![]() ![]() Since then, I'm stuck with MBAM Free with the error of not being able to contact the license servers.įollowing other topics, I disabled my Windows Firewall while activating the license, no luck with that sadly. In the attempt of keeping this short - after my pc randomly crashed after remaining idle for about twenty minutes, upon reboot, my Malwarebytes wouldn't let me enable realtime protection anymore.įollowing the steps scattered across the forums, I used the cleaning tool provided elsewhere and rebooted my computer several times. ![]() I certainly wish there were numerous good options for XP/Vista, but the pickings are getting rather slim nowadays I’m afraid.Endpoint Detection & Response for Servers I hope I don’t sound too much like an Avast fanboy. This did not prevent Avast from doing something rather significant on behalf of 2008/Vista in June 2019: issuing a micro-update for improved compatibility with Windows (which is somewhat OT here in the XP forum). A few months after the Malwarebytes post cited by VistaLover, Avast promised to continue definition updates (but nothing else) in a post with the honest title End of support for Windows XP/Vista (which btw has official download links for version 18.8). The world’s largest third-party AV maker (Avast/AVG) seems to agree with my point of view. Call me old school if you like, but if a software vendor hasn’t issued a new version that works on your OS for 3 years, then IMO that vendor cannot properly be said to “support” your OS (unless there are truly two separate development channels, in which case your version number should change occasionally). What bothers me about the specific Malwarebytes link I cited is that it seems to exploit the ambiguity of the term “support” in order to sell more Malwarebytes Premium licenses. I quote myself rather than you only because I feel that your defense of Malwarebytes was disproportionate to my perceived attack. Therefore I cannot take Malwarebytes seriously when they claim to be “ committed to continue support for Windows XP and Vista“ - but don’t get me wrong: Definition updates are certainly better than information is accurate as always! (Kaspersky Free has never been tested AFAIK.) I know that Dave-H couldn’t use Avast on one of his XP systems, which is too bad because testing by independent labs showed that Avast Free was significantly more effective than Malwarebytes Premium or Webroot, and nearly as good as paid versions of Kaspersky, Norton, etc. Of course that would not prevent you from using Malwarebytes Free for on-demand scanning if you wish. ![]() None of the products I mention above have free versions!? My own preference and suggestion would still be Avast Free 18.8 (or equivalent AVG version, which has the same engine). I don’t recommend or even know much about Webroot, but have come across their official download page for the final XP-compatible version. Norton had threatened to cut off definition updates for their XP/Vista “maintenance mode” version after February 28, 2021, but evidently changed its mind by March 8. If we have any recent ESET users here, please tell us about your experiences! (As I have mentioned once or twice in the Vista forum, ESET 12.x might perhaps be an option for a Vista system with certain Server 2008 updates adding SHA-2 support.) Unfortunately, an ESET article indicates that SHA-2 support is now extremely important. Since this thread has been bumped, I will summarize some of the bad news I’ve heard in the last several months:Īs pointed out by VistaLover in a recent post, versions of McAfee antivirus products that were old enough to work on XP/Vista have reportedly been unable to receive definition updates since January 1, 2021.Įarlier in this thread, legacy versions of ESET were occasionally mentioned as an option. Therefore I cannot take Malwarebytes seriously when they claim to be “ committed to continue support for Windows XP and Vista“ - but don’t get me wrong: Definition updates are certainly better than nothing! I know for a fact that the component package version hasn’t changed in two years, and it most likely hasn’t changed since 3.5.1 was released on May 8, 2018. so that is as good as its gonna get sadly. The latest version I am running, is: Application v3. Malwarebytes 3 is still receiving package updates daily (I update it every day), though, it doesn't receive application or component updates any longer. ![]()
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