Anti malware windows xp

July 15th, 2015, 19:30

Hi. I'm installing windows xp (sp3) on an old computer.

Can anyone recommend anti-malware software for xp? I use Bitdefender for my win 7 and win 8 machines and is happy with that. But I'm not sure how long it will support xp (jan 2016 has been mentioned). Don't need to be freeware.

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July 15th, 2015, 19:46

http://m.theinquirer.net/inquirer/ne…april-deadline

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July 15th, 2015, 20:39

Thanx.

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July 15th, 2015, 21:20

… And I thought that someone had the bizarre, cynical opinion that windows xp was "malware" … Because Windows 7+ is newer …

I'm using the product by eset right now, by the way …

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July 15th, 2015, 21:22

I suggest getting rid of winXP as soon as possible.
Or if you just can't, keep it disconnected from internet and use phones to browse for stuff.

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July 15th, 2015, 22:17

Originally Posted by joxer
I suggest getting rid of winXP as soon as possible.
Or if you just can't, keep it disconnected from internet and use phones to browse for stuff.

I have it mostly for occasionally running programs that doesn't work so well under later windows versions.

My main workhorses are win 7 and win 8.

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July 15th, 2015, 22:40

Originally Posted by Alrik Fassbauer
… And I thought that someone had the bizarre, cynical opinion that windows xp was "malware" … Because Windows 7+ is newer …

No, Norton Anti-Virus is Malware.

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July 16th, 2015, 11:31

I have a scanner and the driver only works in 32-bit OS like winXP… very annoying to start it up each time I need to scan something.

It doesn't even have a Linux driver