@razz,
I am yet to see any software that if it works on Win7 doesn't also work on Win10.
Actually, I've found the same thing mta I'm sure there is some weird program out there somewhere that doesn't.
Actually, I've found the same thing mta
I'm sure there is some weird program out there somewhere that doesn't.
XPY runs on win10, but doesn't work properly, but also hasn't been updated since 2014. Does that count?
no, nice try @ROCKNROLL, no Piriform golden laptop for you this time.
After you mentioned it in an earlier post in this thread, I added it to a list for me to check out (which I haven't done yet). You had mentioned that it has rare updates. Are you referring to program updates or definitions?
The latest OS mentioned on the relevant Trend Micro webpage is Windows 7. Would you happen to know if it can handle Windows 10?
It was last updated December 2016. There aren't really any definitions, as in it doesn't, won't, can't download any and the only update is when there's a new version released. By rare updates I'm referring to don't expect to see a new version for several months, maybe even a year or longer - that is as long as they actively support and develop it, however it's the only one from a big time antivirus vendor that still gets any sort of attention to my knowledge. The others that are several years old I wouldn't even bother with, not even on this old WinXP Pro computer I'm using.
The link I provided states it works up to Win7. I haven't tried it on Win10 such as on my mothers laptop and I won't since I installed Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (the old v2 without issues) on that laptop.
Edit:
I think it's still safe to recommend Malwarebytes, as long as people change the scan settings to scan for rootkits. I find it rather strange that the default settings don't have rootkit scanning enabled by default, since on Win10 systems it takes mere seconds to scan for them whereas on older OSes like XP it takes a bit longer to scan for them.
- it's the only one from a big time antivirus vendor that still gets any sort of attention to my knowledge. The others that are several years old I wouldn't even bother with
-- I installed Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (the old v2 without issues) on that laptop.
Edit:
-- I think it's still safe to recommend Malwarebytes, as long as people change the scan settings to scan for rootkits
- that's a very good reason to use it
-- I found a post that claims: Malwarebytes 2.2.1 will stop being supported on June 8th of this year, after which the program won't receive any updates.
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/195411-malwarebytes-version-2/
So it looks like soon we'll have to live with Malwarebytes 3 - i.e. if we wish to use Malwarebytes that is!
Well I won't be installing Malwarebytes 3 anytime soon, let them bugfix it for a few more months then perhaps I'll install it.
Well I won't be installing Malwarebytes 3 anytime soon, let them bugfix it for a few more months then perhaps I'll install it.
I use it on our two PCs (Windows 7) & our two laptops (Windows 10) for on-demand scans only and it runs with no issues. However, I would not run it with real-time protection (i.e. the paid version (for those who don't know)). Perhaps the day will come that I'll try it but I can't see that happening in the near future.
I remember using the paid version of Malwarebytes 2 (note "2", not "3") many years ago when I was running XP and I often had OS freezing issues. Malwarebytes support tried to help (one attempted fix was to delay start on power-up by 5 minutes) but we never did solve the freezing problem. Who knows what the problem was! Anyway, as soon as I disabled real-time protection and only used it for on-demand scans, no more freezing problems.
In any case, that left a bitter taste in my mouth in regards to their real-time protection.
Andavari, are you running or have you ever run Malwarebytes 2 real-time protection on your XP system - if so, have you had any issues?
I tried 3.1, which was released recently. It actually runs really well and a lot better and faster then the previous version.
I wonder what is wrong with software today, I thought it was just gaming that was unoptimized, but it seems like even software are too. I wonder if it's a problem with the programming languages themself. Maybe that's why Mozilla made Rust and Google made Go.
I wanted to try Trend Micro's Rootkit Buster version 5 (64-bit) but on my Windows 10 laptop it failed to work as intended. It finished its scan in 1 second and logged a report which was very obviously not correct. I'll try running it on my Windows 7 PC later.
SAS is what I put onto my mothers Win10 laptop last month after Dell tech support's rubbish attempt to disinfect it using Trojan Remover (hadn't even thought of that product in like 10 years). I scanned with Malwarebytes and Windows Defender but they didn't detect anything, I then scanned with SAS and it detected the problem and disinfected the system.
Andavari, I missed this portion of your post when I read it in May. Just wanted to say that this in itself speaks so well for SAS. I hope SAS never disappears.
Andavari, are you running or have you ever run Malwarebytes 2 real-time protection on your XP system - if so, have you had any issues?
And I missed this part of your post back in May, only just noticed it today.
After not using MBAM for nearly a year I tried real-time protection in 2.21 early last year but it was too heavy so I wasn't going to pay for that feature, I disabled it minutes after installing MBAM 2.21. Needless to say I never used real-time protection long enough to encounter OS issues other than resource/RAM usage it needed.
Earlier this year when I briefly tried Malwarebytes 3 which fully enables real-time protection it was also too heavy. By too heavy I'm referring to using MBAM/MB alongside a traditional antivirus.
Although the heavy resource/RAM issue is because it was installed on XP. Someone on XP may be able to use Malwarebytes with a non-resource hungry antivirus like the freeware Panda Security (formerly "Panda Free Antivirus") if they don't mind also installing Microsoft .NET Framework 4 and if said system has the maximum allowed RAM installed - although people doing that also have to remember that web browsers Firefox (Firefox clones) and Chrome (Chrome clones) require allot of RAM themselves on XP.
I wonder what is wrong with software today, I thought it was just gaming that was unoptimized, but it seems like even software are too.
The "current" generation of games specifically referring to PS4 / PS4 Pro like to crash allot, and are generally bug ridden to a hideous flaw. Look at Fallout 4 and it has issues on every platform including PC. The only modern game that has never once crashed on me or given issue is Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.