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LaminatorX
on Wednesday March 05 2014, @07:30AM
from the unplugging-the-network-cable dept.
from the unplugging-the-network-cable dept.
Appalbarry writes:
"Microsoft is about to abandon Windows XP to the wolves. Fair enough it's ancient. However, there are still going to be a lot of XP boxes out there, and a fair number of them are unlikely to ever get upgraded until the hardware dies.
My question is: what's available to help make this old OS stay reasonably secure and safe for the people who can't or won't abandon it?
Over the years I've been through Central Point Antivirus, Norton, McAfee, AVG, stuff like Zone Alarm, and of course the various Microsoft anti-malware offerings. But since moving over to Linux I really haven't kept up on the wild and wonderful world of Windows security tools.
Suggestions?"
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(Score: 1) by AnythingGoes on Saturday March 08 2014, @02:34PM
Since there will no longer be any updates to the Windows XP OS, something like Deep Freeze or a tool that blocks all changes to the system files would be best - it won't help the OS from getting pwned, but a reboot will clear out everything :)
And yes, running a newer OS is the best solution and running XP in a VM with blocked network access is probably the second best solution.
And for those who say that they cannot afford to upgrade, please count the cost of rectifying from a successful attack, and see if it makes sense then!