Until earlier in the year I have successfully been running an old--
computer with Windows XP Home Edition and a AMD processor (x86 Family 6 >Model 8 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD~1833 MHz), whatever all that means. I
have been running Avast Premium Internet Security for several years. To
all intents and purposes it seems to be running well but I noticed a
couple of days ago that the firewall was switched off and despite my
efforts it just refused to be switched on, giving a curt error message >"Firewall cannot be switched on. During by unsuccessful efforts I also >spotted that, although the latest virus definitions update was dated as >02/02/2019 it refused to update but told me that I still had the current >update. I tried to install the current Avast free as a back up until
the problem was sorted out and but as I tried to run it I immediately
got the error message: "We are sorry but Avast Antivirus cannot run
on your computer because your processor does not support SSE2
instruction set." So I presumed that this was probably the reason that
my Premium installation had stopped working. :(
All I can think of is to use Clamwin which does in fact run and
updates it's virus definitions daily, but this doesn't offer as much >protection as the Avast or AVG offer.
Has anyone in this Newsgroup any ideas as to how I can improve my
security. Please don't suggest chucking the archaic computer in the
skip! Thanks. :)
Take a look at https://www.malwarebytes.com/premium/ I think they may
still support Wxp.
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:38:16 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2��9 + on desktop" <[email protected]> wrote in <[email protected]>
Until earlier in the year I have successfully been running an old
computer with Windows XP Home Edition and a AMD processor (x86 Family
6 Model 8 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD~1833 MHz), whatever all that
means. I have been running Avast Premium Internet Security for
several years. To all intents and purposes it seems to be running
well but I noticed a couple of days ago that the firewall was
switched off and despite my efforts it just refused to be switched
on, giving a curt error message "Firewall cannot be switched on.
During by unsuccessful efforts I also spotted that, although the
latest virus definitions update was dated as 02/02/2019 it refused to >>update but told me that I still had the current update. I tried to
install the current Avast free as a back up until the problem was
sorted out and but as I tried to run it I immediately got the error >>message: "We are sorry but Avast Antivirus cannot run on your
computer because your processor does not support SSE2 instruction
set." So I presumed that this was probably the reason that my Premium
installation had stopped working. :( All I can think of is to
use Clamwin which does in fact run and updates it's virus definitions >>daily, but this doesn't offer as much protection as the Avast or AVG
offer. Has anyone in this Newsgroup any ideas as to how I can
improve my security. Please don't suggest chucking the archaic
computer in the skip! Thanks. :)
CRNG wrote:)
Take a look at https://www.malwarebytes.com/premium/ I think they
may still support Wxp.
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:38:16 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2��9 + on desktop"
<[email protected]> wrote in <[email protected]>
Until earlier in the year I have successfully been running an old
computer with Windows XP Home Edition and a AMD processor (x86
Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD~1833 MHz), whatever all
that means. I have been running Avast Premium Internet Security for
several years. To all intents and purposes it seems to be running
well but I noticed a couple of days ago that the firewall was
switched off and despite my efforts it just refused to be switched
on, giving a curt error message "Firewall cannot be switched on.
During by unsuccessful efforts I also spotted that, although the
latest virus definitions update was dated as 02/02/2019 it refused
to update but told me that I still had the current update. I tried
to install the current Avast free as a back up until the problem was
sorted out and but as I tried to run it I immediately got the error
message: "We are sorry but Avast Antivirus cannot run on your
computer because your processor does not support SSE2 instruction
set." So I presumed that this was probably the reason that my
Premium installation had stopped working. :( All I can think of
is to use Clamwin which does in fact run and updates it's virus
definitions daily, but this doesn't offer as much protection as
the Avast or AVG offer. Has anyone in this Newsgroup any ideas
as to how I can improve my security. Please don't suggest chucking
the archaic computer in the skip! Thanks. :
Thank you CRNG I'll take a butcher's at it.
Flyi�g �u� 2��9 + on desktop wrote:
CRNG wrote:)
Take a look at https://www.malwarebytes.com/premium/ I think they
may still support Wxp.
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:38:16 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2��9 + on desktop"
<[email protected]> wrote in <[email protected]>
Until earlier in the year I have successfully been running an old
computer with Windows XP Home Edition and a AMD processor (x86
Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD~1833 MHz), whatever all
that means. I have been running Avast Premium Internet Security for
several years. To all intents and purposes it seems to be running
well but I noticed a couple of days ago that the firewall was
switched off and despite my efforts it just refused to be switched
on, giving a curt error message "Firewall cannot be switched on.
