I will stay with XP until pigs fly. :O

My main protections are:

1- I image my C drive every 2 days, & retain images at least 2 months FIFO. (If I ever get infected, I will simply restore a clean image and POOF! it's yesterday. Or last week. Or whatever day preceeded the infection.)

2- I surf the net with my browser protected by Malwarebytes Anti-exploit (MBAE). In fact, all of my internet-facing apps are protected by MBAE (email client, FTP client, etc).

3- In realtime, I run AppGuard, plus an anti-executable, plus Kerio firewall. (Although I do NOT run an antivirus in realtime, I do use Avast AV on-demand, to scan all downloads.)

==>IMO - - - Of the above protections, the imager is by far the most important!

I will stay with Ubuntu until pigs fly.

My main protection is:

Ubuntu



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I will stay with Ubuntu until pigs fly.

I hope that they will soon (fly, that is). Creators of Ubuntu are as shady as Microsoft if not even more.

You should really at least consider switching to Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc.



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Creators of Ubuntu are as shady as Microsoft if not even more.

Don't think so, even I don't like last Ubuntu builds (unity, ....)
For now, I keep 12.04 which rolls fine with my old config.
After that, I will probably use xubuntu.

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You should really at least consider switching to Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc.

These builds are also officials builds made by Ubuntu, but user interfaces are lighter (for xubuntu, lubuntu or also a little for ubuntu-gnome)

But my purpose was not exactly what you seem to understand.

I was just comparing all the security tools needed to make XP (and more generally Windows) to be able to run without to much pain ...

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I will stay with Ubuntu until pigs fly.

Hark! Me thinks me hear the distant flapping of a boared sow. :mad:

I have a Linux flavor on my computer (Mint flavored) for use when I favor cyber flagellation.

However, where's the challenge in Linux? Everyone says that users of XP are doomed to be hacked & obliterated. Shazam -- it's Y2K all over again.:O

I refuse to surrender use of XP for much the same reasons that an occasional shark sighting won't make me forsake swimming in the ocean.

(We who are about to die salute you.)



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As there is a majority of users who use Windows, the Linux users will be quiet ... for a long time.

The hackers always prefer Windows which is a real stainer ...

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Using XP on some of my PCs and still happy

Some prophylactics (using portable KM is one of the points) makes me not meeting any viral pieces for years.



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I read about an unofficial beta sp4 update from harkaz, but would rather wait to hear how good it could be and safe to try?

http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=137319#137319

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I read about an unofficial beta sp4 update from harkaz, but would rather wait to hear how good it could be and safe to try?

http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=137319#137319

Guess it is based on updates by Microsoft.


MS is still updating the XP code but not for the consumer line.

http://kmeleonbrowser.org/forum/read.php?12,127799

German post service pack 3 updates to May 2014 exist and are for download at Winfuture board. http://winfuture.de/downloadvorschalt,2136.html

You could probably use them as example for Your own or to compare with harkaz.



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I use divers unattended Windows XP and I transform them with Vista Packs to Vista Ultimate. I run more than 30 notebooks, a few Pentium 2, a number of Pentium 3, some Pentium 4 and some 3 Ga Core 2 Duo. I do not use "commercial" scrap antivirus but Solo Try, made in India, not consuming resources despite has residency presence, to say it some way. At once, I scan the systems with Malwarebytes AM. Also I used two W9k and a tunned W2k XP look Pro 4 X and in five years I got no one "virus problem" nor suffered supposed invented "vulnerabilities" -- they have to sell, that's the true. I do not use Java, neither "net. frameworks" &c. even in the Core 2 Duo, only Virtual Basic 2005 2010 and different Flash Player versions: all my browsers flash block extension loaded or disabled (SRWare Iron portable versions.)

I run XP Shadow Lite Pack 3 in an "older" Thinkpad 380ED, 90MB Edo thout problems. Antivirus ad MBAM loaded.

Virus attacks are similar to fake "terror guys" alarming people to create a police State. Farenheit 1987.

I do not need the awful chess brained guys "Linux."

Cordially yours,

Nitrolobo