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| From | "jonz" <me@there.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | aus.computers |
| Subject | Re: security with XP |
| Date | 2015-07-27 14:50 +1000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <mp4d49$pc$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <mo0kk9$vcq$1@speranza.aioe.org> <d0ikv9Fqlh5U1@mid.individual.net> <mo203j$vdr$1@speranza.aioe.org> <d0lblhFh9amU1@mid.individual.net> <mo4gm2$gqa$1@speranza.aioe.org> |
"Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote in message news:mo4gm2$gqa$1@speranza.aioe.org... > > "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:d0lblhFh9amU1@mid.individual.net... >> >> >> "Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote in message >> news:mo203j$vdr$1@speranza.aioe.org... >>> >>> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:d0ikv9Fqlh5U1@mid.individual.net... >>>> Max <max@val.morgan> wrote >>>>> Even with a third party security product (eg. McAfee) XP should not be >>>>> used because it doesn't get Windows updates anymore. >>>> >>>>> Is the above correct? >>>> >>>> Nope. >>> >>> Not according to this: >>> http://blogs.microsoft.com/cybertrust/2013/08/15/the-risk-of-running-windows-xp-after-support-ends-april-2014/ >> >> I wasn't talking about when support ends, I was talking >> about whether that is a good reason to not use XP. It isn't. >> > > What about XP not getting updates anymore? That is a security risk which > is not avoided by third party anti-virus products. That's what the > article talks about. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I`m still running XP, and still getting updates......? > > >> And that question of when support ends is more >> complicated than that article states anyway. >> >>>> It continues to work fine. But Win7 is much better. >> >>> Shame that Win 7 is soon to be an obsolete OS. >> >> Irrelevant to whether it is the best to use currently. > > >
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Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 06:21 +1000
Re: security with XP "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-07-14 11:36 +0800
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Re: security with XP Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-14 19:27 +0000
Re: security with XP Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 09:59 +1000
Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 10:58 +1000
Re: security with XP "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-07-15 10:31 +0800
Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 15:52 +1000
Re: security with XP "jonz" <me@there.com> - 2015-07-27 14:50 +1000
Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-27 14:53 +1000
Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-27 15:12 +1000
Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-27 20:22 +1000
Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-28 07:23 +1000
Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-28 08:28 +1000
Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-28 09:22 +1000
Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-28 09:28 +1000
Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-28 11:42 +1000
Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-30 17:35 +1000
Re: security with XP "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-07-30 19:36 +1000
Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-31 07:17 +1000
Re: security with XP "Damian" <damian_andrews75@yahoo.com.au> - 2015-07-15 19:38 +1000
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Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 06:11 +1000
Re: security with XP Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-16 19:45 +0000
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Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 10:30 +1000
Re: security with XP F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-07-18 20:53 +1000
Re: security with XP Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-18 19:40 +0000
Re: security with XP "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-07-19 07:24 +1000
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