During by unsuccessful efforts I also spotted that, although the
latest virus definitions update was dated as 02/02/2019 it refused
to update but told me that I still had the current update. I tried
to install the current Avast free as a back up until the problem was
sorted out and but as I tried to run it I immediately got the error
message: "We are sorry but Avast Antivirus cannot run on your
computer because your processor does not support SSE2 instruction
set." So I presumed that this was probably the reason that my
Premium installation had stopped working. :( All I can think of
is to use Clamwin which does in fact run and updates it's virus
definitions daily, but this doesn't offer as much protection as
the Avast or AVG offer. Has anyone in this Newsgroup any ideas
as to how I can improve my security. Please don't suggest chucking
the archaic computer in the skip! Thanks. :
Unfortunately I'm afraid one of their hardware requirements is:
Thank you CRNG I'll take a butcher's at it.
80MHz CPU or faster, with SSE2 technogy. :(
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:26:28 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on netbook" <[email protected]> wrote:
Flyi�g �u� 2��9 + on desktop wrote:Why don't you use a sandbox and forget about AVs?
CRNG wrote:)
Take a look at https://www.malwarebytes.com/premium/ I think they
may still support Wxp.
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 11:38:16 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2��9 + on desktop"
<[email protected]> wrote in
<[email protected]>
Until earlier in the year I have successfully been running an old
computer with Windows XP Home Edition and a AMD processor (x86
Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD~1833 MHz), whatever all
that means. I have been running Avast Premium Internet Security
for several years. To all intents and purposes it seems to be
running well but I noticed a couple of days ago that the firewall
was switched off and despite my efforts it just refused to be
switched on, giving a curt error message "Firewall cannot be
switched on. During by unsuccessful efforts I also spotted that,
although the latest virus definitions update was dated as
02/02/2019 it refused to update but told me that I still had the
current update. I tried to install the current Avast free as a
back up until the problem was sorted out and but as I tried to
run it I immediately got the error message: "We are sorry but
Avast Antivirus cannot run on your computer because your
processor does not support SSE2 instruction set." So I presumed
that this was probably the reason that my Premium installation
had stopped working. :( All I can think of
is to use Clamwin which does in fact run and updates it's virus
definitions daily, but this doesn't offer as much protection as
the Avast or AVG offer. Has anyone in this Newsgroup any ideas
as to how I can improve my security. Please don't suggest
chucking the archaic computer in the skip! Thanks. :
Unfortunately I'm afraid one of their hardware requirements is:
Thank you CRNG I'll take a butcher's at it.
80MHz CPU or faster, with SSE2 technogy. :(
That's a new one on me Mark. What exactly is a sandbox and how does it >work? I'd better start Googling
[email protected] wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:26:28 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on netbook"
<[email protected]> wrote:
Flyi�g �u� 2��9 + on desktop wrote:
Why don't you use a sandbox and forget about AVs?
That's a new one on me Mark. What exactly is a sandbox and how does it >>work? I'd better start Googling
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:17:13 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on netbook" ><[email protected]> wrote:
[email protected] wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:26:28 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on netbook"
<[email protected]> wrote:
Flyi�g �u� 2��9 + on desktop wrote:
Why don't you use a sandbox and forget about AVs?
That's a new one on me Mark. What exactly is a sandbox and how does it >>>work? I'd better start Googling
I use TimeFreeze
There are other sandbox programs, but this one is the simplest one
I've ever used. Sandboxie is too bothersome.
Go here to read about it: >https://www.cybernog.com/2017/09/toolwiz-time-freeze-sandbox-mode-for-pc.html
Go here to download it: >https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Toolwiz-Time-Freeze.shtml
I'm using the freebie one, not the $25 one. If the freebie expires, I >definitely will buy it.
It doesn't show up on the author's page any longer as being sold. It
used to cost $25. I've been using it over a month now for free and
have had no nags about buying. I have a feeling it is now free.
In short, every time you reboot, your box returns to the state it was
in before you started using the sandbox. Nothing lasts on your
computer. Nothing from your last browsing period remains.
However, you can copy a program to a folder you have set outside of
the sandbox.. But that file might be infected. You have to be super
careful. I simply wouldn't do that if I were you. Keep everything in
the sandbox. If you must download and save it outside the sandbox,
check it first with VirusTotal.
https://www.virustotal.com/#/home/upload
Just upload the file to VirusTotal and see what all the different anti
virus programs say about it.
Another one is Shadow Defender. This one does expire in 30 days. >https://www.shadowdefender.com/
Download both and try both.
