[Virtualacorn-list] End of Microsoft support for Windows XP

Alan Adams alan at adamshome.org.uk
Tue Apr 1 17:12:44 BST 2014


In message <53f1933302dave at triffid.co.uk>
          Dave Symes <dave at triffid.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <mpro.n3cn3s000jgzx00kg at wingsandbeaks.org.uk.invalid>,
>    Jeremy Nicoll - ml virtualacorn <jn.ml.vac.83 at wingsandbeaks.org.uk>
> wrote:
>> "T.O.M.S." <admin at toms12.plus.com> wrote:

>>> For those of you using Microsoft's Security Essentials (MSE)...

>> Leaving aside the fact that MS themselves rate this product poorly, and
>> it usually comes last in any other organisation's review of any a/v
>> product's capabilities... there are still many other a/v products which
>> are expected to continue to work for some years.

>> See the table at the bottom of this webpage:

>> http://www.av-test.org/en/news/news-single-view/artikel/the-end-is-nig
>> h-for-windows-xp-these-anti-virus-software-products-will-continue-to-p
>> rotect-xp-after/


> And Don't forget some AV apps will turn your useful Windows computer into
> a Treacle Pot.  (Substantially slow it down).

> Dave

That's because by default some of them are set to scan all files at 
startup, or once a week. This can easily run for more than half an 
hour. Turn it off. You don't need to keep scanning the same files each 
time, and any new ones will be checked at creation time, which is 
enough.

-- 
Alan Adams, from Northamptonshire
alan at adamshome.org.uk
http://www.nckc.org.uk/




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