Windows XP Antivirus Options.
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There is a thread about antiviruses for XP here:
https://msfn.org/board/topic/184730...dows-xp-working-in-2023-and-hopefully-beyond/
https://msfn.org/board/topic/184730...dows-xp-working-in-2023-and-hopefully-beyond/
Any AV can have false positives. You should check the location of what is detecting and maybe upload it to virus total to confirm. That being said, there is one laptop in the office with that AV. The cloud part doesn't even detect eicar unless you download the offline engine. I think it was called QVM or something.
I'm still using Webroot SecureAnywhere. It's a paid version (I think, though can't actually remember paying anything recently) and I believe it's still operating. Certainly the tray icon is there saying I'm protected and I've not received any notifications saying XP is no longer supported. I'm sceptical there's anyone still targeting xp computers but find it comforting to have dedicated anti-virus and like to support anyone genuinely providing it for XP.
I use it in tandem with Livedrive online real-time back up. Not sure they advertise supporting XP but they still do. Also paid but it gives access to your files anywhere as well as backing up old versions etc. Personally I believe the XP version is better than the newer ones as it is continuously checking and uploading as opposed to once an hour.
I use it in tandem with Livedrive online real-time back up. Not sure they advertise supporting XP but they still do. Also paid but it gives access to your files anywhere as well as backing up old versions etc. Personally I believe the XP version is better than the newer ones as it is continuously checking and uploading as opposed to once an hour.
UPDATE:
After about a month, I ended up removing 360 Total Security from both of the machines I had installed it on. In my case, it not only messed up all the network addresses of those two machines, but other machines in the network as well. The problem seemed to be intermittent, and quite frustrating. Sometimes the networking capabilities resumed after rebooting both machines, but it was just too much of a bother. The damn popups didn't help much either.
After about a month, I ended up removing 360 Total Security from both of the machines I had installed it on. In my case, it not only messed up all the network addresses of those two machines, but other machines in the network as well. The problem seemed to be intermittent, and quite frustrating. Sometimes the networking capabilities resumed after rebooting both machines, but it was just too much of a bother. The damn popups didn't help much either.
I never had a problem with the network while using it. Although I admit that the popups are annoying. There aren't that many alternatives to choose from these days anyways.
I've been using Avast for years, and it is currently 'working' on my XP computer, but it is not letting me input my activation code, which I usually do for my yearly subscription. So, I get a message saying my system is not secured, even though my payment was processed a month before my yearly expiration date. This has happened the last two years. The first time, the program started working properly after about two weeks of getting the activation code error, and last year, I was told by Avast to insert my license code, which did work. This year my license code is not working, and neither is my activation code. So, I'm at a crossroads at what to do.
Actually, the best alternative in my case was to not install any active virus/malware/ransomeware protection at all. In the past I've used a few of them, and they're all CPU hogs. My solution is backups. It doesn't matter if something catastrophic finds your HDD, if you can restore an image off an external drive thereafter.