is 'no longer supported for XP or Vista'. I'm looking for a free antivirus and it seems to be a tough hunt. I finally downloaded something from Scanguard, but it's not really free, just runs a scan for you, there's no real-time protection. I wasn't able to make out what activating their real-time protection was going to cost me. Anyone have any suggestions for me? Simple answer AVG |
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On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 16:39:03 -0000, "Mr Pounder Esquire"
wrote: John B. Smith wrote: I just noticed, finally, that my Avast is 'no longer supported for XP or Vista'. I'm looking for a free antivirus and it seems to be a tough hunt. I finally downloaded something from Scanguard, but it's not really free, just runs a scan for you, there's no real-time protection. I wasn't able to make out what activating their real-time protection was going to cost me. Anyone have any suggestions for me? Simple answer AVG Thanks all. The problem with Googling for an AV I found was you get a lot of out-dated links about companies who SAY they still support XP. AVG no longer does, for instance. I have lit on Kaspersy Free, so far. It's Secure Connections screws up mounting my container drives. They say they mount but aren't visible in Windows Explorer. Fortunately it is a seperate part of KF and I was able to Uninstall it. KF did force me to uninstall my Zone Alarm which I've used for years but I'll just have to do without. |
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Anti-virus for XP?
John B. Smith wrote:
On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 16:39:03 -0000, "Mr Pounder Esquire" wrote: John B. Smith wrote: I just noticed, finally, that my Avast is 'no longer supported for XP or Vista'. I'm looking for a free antivirus and it seems to be a tough hunt. I finally downloaded something from Scanguard, but it's not really free, just runs a scan for you, there's no real-time protection. I wasn't able to make out what activating their real-time protection was going to cost me. Anyone have any suggestions for me? Simple answer AVG Thanks all. The problem with Googling for an AV I found was you get a lot of out-dated links about companies who SAY they still support XP. AVG no longer does, for instance. I have lit on Kaspersy Free, so far. It's Secure Connections screws up mounting my container drives. They say they mount but aren't visible in Windows Explorer. Fortunately it is a seperate part of KF and I was able to Uninstall it. KF did force me to uninstall my Zone Alarm which I've used for years but I'll just have to do without. https://www.avg.com/en-gb/windows-xp-antivirus |
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On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 14:39:14 -0000, "Mr Pounder Esquire"
wrote: John B. Smith wrote: On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 16:39:03 -0000, "Mr Pounder Esquire" wrote: John B. Smith wrote: I just noticed, finally, that my Avast is 'no longer supported for XP or Vista'. I'm looking for a free antivirus and it seems to be a tough hunt. Do you mean a free AV to monitor RAM and scan any file that is accessed/opened using a downloadable/updatable database or something that uploads all your file hashes(and sometimes files), emails and browsing links to government-funded corporations ? If the former, I don't think they exist anymore. They were true AV apps. The latter make more money selling your personal info that from selling licenses. If you don't believe me , read the TOS. https://www.avg.com/en-gb/windows-xp-antivirus The download is a 7MB trojan. The real installer is he https://install.avcdn.net/avg/iavs9x...up_offline.exe Almost 400MB. WOW !!!! []'s -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012 |
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Anti-virus for XP?
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 14:39:14 -0000, "Mr Pounder Esquire"
wrote: John B. Smith wrote: On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 16:39:03 -0000, "Mr Pounder Esquire" wrote: John B. Smith wrote: I just noticed, finally, that my Avast is 'no longer supported for XP or Vista'. I'm looking for a free antivirus and it seems to be a tough hunt. I finally downloaded something from Scanguard, but it's not really free, just runs a scan for you, there's no real-time protection. I wasn't able to make out what activating their real-time protection was going to cost me. Anyone have any suggestions for me? Simple answer AVG Thanks all. The problem with Googling for an AV I found was you get a lot of out-dated links about companies who SAY they still support XP. AVG no longer does, for instance. I have lit on Kaspersy Free, so far. It's Secure Connections screws up mounting my container drives. They say they mount but aren't visible in Windows Explorer. Fortunately it is a seperate part of KF and I was able to Uninstall it. KF did force me to uninstall my Zone Alarm which I've used for years but I'll just have to do without. https://www.avg.com/en-gb/windows-xp-antivirus Ah so. I must have downloaded the wrong version of AMG. |
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Anti-virus for XP?
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 13:42:20 -0200, Shadow wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 14:39:14 -0000, "Mr Pounder Esquire" wrote: John B. Smith wrote: On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 16:39:03 -0000, "Mr Pounder Esquire" wrote: John B. Smith wrote: I just noticed, finally, that my Avast is 'no longer supported for XP or Vista'. I'm looking for a free antivirus and it seems to be a tough hunt. Do you mean a free AV to monitor RAM and scan any file that is accessed/opened using a downloadable/updatable database or something that uploads all your file hashes(and sometimes files), emails and browsing links to government-funded corporations ? If the former, I don't think they exist anymore. They were true AV apps. The latter make more money selling your personal info that from selling licenses. If you don't believe me , read the TOS. https://www.avg.com/en-gb/windows-xp-antivirus The download is a 7MB trojan. The real installer is he https://install.avcdn.net/avg/iavs9x...up_offline.exe Almost 400MB. WOW !!!! []'s I got disenchanted with Kaspersky sticking his stick into my spokes and thought I'd try the 400MB AVG download. When run get "not a valid Win 32 Application". |
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