From: mark_t@phffft.com

On Mon, 25 Feb 2019 18:26:28 -0000, "Flyi±g ╤u± 2░19 + on netbook"
<flyingnun@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

>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"
>>> <flyingnun@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in <gdi2d5Fm9esU1@mid.individual.net>
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>
>>
>Unfortunately I'm afraid one of their hardware requirements is:
>80MHz CPU or faster, with SSE2 technogy.   
>
>
Why don't you use a sandbox and forget about AVs?


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