On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:11:14 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:17:13 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on netbook" >><[email protected]> wrote:
[email protected] wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:26:28 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on netbook"
<[email protected]> wrote:
Flyi�g �u� 2��9 + on desktop wrote:
Why don't you use a sandbox and forget about AVs?
That's a new one on me Mark. What exactly is a sandbox and how does it >>>>work? I'd better start Googling
I use TimeFreeze
There are other sandbox programs, but this one is the simplest one
I've ever used. Sandboxie is too bothersome.
Go here to read about it: >>https://www.cybernog.com/2017/09/toolwiz-time-freeze-sandbox-mode-for-pc.html >>
Go here to download it: >>https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Toolwiz-Time-Freeze.shtml
I'm using the freebie one, not the $25 one. If the freebie expires, I >>definitely will buy it.
It doesn't show up on the author's page any longer as being sold. It
used to cost $25. I've been using it over a month now for free and
have had no nags about buying. I have a feeling it is now free.
In short, every time you reboot, your box returns to the state it was
in before you started using the sandbox. Nothing lasts on your
computer. Nothing from your last browsing period remains.
However, you can copy a program to a folder you have set outside of
the sandbox.. But that file might be infected. You have to be super >>careful. I simply wouldn't do that if I were you. Keep everything in
the sandbox. If you must download and save it outside the sandbox,
check it first with VirusTotal.
https://www.virustotal.com/#/home/upload
Just upload the file to VirusTotal and see what all the different anti >>virus programs say about it.
Another one is Shadow Defender. This one does expire in 30 days. >>https://www.shadowdefender.com/
Download both and try both.
I forgot to add that I'm using Win XP, too. But my box is more update
than yours.
2.93 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
3072 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded
Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-UD3P
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F7 01/13/2009
On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:14:43 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:11:14 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:17:13 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on netbook"
<[email protected]> wrote:
[email protected] wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:26:28 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on netbook"
<[email protected]> wrote:
Flyi�g �u� 2��9 + on desktop wrote:
Why don't you use a sandbox and forget about AVs?
That's a new one on me Mark. What exactly is a sandbox and how
does it work? I'd better start Googling
I use TimeFreeze
There are other sandbox programs, but this one is the simplest one
I've ever used. Sandboxie is too bothersome.
Go here to read about it:
https://www.cybernog.com/2017/09/toolwiz-time-freeze-sandbox-mode-for-pc.html
Go here to download it:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Toolwiz-Time-Freeze.shtml
I'm using the freebie one, not the $25 one. If the freebie
expires, I definitely will buy it.
It doesn't show up on the author's page any longer as being sold.
It used to cost $25. I've been using it over a month now for free
and have had no nags about buying. I have a feeling it is now free.
In short, every time you reboot, your box returns to the state it
was in before you started using the sandbox. Nothing lasts on your
computer. Nothing from your last browsing period remains.
However, you can copy a program to a folder you have set outside of
the sandbox.. But that file might be infected. You have to be super
careful. I simply wouldn't do that if I were you. Keep everything in
the sandbox. If you must download and save it outside the sandbox,
check it first with VirusTotal.
https://www.virustotal.com/#/home/upload
Just upload the file to VirusTotal and see what all the different
anti virus programs say about it.
Another one is Shadow Defender. This one does expire in 30 days.
https://www.shadowdefender.com/
Download both and try both.
I forgot to add that I'm using Win XP, too. But my box is more
update than yours.
2.93 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
3072 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded
Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-UD3P
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F7 01/13/2009
Well, one more once - I found the ToolWiz page containing Time Freeze,
You have to press the silly little buttons on the right to go through
the menu to read it's features plus to get to their own download page.
[email protected] wrote:
On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:14:43 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:11:14 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:17:13 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on netbook"
<[email protected]> wrote:
[email protected] wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:26:28 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on netbook" >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
Flyi�g �u� 2��9 + on desktop wrote:
Why don't you use a sandbox and forget about AVs?
That's a new one on me Mark. What exactly is a sandbox and how
does it work? I'd better start Googling
I use TimeFreeze
There are other sandbox programs, but this one is the simplest one
I've ever used. Sandboxie is too bothersome.
Go here to read about it:
https://www.cybernog.com/2017/09/toolwiz-time-freeze-sandbox-mode-for-pc.html
Go here to download it:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Toolwiz-Time-Freeze.shtml
I'm using the freebie one, not the $25 one. If the freebie
expires, I definitely will buy it.
It doesn't show up on the author's page any longer as being sold.
It used to cost $25. I've been using it over a month now for free
and have had no nags about buying. I have a feeling it is now free.
