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truedelphi

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42. Publish one news article critical of Monsanto, and suddenly beign virus-free

Reply to ffr (Reply #13)

Sun Mar 30, 2014, 11:42 PM

Mar 2014

becomes a thing of the past.

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Five Steps to Mitigate Risks After Windows XP Security Updates End [View all] steve2470 Mar 2014 OP

Well, there is one other thing you can do BlueStreak Mar 2014 #1

nailed it nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #2

I wish. phylny Mar 2014 #39

DU rec ucrdem Mar 2014 #3

One step to mitigate risks after updates end. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #4

Switch to Linux mindwalker_i Mar 2014 #5

I can't switch. silverweb Mar 2014 #6

I guess you have a point. defacto7 Mar 2014 #9

Inform your employer... eggplant Mar 2014 #11

Our tech people are aware. silverweb Mar 2014 #24

Cool! eggplant Mar 2014 #38

Thanks! silverweb Mar 2014 #40

If your hardware isn't something upgraded from windows 98 Aerows Mar 2014 #7

Dump it. defacto7 Mar 2014 #8

Would you suggest Ubuntu, or soemthing else? truedelphi Mar 2014 #10

There are a lot of great Linux OS systems defacto7 Mar 2014 #12

*crickets* cprise Mar 2014 #16

Yep.. good fish bate. defacto7 Mar 2014 #22

I'd probably recommend you try Ubuntu Spider Jerusalem Mar 2014 #15

Nice choice. defacto7 Mar 2014 #20

That looks enticing. However, here is one question - truedelphi Mar 2014 #41

Yes Spider Jerusalem Mar 2014 #43

Got it. Thanks for posting this info. n/t truedelphi Mar 2014 #44

The way I look at it is whether the user is a high risk user ffr Mar 2014 #13

Publish one news article critical of Monsanto, and suddenly beign virus-free truedelphi Mar 2014 #42

Thanks for the link. ladyVet Mar 2014 #14

Glad you brought this up davidpdx Mar 2014 #17

for giggles I name mine NSA_FT_MEADE_MD steve2470 Mar 2014 #18

I suggested NSA Special Ops davidpdx Mar 2014 #21

heh Cha Mar 2014 #27

My mom's reaction was davidpdx Mar 2014 #28

hehe.. can't fault Cha Mar 2014 #29

thread on XP steve2470 Mar 2014 #19

Limit XP to a game OS for things that don't run under wine. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #23

Additional considerations... lupine25 Mar 2014 #25

Just remember when you upgrade to 7, get Vista first Rex Mar 2014 #26

the only thing dumber than putting on Vista would be installing 8. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #31

Actually Vista works great all updated. Rex Mar 2014 #36

Get the free version of Sandboxie (at least) Bosonic Mar 2014 #30

Don't forget that MalWareBytes will still support WinXP ... eppur_se_muova Mar 2014 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Bosonic Mar 2014 #37

If possible uninstall Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Java mythology Mar 2014 #33

Also be aware Win 7 will no longer be safe in XP Mode. lpbk2713 Mar 2014 #34

Install Ubuntu 12.04 on a new WD Raptor ...then run your .exe's from your XP hard drive with Wine. L0oniX Mar 2014 #35