Windows XP Antivirus Options.

xperceniol said:
Unfortunately not. I don't use 'real-time' and its (certainly) not for the faint of heart. :p I keep DeP on for ALL programs.

Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Advance -> Performance -> Data Executions Prevention -> "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select". Then restart your computer and BAM :) If for some reason your Chrome browsers hangs too much (sometimes this happens) you can always switch it back anytime and again restart your computer if you switch it back.

To be honest, I don't know whom offers real time other than Malware Fighter. I used to use it but it slowed down my computer too much to bare. Try and see. Also Malware Hunter is not too bad, but I'm not sure if they offer 'real-time' (I think you have to pay for the PRO version and I can not afford to pay). I've used the free version as well.

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Ugh ... I just looked at the malware fighter website and it NOW read only supporting Vista. Dang :( I don't know whom offers 'real-time' anymore?????
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Well, I've been using Avast for many years, and was/am very happy with it, but they have stopped supporting XP, and that is why I am trying to find a possible alternative.
 
xperceniol said:
That's very nice of you seeing your very busy - I will also keep checking in too.
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I mean that I can devote really little time to coding, not that I stopped alltogether. Trying to build phishing_prevention into .exe proves painful though and each fix I add, I have to package the .py into .iso so that the VM can read it. When the summer holidays come, though, I will be able to develop a lot! Pinky promise!
 
Samir said:
Honestly there's no exploits even out there for XP in years so the 'virus protection' programs themselves are more like a malware than of any help:
https://www.cvedetails.com/product/739/Microsoft-Windows-Xp.html?vendor_id=26
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"No exploits"?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!? You got me triggered there pal. If there are no exploits, explain the Bluekeep and RDP exploits. Also, how did my VM get infected with a botnet without me installing anything?
If you seriously didn't know about these exploits then you need to close RDP port and other outdated Windows XP Online Services ASAP! This might mean you are already a host for countless botnets!
 
Martingonn said:
"No exploits"?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!? You got me triggered there pal. If there are no exploits, explain the Bluekeep and RDP exploits. Also, how did my VM get infected with a botnet without me installing anything?
If you seriously didn't know about these exploits then you need to close RDP port and other outdated Windows XP Online Services ASAP! This might mean you are already a host for countless botnets!
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I don't think I have the RDP port closed, how would I go about doing that? but I do have only the bare basic services going because they are all exploitable. Here is myopenports.com and they are tested closed. Any thoughts? Thanks :cool:

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Oops ... haha ... I forgot to check the bottom right and it is closed.
 
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xperceniol said:
I don't think I have the RDP port closed, how would I go about doing that? but I do have only the bare basic services going because they are all exploitable. Here is myopenports.com and they are tested closed. Any thoughts? Thanks :cool:

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Oops ... haha ... I forgot to check the bottom right and it is closed.
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Great job! If you did the opposite, you would have been like a Metasploitable VM... with actual data inside!
 
Thank you, Martin and these are the only services I keep on automatic to use the computer and go online, I don't trust the other services and a plus it saves more RAM this way with less going on the background. Of course, the DHCP Client is quite outdated and I just don't visit dodgy sites anymore or click on everything and I watch what I download because its not anywhere near secure.

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I can actually kill off the Windows Firewall and Windows Management Instrumentation services if I go with Comodo Firewall, but I keep going back and forth with that issue and I now leave it as is ... for the time being anyway. Lol......
 
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That tool didn't seem to make a difference but maybe it helped; who knows. Anyway.

I'm using 5.1.2600.5512 dhcpcsvc.dll and I can't find an updated dll and I've been searching and searching. Is this the last version for XP?

Thank you in advance and sorry for all the questions.

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I use an old version of ESET Smart Security (4.2 - 2010) as everything else used way too much resources, been pretty good even though haven't been able to update it for several years... Most my other machines (XP) I don't install any AV on them as whatever comes through this machine is deemed clean no other of them ever seen the internet... Internet = BAD Computers = GOOD...
 
boss1968 said:
Does anyone use or know about 360 Total security ? I've heard it works well on XP and updates regularly.
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Personally I have used it in the past and I didn't like it - it tried to take over the computer and every command was considered a threat (just going by memory) so I deleted it. Please let us know if you try 360 Total and like it. BTW did you uninstall your old security program? You could always run with it even with the definitions outdated it (the real-time) can still be useful; if not, it 'is what it is', I guess.
 
xperceniol said:
Thank you, Martin and these are the only services I keep on automatic to use the computer and go online, I don't trust the other services and a plus it saves more RAM this way with less going on the background. Of course, the DHCP Client is quite outdated and I just don't visit dodgy sites anymore or click on everything and I watch what I download because its not anywhere near secure.
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I'm impressed that you stopped Event Log, I know it doesn't let you in services.msc
I always used to stop Print Spooler but I now have a laser printer that won't work with it off, ugh! All the old inkjet printers that I saw, worked...
I keep Logical Disk Manager running because I plug and unplug a lot of external drives since my Gigabyte motherboard has only 2 sata ports.
 
xperceniol said:
Personally I have used it in the past and I didn't like it - it tried to take over the computer and every command was considered a threat (just going by memory) so I deleted it. Please let us know if you try 360 Total and like it. BTW did you uninstall your old security program? You could always run with it even with the definitions outdated it (the real-time) can still be useful; if not, it 'is what it is', I guess.
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I'm still using my Avast. It works, but the only glitch is that it does not let me activate my renewal. It doesn't accept my code, and even Avast themselves don't know how to fix this issue. They blame it on using the program on my XP computer. But it does seem to be running just like before, only with the non-activation issue.
 
Reading through, MAN!... So many A/V taking over the machine in so many aspects can't get a thing done... THEY becoming the invited 'Virus' having to come to terms with using dialogs if you can find them... Tiring to have 'Everything's a Threat!'.. Also so many modules running no resources for anything else... Probably went through 4-5 of these scenarios before ESET...
 
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