In short, every time you reboot, your box returns to the state it
was in before you started using the sandbox. Nothing lasts on your
computer. Nothing from your last browsing period remains.
However, you can copy a program to a folder you have set outside of
the sandbox.. But that file might be infected. You have to be super
careful. I simply wouldn't do that if I were you. Keep everything in
the sandbox. If you must download and save it outside the sandbox,
check it first with VirusTotal.
https://www.virustotal.com/#/home/upload
Just upload the file to VirusTotal and see what all the different
anti virus programs say about it.
Another one is Shadow Defender. This one does expire in 30 days.
https://www.shadowdefender.com/
Download both and try both.
I forgot to add that I'm using Win XP, too. But my box is more
update than yours.
2.93 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
3072 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded
Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-UD3P
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F7 01/13/2009
Well, one more once - I found the ToolWiz page containing Time Freeze,
You have to press the silly little buttons on the right to go through
the menu to read it's features plus to get to their own download page.
Thanks for all those suggestions Mark but my limited techie abilities
will find setting up and using a sandbox much too difficult so I reckon
I'll have to give that option a miss.
On Wed, 27 Feb 2019 09:02:12 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on netbook" <[email protected]> wrote:
[email protected] wrote:
On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:14:43 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 10:11:14 -0600, [email protected] wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:17:13 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on netbook"
<[email protected]> wrote:
[email protected] wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:26:28 -0000, "Flyi�g �u� 2�19 + on
netbook" <[email protected]> wrote:
Flyi�g �u� 2��9 + on desktop wrote:
Why don't you use a sandbox and forget about AVs?
That's a new one on me Mark. What exactly is a sandbox and how
does it work? I'd better start Googling
I use TimeFreeze
There are other sandbox programs, but this one is the simplest one
I've ever used. Sandboxie is too bothersome.
Go here to read about it:
https://www.cybernog.com/2017/09/toolwiz-time-freeze-sandbox-mode-for-pc.html
Go here to download it:
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Toolwiz-Time-Freeze.shtml
I'm using the freebie one, not the $25 one. If the freebie
expires, I definitely will buy it.
It doesn't show up on the author's page any longer as being sold.
It used to cost $25. I've been using it over a month now for free
and have had no nags about buying. I have a feeling it is now
free.
In short, every time you reboot, your box returns to the state it
was in before you started using the sandbox. Nothing lasts on
your computer. Nothing from your last browsing period remains.
However, you can copy a program to a folder you have set outside
of the sandbox.. But that file might be infected. You have to be
super careful. I simply wouldn't do that if I were you. Keep
everything in the sandbox. If you must download and save it
outside the sandbox, check it first with VirusTotal.
https://www.virustotal.com/#/home/upload
Just upload the file to VirusTotal and see what all the different
anti virus programs say about it.
Another one is Shadow Defender. This one does expire in 30 days.
https://www.shadowdefender.com/
Download both and try both.
I forgot to add that I'm using Win XP, too. But my box is more
update than yours.
2.93 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
3072 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded
Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-UD3P
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F7 01/13/2009
Well, one more once - I found the ToolWiz page containing Time
Freeze, You have to press the silly little buttons on the right to
go through the menu to read it's features plus to get to their own
download page.
Thanks for all those suggestions Mark but my limited techie abilities
will find setting up and using a sandbox much too difficult so I
reckon I'll have to give that option a miss.
There is no "setup" with Time Freeze.
Just install and then click the box saying "Start Time Freeze".
That's all you have to do.
Until earlier in the year I have successfully been running an old
computer with Windows XP Home Edition and a AMD processor (x86 Family 6 >Model 8 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD~1833 MHz), whatever all that means. I
have been running Avast Premium Internet Security for several years. To
all intents and purposes it seems to be running well but I noticed a
couple of days ago that the firewall was switched off and despite my
efforts it just refused to be switched on, giving a curt error message >"Firewall cannot be switched on. During by unsuccessful efforts I also >spotted that, although the latest virus definitions update was dated as >02/02/2019 it refused to update but told me that I still had the current >update. I tried to install the current Avast free as a back up until
the problem was sorted out and but as I tried to run it I immediately
got the error message: "We are sorry but Avast Antivirus cannot run
on your computer because your processor does not support SSE2
instruction set." So I presumed that this was probably the reason that
my Premium installation had stopped working. :(
All I can think of is to use Clamwin which does in fact run and
updates it's virus definitions daily, but this doesn't offer as much >protection as the Avast or AVG offer.
Has anyone in this Newsgroup any ideas as to how I can improve my
security. Please don't suggest chucking the archaic computer in the
skip! Thanks. :)
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