Windows XP

Gillor

A.Penny.Saved wrote: »

I also recommend Sandboxie............. I have been using it for years and have never had any problems with malware. That is unless your foolish and run something received by email outside a sandbox...............

No problem - run your email programme in Sandboxie and any attachments will open sandboxed.

A.Penny.Saved

What I was referring to was to save something such as an executable or other infected file outside the sandbox and then run it or open it! Some people will find ways to cause themselves problems and make themselves vulnerable.

Gillor

A.Penny.Saved wrote: »

What I was referring to was to save something such as an executable or other infected file outside the sandbox and then run it or open it! Some people will find ways to cause themselves problems and make themselves vulnerable.

I agree if someone actively (and recklessly) chooses to take a piece of malware out of the Sandbox and run/open it. But most malware is not necessarily that obvious.

However if you scan everything you recover from the Sandbox with something like Malwarebytes or Hitman Pro before opening it takes the decision making out of deciding what is is safe and what isn't.

kwikbreaks

I'd suggest the OP reponds to NiftyDigits. I found his advice and help on a couple of XP machines I have very useful indeed and it looks like he may be offering a similar solution here.

gjchester

dogmaryxx wrote: »

I like XP and it does all I require so will continue using until I decide otherwise.

Gillor wrote: »

Likewise.

Entirely your choice and I hope it works well for you but XP will become a target of choice for hackers as there so many systems and there will be limited security support. It is after all 13 years old, very few bits of technology get that old.


Remember to have a backup regime in place, just in case.

somersethillbilly

I agree with many of the sensible comments above. However the predicted tidal wave of attacks on XP have failed to materialize, maybe people are using good practice, as above, or was it all just hype to make XP users jump ship?

Rockman

NiftyDigits wrote: »

XP? There is a Service Tag written on your DELL. What is it?

Service Tag: 2VQDX1J

buglawton

Did someone already mention the idea of creating a lower privileged user account for everyday use of XP? I found there are loads of more advanced things the 2nd user is not allowed to do, e.g. add new progams so it must be safer.

Gillor

buglawton wrote: »

Did someone already mention the idea of creating a lower privileged user account for everyday use of XP? I found there are loads of more advanced things the 2nd user is not allowed to do, e.g. add new progams so it must be safer.

Or go the whole hog and install an anti-executable such as Voodooshield (free) or Appguard ( paid for).

kwikbreaks

gjchester wrote: »

very few bits of technology get that old.

In the run up to the year 2000 I made a nice living fixing code that only had two digits for the year in programs that had originally been written anything up to 30 years before